Thread: New rifle, scope question

Originally Posted by Bagheera

Your eye is inthe right position when you can see clearly though tne sight with no grey/ black blurriness round the edge.

To check its right you bring the gun up to your shoulder with eyes closed . Then open and your eye should be in the right spot. You'll find ideal mounting is a bit further back forstanding anda bit further forward for lying down. (prone).

You'II need to set the crosshairs Vertical too. set sCOpe to lowest power so the image (exit pupil) it big, Then by eye lookup and down the vertical crosshair to check the Vertical hair goes straight toward the center of the barrel ,

most people mount and adjust their Own scopes.

What I do to get mine vertical is put the gun in the soft jaws of the vice and use a spirit level on the top of the bases (or across any flat horizontal surface on the rifle itself) then make sure it is secured in the vice. Once this is done check that the rifle is still level.
(across the rifle, as forward back along the rifle wont matter while doing this, it will be presumed that the scope rings will end up being parralell to the bore)

The while the scope is slightly loose in the rings, use the spirit level to check the turret on top is also level. (as long as it is flat across the top which most are.). Tighten and check level again. Tightening the screws on one side can "pull" the scope over so this last check is definitely warranted.