Scope looks canted

[Don Fischer]

Thing I find amazing about a lot of things, most of us have done certain things the same way for years and all of a sudden have a problem with it!

 

[Fire_9]

Did you verify the accuracy of the level your using? Either against a known good level (Stabila) or by putting it on a perfectly flat surface, not necessarily level, reading the bubble, you then flip it 180 degrees. An accurate level will read exactly the same both ways. This is how you check levels in a store before buying one. After going through 5-10+ where at least 1 vial is inaccurate and sometimes leaving a store without one, you get tired of going through moderately priced levels and buy a stabila. Plumb bobs don't lie! But again, if your levels not level it won't be square to the plumb line.

I find setting my crosshairs most accurate by clamping a block on my barrel, leveling the action and block to match. Then put scope on to match block. If it looks off to your eyes, it's most likely off. Everytime I level a scope, I can't eyeball it perfectly to get it level, but once it's there it never looks crooked to me.

Verifying the level in this case means nothing. Bubble showed level and crosshairs were set to a plumb line. Done and done. That’s it. People make this way harder than it needs to be

 

[elevatorman]

Verifying the level in this case means nothing. Bubble showed level and crosshairs were set to a plumb line. Done and done. That’s it. People make this way harder than it needs to be

Your missing it, if bubble shows level but it's not actually level, then it's not level. Right?

 

[Fire_9]

Your missing it, if bubble shows level but it's not actually level, then it's not level. Right?

Wrong. This isn't same as buying 4' level to use around the house or jobsite like you're thinking. The critical aspect in this equation is that the reticle is plumb when the bubble is in between the lines. That allows your reticle to travel in line with gravity which is the most important part. An action that is not perfectly level will induce a small of error but it is negligible. This subject has been beaten to death on the interwebs and continues to be beaten to death every single year.