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Canted reticle?
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<blockquote data-quote="FearNoWind" data-source="post: 1062230" data-attributes="member: 50867"><p>First let's eliminate the human factor.</p><p>Put your rifle on a shooting bench, level it up and (being careful not to touch it) look through the scope. Is the reticle still canted? If so, you've got some scope leveling or repair work to do. If not, you've got some shooting form work to do.</p><p></p><p>Have you read this:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/articles/reticle-perpendicularity.php" target="_blank">http://www.longrangehunting.com/articles/reticle-perpendicularity.php</a></p><p></p><p>That article, IMO, assumes you've got a good rest and some decent shooting skills but it's a very good test for scope perpendicularity.</p><p></p><p>I'm assuming this is the tool you used:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/221702862065?lpid=82&chn=ps" target="_blank">Brand New Wheeler Professional Reticle Leveling System | eBay</a></p><p></p><p>One of the things I don't like about that one is that, unless the rifle is tightly secured in a vise and the action is carefully leveled it is very easy for the rifle to roll just a little bit and throw the alignments off. Trying to maintain a level attitude using a rifle servicing rest or similar foundation adds to the frustration. The instructions are well written however and, with care, the job can be done well.</p><p>Realizing that you've already gone through this drill, I might suggest you go back to square one and find some OCD among your character traits to make absolutely certain that the mounts are bedded and all mount screws are properly torqued. Make absolutely certain that everything is perfectly leveled. Keep close watch on the level when tightening scope rings and when their properly torqued recheck all level indicators. If you still have a cant in the reticle you may have a scope that needs some work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FearNoWind, post: 1062230, member: 50867"] First let's eliminate the human factor. Put your rifle on a shooting bench, level it up and (being careful not to touch it) look through the scope. Is the reticle still canted? If so, you've got some scope leveling or repair work to do. If not, you've got some shooting form work to do. Have you read this: [URL]http://www.longrangehunting.com/articles/reticle-perpendicularity.php[/URL] That article, IMO, assumes you've got a good rest and some decent shooting skills but it's a very good test for scope perpendicularity. I'm assuming this is the tool you used: [URL="http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/221702862065?lpid=82&chn=ps"]Brand New Wheeler Professional Reticle Leveling System | eBay[/URL] One of the things I don't like about that one is that, unless the rifle is tightly secured in a vise and the action is carefully leveled it is very easy for the rifle to roll just a little bit and throw the alignments off. Trying to maintain a level attitude using a rifle servicing rest or similar foundation adds to the frustration. The instructions are well written however and, with care, the job can be done well. Realizing that you've already gone through this drill, I might suggest you go back to square one and find some OCD among your character traits to make absolutely certain that the mounts are bedded and all mount screws are properly torqued. Make absolutely certain that everything is perfectly leveled. Keep close watch on the level when tightening scope rings and when their properly torqued recheck all level indicators. If you still have a cant in the reticle you may have a scope that needs some work. [/QUOTE]
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