Had mine out today. Still cant figure out the scope. Need to put a target out at 25 yards and try again.
Unless you can aim at something in the burm and have someone spot for you, it's really hard to see where you are hitting. Yes, start close and work out. Even if you boresight. I adjusted it with a laser and I was still off paper at 100yds.
At 50 yards I got the aim really steady and then moved my head up so I could see impact and that I was left off paper. I realized all my fiddling at 100yds, my windage was offcenter. All I did was move it to optical center (which was 0 on the dials) then I hit paper. I bet I would have hit paper if I had not messed with anything when cleaning.
Clockwise on windage moves the group Left.
Clockwise on elevation moves the group UP.