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what does everyone use the mount their scope level ?

Depends what you're mounting the scope onto. If you're mounting the scope onto a flat picatinny rail, as opposed to the 2-piece Weaver bases. then you can use one of these gizmos. I've used this for all scopes I've mounted to a rail. You place it flat on the rail and slide the pieces together until it touches the underside of your scope. You then wiggle your scope back and forth until the levellers make full contact with the scope.

This type of mount doesn't work with 2-piece bases as the gap between the top of the receiver and underside of the scope will be too large. I think the plates will work with gaps around 1.5cm.

Dellboy wrote:what does everyone use the mount their scope level ?

Mark one eyeball and then Segway reticle leveller. Around £25.

I use a plumb line hung up about 40 yards away.

Sight the scope vertical reticle on the line and Robert is your father's brother.

I look at the horizontal gap between the bricks in the house across the road. Never had a problem with wonky scopes.

I use a miniature spirit level bought on ebay for a few quid. Mount the rifle in a cleaning stand, mount / pad out until it's sitting level, then use it to check the tube is sitting level.

WelshShooter wrote:Depends what you're mounting the scope onto. If you're mounting the scope onto a flat picatinny rail, as opposed to the 2-piece Weaver bases. then you can use one of these gizmos. I've used this for all scopes I've mounted to a rail. You place it flat on the rail and slide the pieces together until it touches the underside of your scope. You then wiggle your scope back and forth until the levellers make full contact with the scope.

This type of mount doesn't work with 2-piece bases as the gap between the top of the receiver and underside of the scope will be too large. I think the plates will work with gaps around 1.5cm.

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I use the original

I use a line on the floor, like the join between two floor-boards . . .

Mount the scope on the rifle so it's held securely, but can still be rotated within the mounts. Get the eye relief correct.

With the rifle standing vertically on the floor, centre the toe and heel of the butt along the line. Then from above look down the scope the 'wrong' way . . . you'll be able to see the line on the floor with the scope reticule superimposed on it. Rotate the scope until the two are parallel and tighten up the mounts. Job done.

Triffid

Triffid wrote:I use a line on the floor, like the join between two floor-boards . . .

Mount the scope on the rifle so it's held securely, but can still be rotated within the mounts. Get the eye relief correct.

With the rifle standing vertically on the floor, centre the toe and heel of the butt along the line. Then from above look down the scope the 'wrong' way . . . you'll be able to see the line on the floor with the scope reticule superimposed on it. Rotate the scope until the two are parallel and tighten up the mounts. Job done.

Triffid

I like that one.

I use the original

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Almost original, the originals are plain polished Ali.