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gun, scope, bubble level .. dont look level??
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<blockquote data-quote="JustMe2" data-source="post: 2503243" data-attributes="member: 42494"><p>The answer is yes it matters. And the second implied answer as to why did you hit that doe at 837 yds is, everyone gets lucky sometimes. Maybe there was wind you didn't know about but you compensated by jerking your trigger in the correct direction, or your breathing moved your rifle in the correct direction or maybe you judged the holdover wrong, but when you pulled the trigger the rifle moved upward or downward and compensated for your error in holdover????? Sometimes many errors align just right to make something work, but it's not repeatable. However, setting up your scope correctly allows shooting accuracy to be repeatable.</p><p></p><p>Also, when you are "leveling" your scope you are really "aligning" the center of your bore (not top of barrel/action) with the vertical center of your rings (not center of where the scope sits in the rings) with the vertical line of your reticle. You need to visualize cutting the scope rings in half from the top to bottom where the rings attach to the base. This is the line you are aligning, not just the circle part of the rings. The higher the rings, the longer this line an possible error in alignment. You are aligning the barrel with this ring line and your reticle - 3 things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JustMe2, post: 2503243, member: 42494"] The answer is yes it matters. And the second implied answer as to why did you hit that doe at 837 yds is, everyone gets lucky sometimes. Maybe there was wind you didn't know about but you compensated by jerking your trigger in the correct direction, or your breathing moved your rifle in the correct direction or maybe you judged the holdover wrong, but when you pulled the trigger the rifle moved upward or downward and compensated for your error in holdover????? Sometimes many errors align just right to make something work, but it's not repeatable. However, setting up your scope correctly allows shooting accuracy to be repeatable. Also, when you are "leveling" your scope you are really "aligning" the center of your bore (not top of barrel/action) with the vertical center of your rings (not center of where the scope sits in the rings) with the vertical line of your reticle. You need to visualize cutting the scope rings in half from the top to bottom where the rings attach to the base. This is the line you are aligning, not just the circle part of the rings. The higher the rings, the longer this line an possible error in alignment. You are aligning the barrel with this ring line and your reticle - 3 things. [/QUOTE]
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