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<blockquote data-quote="Dave King" data-source="post: 45756" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>Iam74Gibson</p><p></p><p> #5</p><p></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>(5) Now take the scope and put it between 2 v blocks and spin the scope watching the crosshairs for wobble, adjust the scope to insure there is no wobble in the crosshairs, this is critical to your accuracy.</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p> seems to relate to #9</p><p></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>(9) Align the vertical post in the scope with the vertical line on the wall using only the windage screws on the scope base </strong></p><p><strong>(Do Not Use The Windage Screws On The Scope For This) </strong></p><p><strong>and tighten down the scope rings, make sure that all stay level and plumb vertically and horizontally.</strong></p><p><strong>If you have done everything correctly, you have just mounted the scope to all the exact tolerances that have been machined into all the scope mount components. Everything to its true and exact mechanical center point</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p> "V" blocks is a device to hold the scope in place while you rotate it to allow you to center the crosshairs to mechanical (optical I guess could be better) center. Use the windage and elevation to adjust the scope so that the crosshairs don't move as the scope is rotated... thus centering the crosshair. Most folks use a cardboard box and cut a set of "V"s on the edge and then crade the scope in the "V"s.</p><p></p><p>Once the scope is "centered" the directions state the windage should be set using the windage adjustment on the rings allowing the scope crosshair to remain as near center as possible. Doing it in this manner gives you the most available internal scope adjustment for both windage and elevation.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps a bit.</p><p></p><p></p><p> Here's a link to a .pdf that explains the reason and mechanics a bit better.</p><p> <a href="http://www.westcoasttactical.com/Common/Articles/Optics/Erector_Centering_Instructions.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.westcoasttactical.com/Common/Articles/Optics/Erector_Centering_Instructions.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>[ 10-05-2004: Message edited by: Dave King ]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave King, post: 45756, member: 3"] Iam74Gibson #5 [B] (5) Now take the scope and put it between 2 v blocks and spin the scope watching the crosshairs for wobble, adjust the scope to insure there is no wobble in the crosshairs, this is critical to your accuracy.[/B] seems to relate to #9 [B] (9) Align the vertical post in the scope with the vertical line on the wall using only the windage screws on the scope base (Do Not Use The Windage Screws On The Scope For This) and tighten down the scope rings, make sure that all stay level and plumb vertically and horizontally. If you have done everything correctly, you have just mounted the scope to all the exact tolerances that have been machined into all the scope mount components. Everything to its true and exact mechanical center point [/B] "V" blocks is a device to hold the scope in place while you rotate it to allow you to center the crosshairs to mechanical (optical I guess could be better) center. Use the windage and elevation to adjust the scope so that the crosshairs don't move as the scope is rotated... thus centering the crosshair. Most folks use a cardboard box and cut a set of "V"s on the edge and then crade the scope in the "V"s. Once the scope is "centered" the directions state the windage should be set using the windage adjustment on the rings allowing the scope crosshair to remain as near center as possible. Doing it in this manner gives you the most available internal scope adjustment for both windage and elevation. Hope this helps a bit. Here's a link to a .pdf that explains the reason and mechanics a bit better. [url="http://www.westcoasttactical.com/Common/Articles/Optics/Erector_Centering_Instructions.pdf"]http://www.westcoasttactical.com/Common/Articles/Optics/Erector_Centering_Instructions.pdf[/url] [ 10-05-2004: Message edited by: Dave King ] [/QUOTE]
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