Leveling a scope, does this make sense?

Easy / quick method I use only works on a pic rail only though:

I slide a small ruler in the groove of the rail (tipped back so it fits under the scope) and then tip it upright as much as possible under the middle of the turret housing (the base on every turret housing I have seen is always flat!)

The base of the turret housing will square itself against the edge of the ruler which is in turn squared against the edge of the rail. Easy as that.
 
Boomer686 said:
Easy / quick method I use only works on a pic rail only though:

I slide a small ruler in the groove of the rail (tipped back so it fits under the scope) and then tip it upright as much as possible under the middle of the turret housing (the base on every turret housing I have seen is always flat!)

The base of the turret housing will square itself against the edge of the ruler which is in turn squared against the edge of the rail. Easy as that.
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if your rail is square to the action, then yes... its a great way to do it easy.
 
Boomer686 said:
Easy / quick method I use only works on a pic rail only though:

I slide a small ruler in the groove of the rail (tipped back so it fits under the scope) and then tip it upright as much as possible under the middle of the turret housing (the base on every turret housing I have seen is always flat!)

The base of the turret housing will square itself against the edge of the ruler which is in turn squared against the edge of the rail. Easy as that.
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An inexpensive low-tech dedicated tool to do this is the Optic Leveler kit by Arisaka Defense. Of course, you have to assume that 1) the rail is square to the action, 2) the base of the scope body is level, and 3) the reticle is properly indexed. However, if the rifle and the optic are made by reputable manufacturers, the leveler should work fine. Got a lot of good use out of it.
 
Level the rifle first. Then use a plumbline or laser to make sure the vertical crosshair is perfectly vertical.

Don't bother to put a level on the turret of the scope. If you buy and use enough scopes you will find that there are a few that don't have the turrets and the reticle perfectly matched; the reticle will be perfectly level but the turret might be off a couple degrees to the left or right. You need to level the reticle, not the body/turrets of the scope.

I have actually sent a scope back to Leupold because of this misalignment of reticle and turrets; they did nothing and said that it was completely within spec.
 
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