Scope rail installed off centre - what to do?

You don't have to sue anyone. Why make life complicated? Not saying the job was done right, but the answer is simple.

IF the holes are parallel to the bore, which apparently they are,.....

Jeeptag said:
Yes the holes are straight just all off to one side.

I measured to determine that all holes are 1/16" closer to he left side of the gun than the right..
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the rifle can still be sighted in easily.

Even if the holes were off a quarter of an inch, say to the left as above, the rifle could still be sighted in. Just think about what is going on, start at 25 yards, and you can be perfectly sighted in at whatever range you want in less than five rounds, but with the zero a quarter inch to the left of centre. :)

Ted
 
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Don't get me wrong OP, I'm a stickler for precision and can't stand things like canted sights etc..... I'd be pissed if a smith was that far off and I've been unimpressed with a gunsmiths work in the past.....but if all you want to do is hit what you are aiming at you should try sighting it in.
 
Why not? said:
You don't have to sue anyone. Why make life complicated? Not saying the job was done right, but the answer is simple.

IF the holes are parallel to the bore, which apparently they are,.....



the rifle can still be sighted in easily.

Even if the holes were off a quarter of an inch, say to the left as above, the rifle could still be sighted in. Just think about what is going on, start at 25 yards, and you can be perfectly sighted in at whatever range you want in less than five rounds, but with the zero a quarter inch to the left of centre. :)

Ted
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What he said.. +1
 
Thanks for the feedback and suggestions guys.

I found some millet adjustables and will give it a try. If that doesn't work will just plug up the holes and go back to the peep.

Sorry no pics camera in my phone is broken.
 
Don't worry too much./ Try it out. If the holes are !/4" to the left and you sight it for 100 yds it bight 1/4 at 200 or thereabouts. For years shooters used side mounts that often did not put the scope over the bore. No major issues. Lots of guys use 3/8 burris rins on the Cz 452 and the scopes so mounted are not over the bore and they work well. Check with the gunsmith for a discount which will be a bonus but do not do anything drastic until trying it out

Neil
 
I ordered a quick-detach mount from Europe, and upon receipt was flabbergasted to see that the scope mounts about 3/16" to the left of the centreline. In a panic, I contacted the manufacturer, who calmly explained that his mounts all do that - with a bolt action hunting rifle this gives better clearance for the bolt handle and the ocular bell of the scope. And lo-and-behold: Where some other rifles need higher rings, this one does not.

With your Rem 760, all this is a small consolation. However, you note that the offset is uniform, and the holes line up. If the holes are offset away from the ejection port, you have better access for the chamber, and less chance for the spent cartridge dinging the scope. Just make sure that the cross-hairs are "true" (vertical-horizontal.) Also, with a low-power scope, you will see the front sight, and initially want to line it up with your cross-hairs... Four power and above, you will not see the front sight.

Finally, as Neilm notes above, if the rifle is perfectly zero at 100 yards, at 200 yards, the bullet will be 1/16" inch off-center.... Trust me - the deer will not care.

However, if the holes are offset towards the ejection port, these benefits do not exist... and I share your pain.

Good luck... and get some pictures up!
 
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