Scope Mounting

[coueshunter]

I need to get my new scope mounted SOON and wondered if anyone has a name/number of someone I could use. My guy has moved and I need a new source. Thanks very much..................Allen..........

[ultramag]

most GOOD shops would be glad to mount your scope and bore sight for you sometimes they wont even charge you for it so just check around.

[.270]

grab a screwdriver and do it yourself. ain't much too it. then sand bag it up in the backyard and bore sight it. just make sure things are "TIGHT". not snug, "TIGHT". different brands of rings can be a little tricky, but no hill for a stepper, fer sure. Lark.

[wklman]

I'll do it for 20 bucks. just kiddin'. like .270 said it's not very hard to do just make sure the rings are straight when you put the scope on and lock 'em down tight.there's some stuff called guntight that's made buy locktite that you might want to put on the threads to keep them locked down.

 

Wade

[firstcoueswas80]

also make sure the crosshairs are straight, i think thats the hardest part! lol, make sure you dont OVER tighten em up! i did that on my 270 wsm and doug and i actually bent several star bits before we got it loose!

[az4life]

I was just going to ask, how many people mount your own scopes?

Maybe there is an advantage to having a gunsmith do it, but I just never figured it was that difficult.

Take your time, tighten things evenly, and make sure it is TIGHT. Can't see a reason a good hunter would have a problem with this but maybe you all know things I do not about scopes?

[DesertBull]

Get the Leupold or Burris dovetail bases with the Burris Zee rings. It's idiot proof.

[coues-n-it]

Here is some advice . If your scope is 1" I would go down to your hardware store and buy me a 1" wooden dowell there great for alligning your scope bases front and rear so your sure everything is nice and straight and tighten down not snug .your rifle will take some abuse and you dont want to have a loose scope. also make sure the dowell is straight and re-check your scope to see if things have loosened off hope this helps and good luck

[Azshooter]

Get the Leupold or Burris dovetail bases with the Burris Zee rings. It's idiot proof.

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The other guys are correct it is not that big a deal to mount a scope. The crosshair alignment can get you frustrated. Set it up at home and finalize the exact alignment of the crosshairs at the range.

 

To really do the scope mounting correctly the rings should be aligned AND lapped. I don't think there are many out there that do the lapping including gunshops.

 

Perhaps you have noticed that a scope doesn't fit into the bases very well and resists being rotated or when you go to remove it from the base pcs it sticks? Or have you wondered how the marks got on your scope when you switched one out?

These are signs that the rings were not a perfect fit.

 

I was a skeptic until I took the time to make a lapping tool and do it. (you can buy one here: http://www.sinclairintl.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi, scroll down to see the scope lapping tool.) EVERY ring set I have lapped showed high spots that got polished down. To leave high spots in the rings could mark the scope and cause binding issues.

 

To make one all you need is a 1" piece of smooth steel rod and some lapping compound. I put a handle on mine but you could get away without one. Have the rings loose enough to put the rod in place. Put some compound on the rod and wiggle the rod in a back and forth circular motion. Then after a while you can begin to go forward and aft. After it seems to be easier tighten the rings a bit and repeat. Take the rod out and remove the rings but don't mix them up or rotate either ring cap 180 degrees. Degrease and then install the scope.

 

Figured as long as we are talking about installing scopes......

[.270]

ok, we all know that i know everything, so i'm gonna give you some advice on crosshair levelling. get it where you think it's fairly close. make sure the eye relief is right. without looking through the scope, while standing up, put the rifle to your shoulder and close your eyes. wiggle the rifle around until it feels right. don't look through the scope. keep your eyes closed. get it nestled in your shoulder where it feels good, get your cheek where it needs to be, etc. then open your eye and note how the crosshairs look. try this several times and then adjust the hairs until they look dead level. lining up the vertical hair on the corner of your neighbors house or some other structure that you know should be real plumb, will help you too. this works real well in getting the crosshairs to where they work for you and they will end up lined up well with the center vertical plane of the rifle. Lark.