Best way to level a sope?

buy a reticle leveler

reticles are easy, its getting the rifle level that is the hard part.

The most important part is that the horizontals are level with the horizon, most scopes have some reticle cant, so the tube may not be square with the rest of the set up. If cosine is as important as having a perpendicular rec. with gun action, then an electronic or bubble is needed on each shot. MOst people shoot with a slight amount of cast off in the stock, having a square set up can actually cause problems in the cheekweld.

NAME BRAND SCOPE -- $300+

NAME BRAND SCOPE RINGS -- $40+

NAME BRAND SCOPE BASE(S) -- $25+

FRUSTRATION & TIME WASTED BECAUSE YOU CAN GET YOUR SCOPE ZEROED BECAUSE IT'S NOT MOUNTED CORRECTLY -- PRICELESS!!!

 

You can do all sorts of different procedures, tricks, etc. to get your rifle & reticles level OR you can spend LESS THAN $20 on the Wheeler product I mentioned and GET IT DONE RIGHT.  Heck, just buy the darn tool, mount your scope in less than 10 minutes (that's about how long it will take you), repackage the tool and sell it on Ebay!  That's a tiny fraction of what you're spending for your scope (in most instances)to have the benefits of the scope being mounted RIGHT!

 

I'm not saying that this tool is the only way to get one mounted correctly but, for the money, it works great, is easy to use and will save you time and give peace of mind that the job was done right.

Originally posted by CarnageZ28 But do you guys realize that even if the scope is mounted PERFECTLY LEVEL, as already stated, almost everyone holds the gun canted to one side or the other SEVERAL DEGREES.  This does the same thing, as not mounting it level.  Think about it.  If you hold the gun canted a little bit, the vertical crosshair ( Assuming the scope was mounted exactly correct ) is STILL NOT GOING to lie under the bullets path.  No matter what, a bullet will drop STRAIGHT DOWN from gravity, whether the gun is held sideways or not.  So if the gun is canted, it will affect your point of aim.   Inless you are a benchrest shooter, at varios distances, or you are shooting at prairie dogs 600+ yards out, there is NO NEED for that tool.   Your money would be better invested in a range finder or something.

 

With all due respect, the Wheeler tool is priced at UNDER $20.00.  Where is he going to find a range finder worth a darn for under $20.00??? 

 

I agree that there are other ways to mount a scope.  I actually used the method you described up until about a year ago & while it worked it was neither fast or completely accurate (had a couple of rifles that ended up being "off" once I got to the range and I had to do it over again; guess the screw tightening messed it up just a little but enough to make adjustments impossible while sighting in).  With the tool, the job is done right in 10 minutes or less. 

 

Heck, look at how we spend $20.00 in order to shoot.  Most factory boxes of hunting ammo cost more than $20.00.  Why not spend less money than what you burn down the barrel on a tool that will correctly allign your scope????

On some guns, you can line up off of the two screws, or retainers on the recoil pad.  Hold a 2 foot level on these lines, level it up, and have someone hold it while you peek through the scope and level the way I mentioned it above.

 

Hah you know though, for $20, I might get one of them.  Im sick of playing level-the-scope ... I thought it said 200 ... Hence the reason I said get a range finder lol ... My bad.