Leupold reticle is crooked

[journeyman713]

You use levels on the rifle and turrets.

The turret cap is for rough leveling only.
If you lost your reference for gun level, start over.

Here's how I do it.
Use something like a Wheeler gun level.

Make the rifle level (with base level).
Install secondary reference level to the barrel (the V-level), make that level, check they agree.
Install scope, level turret cap with base level (rough level).
Finger tighten scope rings maintaining equal gaps , check the levels still agree.
Hang a plumb-bob, fine tune the scope alignment as needed until the reticle aligns to it.
Tighten scope rings using alternating torque procedure.
Check the gun barrel reference level (the V-wedge level), and the Plumb-bob to reticle, still agree.

 

[wind gypsy]

You use levels on the rifle and turrets.

You dont aim with the turret caps. What matters is that the reticle, when plumb, moves up and down plumb when tracking (if you dial).

Using some shitty chinese plastic levels on a turret is doing nothing functional for you. Unless it's way the heck out of whack, set it with the reticle plumb. A turret cap that is a few degrees out of plumb is meaningless.

 

[skipper907]

your scope mounting is crooked and your the levels you are using could easily be off or the surface you are putting them on is not true