So I have a scope on my Genesis, but back when I installed it, I just did the best I could eyeballing it. I've now noticed that the reticle is not level. If you level out the gun, the reticle is slightly canted. I'm undecided on if I want to fix this. I have a heck of a time getting them perfect most of the time, but other than that, I've been hunting with it and doing just fine, and I made sure it was already sighted in this year and it shoots great at 100 yards. I'm trying to tell myself not to fix it as I don't want to waste bullets and more powder, as well as have to clean it again before our season stats in a couple of weeks. On the other hand, it does bug me knowing that it's not perfectly straight, so I'm thinking of trying to make time to do some shooting in the next week or so to fix this. Do you guys have yours perfect? Or do you not worry about it since it's a muzzle loader, and long range shots aren't the normal?
For me I level it, it does make a difference in where your gonna hit. I found that when you have the Scope Level and then try to tighten the Scope Ring screws it moves the scope when you tighten it and it's not level anymore, so befor you tighten the screws, move the scope to the opposite side just a tad so when you tighten the Scope Ring Screws it will compensate for the move and will be level when tightened. It may take a few tries but you'll get it level.
You dont want your Scope (Canted) it's like if you Archery Hunt and shoot a Bow, if you Cant your Bow when shooting you will be off, that's why some Archery Shooters put a Level on there Bow to be sure it's Level.
(BP)
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Yes I level them. I just like to get things right.
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I try to keep mine level, as it also bugs me if they are not. Try this: Loosen the screws on the rings just enough to turn the scope. It should still be snug in the rings. Hold the rifle up to the sky (hopefully clear blue) in a shooting position and look through the scope. Glance your eye from the reticle down to the receiver, and back up to the reticle. Do this a few times. Adjust the scope left, or right to align the reticle with the receiver. Retighten the rings. This works for me. Good luck.
I level them because it will cause long range misses to the side if not. Think about it, all the shooters I know try to have the cross hairs squared up go on a long or tricky shot if the horizontal is not level when the gun is you may be going away from the line of sight or even crossing it if your mount is not in perfect alinement with the center of the bore.
I think I may have to fix it. On every scope since that one, I've tried to level it out by leveling the gun and then lining the crosshairs up with something that's level. I think that's what I will do here. Sometimes I do notice it turns in the rings as I tighten it down, and I think that's what happened here. Like I said, I've been hunting with it, and didn't miss anything I shot at last year, but it does bug me.
I had another scope in those Weaver rings that just use screws on one side of the rings, and those are horrible about twisting the scope when tightening them. I had it a little off too, but I did finally get around to fixing that this year.
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I think I may have to fix it. On every scope since that one, I've tried to level it out by leveling the gun and then lining the crosshairs up with something that's level.
LOL, I didn't know how to do it, so that was my jury-rigged way of leveling the crosshairs. Worked just fine. But when I did it, I had the rings as tight as I could have them while still being able to rotate the scope with a little effort. Once I got the crosshairs level, nothing shifted at all when I tightened down the screws.
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Do you have your scopes mounted perfectly level?
