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Correctly mounting a scope on a rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="woods" data-source="post: 289346" data-attributes="member: 6042"><p>After years and many different ways of mounting a scope I have settled on this way for the last couple of years</p><p></p><p>Get and EXD thingamabob </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=6097/Product/EXD_ENGINEERING_VERTICAL_RETICLE_INSTRUMENT" target="_blank">BROWNELLS: EXD ENGINEERING VERTICAL RETICLE INSTRUMENT: EXD ENGINEERING</a></p><p></p><p>which is very well made and mine checked out perfectly level</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/SCOPES/DSCN0486.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/SCOPES/DSCN0485.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The twin V-notches center it on your rifle barrel and your scope</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/SCOPES/DSCN0481.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>this will align the bore and the scope while the rifle is in a vise. When the bubble is level then the rifle is completely uncanted.</p><p></p><p>Next while the rifle is still in the vise aim it out the door at a distant level object; 4' level on a fence, weighted rope hanging from a tree or the edge of a building you have verified level (for instance). With the EXD bubble level, rotate the scope in the rings until the reticle is level with the distant object. Now you have to tighten the rings with the EXD level and the reticle level which is not an easy thing to do but can be done with a lot of patience.</p><p></p><p>That will level the reticle and I have yet to level one this way and get to the range and feel like it is a little off. That happened quite often with the shoulder-it/adjust-it, shoulder-it/adjust-it method.</p><p></p><p>Now that you have the reticle level when the rifle is uncanted it is important to be able to duplicate that in the field. The best anti-cant device I have found is the ScopLevel</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.scopelevel.com/content/product_info.asp" target="_blank">Scoplevel Anti Cant Leveling Device</a></p><p></p><p>that will fold down when not in use and is visible without loosing your cheek weld on the stock</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/SCOPES/DSCN1214.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/SCOPES/drawing.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>FWIW</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woods, post: 289346, member: 6042"] After years and many different ways of mounting a scope I have settled on this way for the last couple of years Get and EXD thingamabob [url=http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=6097/Product/EXD_ENGINEERING_VERTICAL_RETICLE_INSTRUMENT]BROWNELLS: EXD ENGINEERING VERTICAL RETICLE INSTRUMENT: EXD ENGINEERING[/url] which is very well made and mine checked out perfectly level [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/SCOPES/DSCN0486.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/SCOPES/DSCN0485.jpg[/IMG] The twin V-notches center it on your rifle barrel and your scope [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/SCOPES/DSCN0481.jpg[/IMG] this will align the bore and the scope while the rifle is in a vise. When the bubble is level then the rifle is completely uncanted. Next while the rifle is still in the vise aim it out the door at a distant level object; 4' level on a fence, weighted rope hanging from a tree or the edge of a building you have verified level (for instance). With the EXD bubble level, rotate the scope in the rings until the reticle is level with the distant object. Now you have to tighten the rings with the EXD level and the reticle level which is not an easy thing to do but can be done with a lot of patience. That will level the reticle and I have yet to level one this way and get to the range and feel like it is a little off. That happened quite often with the shoulder-it/adjust-it, shoulder-it/adjust-it method. Now that you have the reticle level when the rifle is uncanted it is important to be able to duplicate that in the field. The best anti-cant device I have found is the ScopLevel [url=http://www.scopelevel.com/content/product_info.asp]Scoplevel Anti Cant Leveling Device[/url] that will fold down when not in use and is visible without loosing your cheek weld on the stock [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/SCOPES/DSCN1214.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/SCOPES/drawing.gif[/IMG] FWIW [/QUOTE]
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