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G Dubya P
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Posted: February/19/2009 at 09:17 |
New to OT and looking for advice. I have a 700 LTR (.308). Just got my Seekins rings and base. I have an IOR 6 x 42 Tactical on back order. When I get it, how do I mount it so the reticle is perfectly aligned straight up and down? Don't want to crank on elevation and find I'm inadvertently cranking on a slight bit of windage too.
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supertool73
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Use a level. Mount your gun in something sturdy. Sit the level on your base make sure your gun is level. Then when you put your scope on sit the level on the turret cap and make sure it is also level. Then torque your caps down to spec and you should be level.
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G Dubya P
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Okay, sounds simple. In the past I've tried eyeballing it (with hunting scopes) but have always noticed just a little bit of misalignment.
Thanks, for reply.
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300S&W
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I"ve been using the Segway Reticle Leveler for years. Recently though I've been switching to vertical split rings. With a variable scope I simply center the power alignment mark on the scope tube with the split in the rear ring. I've double checked with the Segway tool but I don't feel I need to anymore.
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G Dubya P
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300 S&W,
Is that reticle leveler the one with the horizontal lines and level bubble on it? I've think I've seen it before but didn't know if it was worth buying. The rings I got are horizontal.
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300S&W
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That's the one. Mine's an old one before they put the level on it. I've found that the easiest way to use them is to cover up the objective lense(I've got BC caps on mine so I close it)and shine a flashlight into the ocular end. This allows you to see the horizontal reticle out to its edges. Alternate your tigtening of the rings from one side to the other and don't tighten them to much at once. |
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Chris Farris II
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You can use two .99 cent levels from the dollar store and use Supertool's way. Cheap and it works great! That is how we do it here. |
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G Dubya P
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CF II,
Why use 2 levels? One to check the base (and gun) are still level and one to make sure the scope is level?
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rifle looney
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this is true.
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Chris Farris II
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I use a masonary line level and supertool's method.
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Chris Farris II
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We use this one for the gun http://www.ctkprecision.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=6 and just a cheap cube level to set on the turret of the scope.
Edited by Chris Farris II - February/19/2009 at 16:47 |
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G Dubya P
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Thanks guys, little things like this drive me nuts. The level ideas are great. |
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Heavishot
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I used supertool's method and the 'Clinometer' app on my iphone. Clinometer is turns your iphone into a mini level. Pretty cool.
I think my head must be crooked because every scope I look into seems to have a tilted reticle.
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supertool73
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That is actually pretty common I think. A person does not mount the rifle level to their shoulder so it looks canted to your eye. Or you are bringing your head down to the rifle instead of mounting the rifle high in your shoulder pocket so it aligns with your eye not the other way around. Which in turn makes your head tilted Edited by supertool73 - February/20/2009 at 13:10 |
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G Dubya P
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I think I just have a crooked head.
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G Dubya P
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....also because I have the same problem. |
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Chris Farris II
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A lot of people are that way. Chris our owner can tell if a scope is straight or not but, if he holds the gun how he shoots when it is straight the reticle is crooked to him. A lot of people don't hold it straight. Adjust it to fit your needs. Or change your shooting position IE where you place your cheek as Supertool Stated.
Edited by Chris Farris II - February/20/2009 at 14:58 |
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pyro6999
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my wifes cousin picks up my rifle and tells me i have a ghetto style scope, because we shoulder a rifle differently, to me it looks pretty straight and to him its cocked. i realize the closer to perfectly straight you can mount a scope the more accurate it will be, but at the same time i wont give up comfort, if it was for a target rifle then i would change something.
Edited by pyro6999 - February/20/2009 at 15:01 |
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yellowdog
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This works great, but only if the reticle in the scope is level with the turret caps. I have run into this before where the reticle wasn't level with the caps, then your back to square one.
What I ended up doing was leveling the rifle, then drew a dark thin line on the wall with a level, then looked through the scope & leveled the reticle to the line on the wall. You could also hang a plumb bob from the ceiling & use your verticles to do the same thing, but it's a little harder to see. You obviously need a little distance to do this, it isn't something you can do in your living room or you'll get the big blur. Edited by yellowdog - November/14/2009 at 08:51 |
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