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Scope leveling - which method?
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<blockquote data-quote="SouthTXBowhunter" data-source="post: 1160956" data-attributes="member: 13266"><p>I've been using the 2 level (Wheeler kit) system for a long time but I'm wondering whether I would be better off using a plumb bob out at 100yds, instead of trusting the level on top of the elevation turret?</p><p></p><p>The reason I'm asking is that I just moved a Nightforce NXS from a R700 Sendaro with a single piece steel NF base to a Tikka CTR that I installed a NF Standard Duty aluminum single piece base on. I left the scope in the rings initially and when I put the level on the top of the elevation turret, once it was sitting on the Tikka, it was not level! Now, <a href="http://nightforceoptics.com/pdf/OwnersManual.pdf" target="_blank">according to NF (page 9)</a>, I should have been able to make this swap without any worries; since the bottom of the scope IS parallel with the top of the rail - I checked it with feeler gauges. I have <strong><em>not</em></strong> checked (yet) whether the reticle is plumb in spite of the top of the turret not showing level with the rail.</p><p></p><p>I'm trying to be really anal about this scope mount since I'm trying to get more precise with all aspects of my shooting. So, I'm sort of at a loss whether to just go with my normal routine and adjust the scope using the levels OR whether to put up a plumb bob on my 100yd range?</p><p></p><p>What is going to be the more precise method that will give me the best results at distance?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SouthTXBowhunter, post: 1160956, member: 13266"] I've been using the 2 level (Wheeler kit) system for a long time but I'm wondering whether I would be better off using a plumb bob out at 100yds, instead of trusting the level on top of the elevation turret? The reason I'm asking is that I just moved a Nightforce NXS from a R700 Sendaro with a single piece steel NF base to a Tikka CTR that I installed a NF Standard Duty aluminum single piece base on. I left the scope in the rings initially and when I put the level on the top of the elevation turret, once it was sitting on the Tikka, it was not level! Now, [URL="http://nightforceoptics.com/pdf/OwnersManual.pdf"]according to NF (page 9)[/URL], I should have been able to make this swap without any worries; since the bottom of the scope IS parallel with the top of the rail - I checked it with feeler gauges. I have [B][I]not[/I][/B] checked (yet) whether the reticle is plumb in spite of the top of the turret not showing level with the rail. I'm trying to be really anal about this scope mount since I'm trying to get more precise with all aspects of my shooting. So, I'm sort of at a loss whether to just go with my normal routine and adjust the scope using the levels OR whether to put up a plumb bob on my 100yd range? What is going to be the more precise method that will give me the best results at distance? [/QUOTE]
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