Tips for Leveling Your Scope

[JW@TRACT]

Reticle leveling card? Can you point me in the right direction?

Here's one! https://www.brownells.com/optics/rings-mounts/scope-mounting-tools/segway-reticle-levelers/

 

[JW@TRACT]

In general, how drastic is the dope going to be off at 600 or 1000 yards if you’re reticle is canted off the bore a couple degrees?

Based on information from Brian Litz of Applied Ballistics, a 1 degree cant can effect a 5 inch point of impact lateral displacement at 1,000 yards.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

18 inch lbs of torque on scope ring caps is laughable in a field rifle. I would say any scope ring or scope manufacturer recommending these specs needs their heads examined.

60 inch lbs/blue loktite for ring bases to action and 35 inch lbs/blue loktite for ring cap screws has proven to be bullet proof for me so far. (UM Tikka rings using SWFA and Maven scopes).

 

[Hnthrdr]

Realavid makes a neat little scope leveler where you level the reticle on a board by backlighting it has worked well for me

 

[wind gypsy]

Based on information from Brian Litz of Applied Ballistics, a 1 degree cant can effect a 5 inch point of impact lateral displacement at 1,000 yards.

False.

 

[hburggunner]

I've gotten used to using a plumb line and won't use anything else. There can't be anything more accurate than setting a scope level with a plumb line. Sort of similar to the card thing, but it's using gravity.