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Is a scope level needed?
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<blockquote data-quote="Unofficial Gun Addict (UGA)" data-source="post: 1012195" data-attributes="member: 81139"><p>Perhaps for distances out past 600 yards... A level might be necessary, I'm not sure. However, the human eye is incredible and the ability to visually determine whether the reticle is squared up even while the gun is not, is not challenging. At extreme long distances, perhaps, but I know that when I focus on the reticle and adjust it so that I square it up... I can shoot out to at least 600 yards without drift right or left due to cant. Spin drift obviously does create drift, but once accounted for, visual inspection and adjustment of the crosshairs is sufficient to place 6 shot groups where they need to go. Perhaps if a persons spacial awareness skills aren't great... Then a level might be necessary, or at extreme long distance... But under most circumstances, I personally don't believe a level in the field is required, just one when setting up the scope initially.</p><p></p><p>Now some sort of angle indicator is a whole other matter... Especially as angle and distance increase.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Unofficial Gun Addict (UGA), post: 1012195, member: 81139"] Perhaps for distances out past 600 yards... A level might be necessary, I'm not sure. However, the human eye is incredible and the ability to visually determine whether the reticle is squared up even while the gun is not, is not challenging. At extreme long distances, perhaps, but I know that when I focus on the reticle and adjust it so that I square it up... I can shoot out to at least 600 yards without drift right or left due to cant. Spin drift obviously does create drift, but once accounted for, visual inspection and adjustment of the crosshairs is sufficient to place 6 shot groups where they need to go. Perhaps if a persons spacial awareness skills aren't great... Then a level might be necessary, or at extreme long distance... But under most circumstances, I personally don't believe a level in the field is required, just one when setting up the scope initially. Now some sort of angle indicator is a whole other matter... Especially as angle and distance increase. [/QUOTE]
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