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Hey guys~question for you... I've mounted more than a dozen scopes in the last the last few years, but have never "run out of windage" when zeroing them..until yesterday. There are 2 things that have me a little puzzled by this;

1. The rifle/rail/rings worked perfectly with another vintage, Bushnell banner the week before (and I didn't remove the rings to mound this scope)
2. I THINK the presence of the rail reduces the likelihood of the rings being misaligned

The gear I'm working with is a Savage Mark II FV-SR .22lr (factory EGW base) and a vintage, like new Bushnell Banner 6-18x AO. Fuzzy webcam photo below :)

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There seemed to be all kinds of windage adjustment in the scope (not too concerned about there being a problem there) but @ 50 yards, the POI was still 1-1/2" right of where it should be when things bottomed out. Too bad~had all kinds of ammo to try! Anyhow, unless you guys have another solution, I'm thinking I should get a pair of the Millett Angle-Loc windage adjustable rings. What do you think? I did take the scope off, and move the rear ring up to but against the front one. Wanted to see if there was any obvious, misalignment issue there. None that I could see.

http://www.millettsights.com/rings-bases/angle-loc-steel-rings/

I had thought about throwing a different scope on there and just get back out shooting today..but hiccups like these bug me, so I'd rather get it sorted-out instead.

Thanks for taking a moment to reply.
 
Only thing I can offer is to pull the scope and run a long straight edge on the bottom rings and
see how parallel it is to the barrel?
 
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Or instead of the millet rings you could try the Burris rings with the inserts, that way you don't risk damaging the scope tube if you put them too far out
 
Thanks guys! Hadn't thought of the Zee rings...good call. (if I can find them locally)

hometownhero said:
Seen this a few weeks ago with weaver rings. Try turning the rings around or swap the front and rear.
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Guess that would be cheaper... Did it remedy your situation HTH? And thanks for not blaming the Savage. ;)
 
I had a Savage I just sold on the EE(with full disclosure) that had the rear base holes tapped canted, I had the same problems as you. The Millett Angle Loc rings fixed it though. I was also using the factory supplied two piece base. If you have a two piece base handy, mount it and check out if either is canted. It was pretty obvious to spot on mine.

And to add, yes, I blame Savage. Who else is to blame? ;)
 
bearkilr said:
I had a Savage I just sold on the EE(with full disclosure) that had the rear base holes tapped canted, I had the same problems as you. The Millett Angle Loc rings fixed it though. I was also using the factory supplied two piece base. If you have a two piece base handy, mount it and check out if either is canted. It was pretty obvious to spot on mine.

And to add, yes, I blame Savage. Who else is to blame? ;)
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I have seen a Mark 2 with holes drilled off center. I was mounting a scope for a guy, he had the bases installed and I added rings and laid the scope in the rings. The scope would not sit in the bottom of the ring halves, thats how bad his was. Took the bases off and sure enough, clearly drilled off-center. Makes me wonder how they drill the holes. I know I could do a better job with a milling machine at school
 
I had this happen once with changing from a Bushnell Trophy to a Bushnell 4200. The Trophy was fine but two 4200's could not be dialled in without using Burris Signature rings and those inserts. It is still a pita. I wound up getting a proper boresighter to save myself the aggravation before getting to the range. Again, same rifle, mounts and rings, just different scopes.
 
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