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Size of target at 800 yards? And how close to center?
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 862164" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>Looks to me like you need to rotate your scope just a few degrees to the right to get the vertical CH aligned with the center of your bore.</p><p></p><p>Before doing that though I'd set up a plum bob and look at your vertical CH compared with it while your rifle level shows to be perfectly level.</p><p></p><p>The easiest way I know to set it up is with a large piece of construction paper (think grade school project construction board) drawing a thin vertical line using a 4' carpenter's level.</p><p></p><p>As for getting exactly centered (scope and bore alignment) that is most easily done with a laser boresight. </p><p></p><p>Once you are level, then set it up with the boresight at 100yds or further if you can get a good image farther, and then move the windage until they align.</p><p></p><p>Of course as soon as you start shooting that's going to change but at least you start off perfectly aligned.</p><p></p><p>That's one thing I favor about the old style Leupold and Redfield one piece mounts where you could adjust the windage with the set screws for initial bore sighting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 862164, member: 30902"] Looks to me like you need to rotate your scope just a few degrees to the right to get the vertical CH aligned with the center of your bore. Before doing that though I'd set up a plum bob and look at your vertical CH compared with it while your rifle level shows to be perfectly level. The easiest way I know to set it up is with a large piece of construction paper (think grade school project construction board) drawing a thin vertical line using a 4' carpenter's level. As for getting exactly centered (scope and bore alignment) that is most easily done with a laser boresight. Once you are level, then set it up with the boresight at 100yds or further if you can get a good image farther, and then move the windage until they align. Of course as soon as you start shooting that's going to change but at least you start off perfectly aligned. That's one thing I favor about the old style Leupold and Redfield one piece mounts where you could adjust the windage with the set screws for initial bore sighting. [/QUOTE]
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