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<blockquote data-quote="Gene" data-source="post: 401624" data-attributes="member: 7402"><p>Jeff - What you are doing is a good starting point. An easy way to do this is take a target with 1" squares in it, like the Winchester target, and staple it at 50 yds. using a 2' level at the top to be sure the target is very level. Then, with rifle in good solid front and rear bags, use those same levels on your scope turret cap and another on the action rails. When those agree, check the lines on the target. Does your cross wire line up with them? Then move your scope around a box: 8 clicks right, 8 clicks down, 8 clicks left, and finally 8 clicks up. The reticule should return to point of beginning. Fire one shot each at the same corners, and see if impact is very close to each corner. If so, yer right on. </p><p></p><p>QUOTE=375fan;401617]I'm new to posting on this sight, but have been on here reading and looking for information. Today I ordered my first NF from Bearbasin. It is a nxs 2.5x10x32 with np-r2 reticle with covered turrets. It is going on a hunting/target rifle. A 300winmag, post 64 action with 25 in lilja barrel,.650 at the muzzle,synthetic stock and completely ceracoted, adjustable trigger. From reading on this website and others where the topic is long range shooting the NF seems to be the favorite choice with superior adjustment reliability( what I want as I like to play with different loads). Presently it is wearing a vari-x 111 2.5x8, which when I make an adjustment who knows where it will go. The hunting load for this rifle is a 180 tsx at 3050 fps which when I do my part will cloverleaf at 100 yards.</p><p>The one piece of advice I would really like from you guys is how or what you do to get your reticles in correct alignment/level with rifle. Presently I use the level on the scope cap and level on the action rails, but I still feel like I have to constantly adjust scope before it seems right. Thanks in advance for the advice.</p><p>Thanks, Jeff</p></blockquote><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Gene, post: 401624, member: 7402"] Jeff - What you are doing is a good starting point. An easy way to do this is take a target with 1" squares in it, like the Winchester target, and staple it at 50 yds. using a 2' level at the top to be sure the target is very level. Then, with rifle in good solid front and rear bags, use those same levels on your scope turret cap and another on the action rails. When those agree, check the lines on the target. Does your cross wire line up with them? Then move your scope around a box: 8 clicks right, 8 clicks down, 8 clicks left, and finally 8 clicks up. The reticule should return to point of beginning. Fire one shot each at the same corners, and see if impact is very close to each corner. If so, yer right on. QUOTE=375fan;401617]I'm new to posting on this sight, but have been on here reading and looking for information. Today I ordered my first NF from Bearbasin. It is a nxs 2.5x10x32 with np-r2 reticle with covered turrets. It is going on a hunting/target rifle. A 300winmag, post 64 action with 25 in lilja barrel,.650 at the muzzle,synthetic stock and completely ceracoted, adjustable trigger. From reading on this website and others where the topic is long range shooting the NF seems to be the favorite choice with superior adjustment reliability( what I want as I like to play with different loads). Presently it is wearing a vari-x 111 2.5x8, which when I make an adjustment who knows where it will go. The hunting load for this rifle is a 180 tsx at 3050 fps which when I do my part will cloverleaf at 100 yards. The one piece of advice I would really like from you guys is how or what you do to get your reticles in correct alignment/level with rifle. Presently I use the level on the scope cap and level on the action rails, but I still feel like I have to constantly adjust scope before it seems right. Thanks in advance for the advice. Thanks, Jeff[/QUOTE] [/QUOTE]
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