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Best Scope Leveling System...
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<blockquote data-quote="vh20" data-source="post: 748803" data-attributes="member: 58400"><p>I don't know what's <em>best,</em> but what has worked well for me is a combination of things used together. I use a stack of feeler gauges between the scope rail and the flat spot on the bottom of the turret to remove all space between them, thus ensuring they are parallel to each other while tightening the ring halves. Next, I put up a plumb bob line out about 40 or 50 yds. away, and put a small bubble level on top of the elevation turret. I then use the bubble level to level up the rifle/scope while looking through the scope and checking the crosshairs against the vertical plumb line. If everything cross-checks, I'm satisfied. This method makes a few assumptions, but with quality products those assumptions usually bear-out to be valid.</p><p></p><p>I recently bought a Wheeler Level-Level-Level system to try on my newest rifle, but it turned out the action of the .338LM was too big/wide for the rifle level portion of the system, which is supposed to lie across the action rails, so I wasn't able to use it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vh20, post: 748803, member: 58400"] I don't know what's [I]best,[/I] but what has worked well for me is a combination of things used together. I use a stack of feeler gauges between the scope rail and the flat spot on the bottom of the turret to remove all space between them, thus ensuring they are parallel to each other while tightening the ring halves. Next, I put up a plumb bob line out about 40 or 50 yds. away, and put a small bubble level on top of the elevation turret. I then use the bubble level to level up the rifle/scope while looking through the scope and checking the crosshairs against the vertical plumb line. If everything cross-checks, I'm satisfied. This method makes a few assumptions, but with quality products those assumptions usually bear-out to be valid. I recently bought a Wheeler Level-Level-Level system to try on my newest rifle, but it turned out the action of the .338LM was too big/wide for the rifle level portion of the system, which is supposed to lie across the action rails, so I wasn't able to use it. [/QUOTE]
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