After talking to some different people and reading what I could on shimming a scope I decided to put a .016 aluminum shim under the back two mounting screws on the weaver mount. The only option I had left was to try a different base which I might do in the future. One of the ones with the peep-sight on the base. I tried a piece of plastic shotgun shell first to see how much I needed .036 which was too much so I got some .016 aluminum stock from a hardware store and made one. The scope is adjustedabout 1/3 of the way up from center and here are the results. A little bit of wind today, the fifth shot was out of the group ????




I did snug all the mounting screws up the same and put some locktight on them.

The gap between the front of the base and the barrel was cut in half after the shimming which is only because the barrel starts to taper before the end of the scope base. I'm pretty sure the bore and the scope base are very close to being parallel now. I think a couple clicks left and up and we will have it. But as always everything will be checked and double checked before going out in the woods.