Originally Posted By: pahntr760Originally Posted By: dan158Small levels placed on receiver and scope turret.. Dan
That is one of the least accurate ways to do it. The reticle needs to be level, not the turrets. It is a good start, but inefficient and inaccurate in the end.
Yes.
Most scopes designed for LR shooting have a flat base at the bottom of the turret section. The reticle is set to be square to this base.
You can use feeler gauges to square this base to the picatinny rail. If all of the parts and pieces are manufactured to specs as they should be, the reticle will then track vertically and horizontally as it should.
Then you can attach a bubble level to the scope tube and set it by a plumb line to prevent canting the scope when shooting.
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