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I've always had problems mounting scopes straight and level and never bit the bullet so to say and gone ahead and bought a good leveler. On my hunting rifles, I took them to an old gunsmith friend, who is no longer with us, May he rest in peace, and he would mount and boresight them to within a few clicks of perfect.

I need to get a leveling device to mount scopes on several guns, and was wondering what tool Yall suggest using. Dont say "eyeball it" because apparently my eyes aint what they used to be and I cant properly center them to save my butt.

Thanks and please, no old man jokes.

asleepatthereel wrote:I need to get a leveling device to mount scopes on several guns, and was wondering what tool Yall suggest using. Dont say "eyeball it" because apparently my eyes aint what they used to be and I cant properly center them to save my butt.

Can't help you much on leveling, but I'd highly recommend the FAT Wrench for every gun-related screw you tighten. It'll pay for itself the first time you don't strip out a screwhole, and using it to remount scopes and rings has always put them back exactly the way they were before removal.

Good Idea. I aways wonder how much tighter I should go, usually just before the threads strip out.

Thanks.

asleepatthereel wrote:Good Idea. I aways wonder how much tighter I should go, usually just before the threads strip out.

In retrospect, I'm betting that if I got the scope perfectly level and zeroed before taking it and the rings off, then ressembled to the same torque spec and leveled properly again, it might come out even closer to its original zero.

As it is, eyeballing it level and torquing it right gets it to within 1.5-3" at 100yds with both of our scoped rifles. That alone saves a lot of "getting it on the paper" ammo.