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<blockquote data-quote="aroshtr" data-source="post: 579507" data-attributes="member: 9176"><p>If you mount a level that clamps onto your scope it is easy to correct. Simply install the level with what appears true visually. Then do what Broz said and get a piece of cardboard with a line on it and set it exactly plumb to the earth at 100 yards. Make sure the scope level is reading exactly level during this process. I prefer to put the gun in a vice of some sort, and watch through the scope as I dial up 20moa or more. You can shoot, but the guns accuracy can give you some misreadings depending on how accurate it is. If you choose to put the gun in a vice and dial then you will need to start at the top of the line obviously. When you dial up, the crosshairs should end up exactly on the line. If they are to the left rotate the scope level clockwise, or counterclockwise if the crosshairs are to the right. It won't take much, and you can put a pencil mark on the ring and scope tube to see how much it is moving. I actually like to "cheat" and have my crosshairs a little to the right of the line to correct for some spin drift. My gun has about 1/2-3/4moa spin drift at 1000 yards. So on my setup, my crosshairs will end up about 1/2" to the right of the line at the 100yrd target when I dial 22 moa. Then at the ranges I shoot at, I never have to worry about spin drift.</p><p> </p><p>Once this is done that scope mounted level will be set for that scope. You can take the scope off or transfer it to another gun. You can then set the scope in the rings for your comfort, so when you shoulder or get behind the gun in prone position the level reads true.</p><p> </p><p>aroshtr</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aroshtr, post: 579507, member: 9176"] If you mount a level that clamps onto your scope it is easy to correct. Simply install the level with what appears true visually. Then do what Broz said and get a piece of cardboard with a line on it and set it exactly plumb to the earth at 100 yards. Make sure the scope level is reading exactly level during this process. I prefer to put the gun in a vice of some sort, and watch through the scope as I dial up 20moa or more. You can shoot, but the guns accuracy can give you some misreadings depending on how accurate it is. If you choose to put the gun in a vice and dial then you will need to start at the top of the line obviously. When you dial up, the crosshairs should end up exactly on the line. If they are to the left rotate the scope level clockwise, or counterclockwise if the crosshairs are to the right. It won't take much, and you can put a pencil mark on the ring and scope tube to see how much it is moving. I actually like to "cheat" and have my crosshairs a little to the right of the line to correct for some spin drift. My gun has about 1/2-3/4moa spin drift at 1000 yards. So on my setup, my crosshairs will end up about 1/2" to the right of the line at the 100yrd target when I dial 22 moa. Then at the ranges I shoot at, I never have to worry about spin drift. Once this is done that scope mounted level will be set for that scope. You can take the scope off or transfer it to another gun. You can then set the scope in the rings for your comfort, so when you shoulder or get behind the gun in prone position the level reads true. aroshtr [/QUOTE]
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