Dusty Stevens
Shiner
Is that your glass bottom boat?I used the coffee table and Wheeler levels Saturday to mount this Sightron.
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Is that your glass bottom boat?I used the coffee table and Wheeler levels Saturday to mount this Sightron.
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Thats adjustable parallels. Very easy to useI use Jo Blocks and set the scope to the rail, but someone makes a wedge system that sits on the rail then you close the wedge until the scope is parallel with the rail, or the scope is level with the rail, do this with rings tightened just enough to turn the scope
Yes but quality scopes are close enoughMy question : Are cross hairs in exact alignment to flat spots on your scope? (a big assumption by most i Think)
Should we be leveling the cross hairs and not the scope?
Have you ever noticed any leveling differences due to switching from the rail mounted on your device and the rail mounted on your rifles?
Is the level in your picture just resting there for the pic? I'd think it would need to be placed perpendicular to the scope for leveling. Just want to be sure I'm thinking of this correctly.Nothing at all. I have checked a couple of times after it goes back to the rifle, but it's always lines up with the verticle line when the rifle is level.
Me too. The base is particle board, but has shown no sign of coming apart. Maybe a coat or 2 of varnish is in order anyway for the next owner.I`ve had this vise since the 1980`s and would not give it up. It has served me well. Jeff
It is just sitting on the base. When I'm leveling the base, I move it around to different sides to make sure the base is level. When I level a scope, I do it in the same place every time so it's almost always level when it is setup.Is the level in your picture just resting there for the pic? I'd think it would need to be placed perpendicular to the scope for leveling. Just want to be sure I'm thinking of this correctly.
Never use the scope caps. I’ve seen the vast majority are not level to the reticle.I use the Tipton gun vice in conjunction with the Wheeler scope mounting kit. That kit contains 2 levels. I set the gun in the vice and use the magnetic level to level the scope rail or mounts. I then clamp the barrel clamp vice on and insure that both level are in agreement. Then I clamp the gun and tweak it until both show level again. Install the scope with the tube loosely locked down. Pull the gun and check for eye relief. Put back in and level according to the barrel clamp level. Then use the magnetic little level on the scope cap or the turret top to level the scope and tighten the scope clamps. Then check it. Not all scope caps and or turrets are level so sometimes you need to adjust scope level to suit the shooter.
True dat.Never use the scope caps. I’ve seen the vast majority are not level to the reticle.
Absolutely most are not aligned with the scope body @ level/plumb. I've seen Nightforce, Leupold, S & B, be off as bad as the more affordable scopes.Never use the scope caps. I’ve seen the vast majority are not level to the reticle.
Agree 1000%. My NF competition 15-55X is off over 2.5 degrees (which is A TON by the way).Absolutely most are not aligned with the scope body @ level/plumb. I've seen Nightforce, Leupold, S & B, be off as bad as the more affordable scopes.