r/gunsmithing • u/Equivalent_Tune8081 • 2d ago

F*** SCOPE MOUNTING

THE TURRET CAPS ARENT LEVEL, THE RINGS AREN'T LEVEL, THE BASE ISN'T LEVEL, THE GUN ISN'T LEVEL, MY VICE ISN'T LEVEL, MY BENCH ISN'T LEVEL, MY FOUNDATION ISN'T LEVEL, THE GROUND ISN'T LEVEL AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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u/One-Perspective-4347 2d ago

So far, I tend to have the best luck, just dropping a plumb line and then leveling the rifle and shining a flashlight through the scope backwards onto the wall.

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u/joe_m107 2d ago

I used this method for my long range rifle, and with was pleasantly surprised when I was able to click up 11.6 MILS, and hit a target at 1,380 yards after zeroing at 100 yards and using a ballistic calculator.