Scope mounting Question
10-17-2007 | 12:28 PM
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Spike
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Vermont USA
Scope mounting Question
This may be in the wrong forum but I thought Id start here. My last couple scopes Ive tried to mount myself. My problem is that when I tighten the screws for the rings down, it makes the crosshairs of the scope no longer level. Ive tried compensating before tightening the screws but its always a guessing game as to how much. Is there a trick to locking down the ring screws and keeping the scope in place/level?
10-17-2007 | 05:22 PM
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Fork Horn
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: MA
RE: Scope mounting Question
I put my rifles in the gun cleaning cradle making sure it is level. I use a small level on the flat part of the action or any other flat surface. Then I put the scope in place and put my level on top of the scope turret. I tighten the screw very slowly maybe 1/32 of a turn at a time making sure the scope and the rifle stay level.
For the level, I bought a small one at Home Depot for $3. It is the thickness of a carpenter pen and fits on the rifle action even if the scope is on.
For the level, I bought a small one at Home Depot for $3. It is the thickness of a carpenter pen and fits on the rifle action even if the scope is on.
10-19-2007 | 09:30 PM
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Fork Horn
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Muskegon,Michigan
RE: Scope mounting Question
ORIGINAL: savage3006
I put my rifles in the gun cleaning cradle making sure it is level. I use a small level on the flat part of the action or any other flat surface. Then I put the scope in place and put my level on top of the scope turret. I tighten the screw very slowly maybe 1/32 of a turn at a time making sure the scope and the rifle stay level.
For the level, I bought a small one at Home Depot for $3. It is the thickness of a carpenter pen and fits on the rifle action even if the scope is on.
I put my rifles in the gun cleaning cradle making sure it is level. I use a small level on the flat part of the action or any other flat surface. Then I put the scope in place and put my level on top of the scope turret. I tighten the screw very slowly maybe 1/32 of a turn at a time making sure the scope and the rifle stay level.
For the level, I bought a small one at Home Depot for $3. It is the thickness of a carpenter pen and fits on the rifle action even if the scope is on.
