Mounting scopes

[bro_drey]

Anyone have any good video tutorial links or some advice for installing scopes with a scope base and rings it’s a Nikon black fx 1000 4-14x50mm going on a 0moa scope base on a Remington 700 26” sf 308


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[chuter]

I haven't watched this yet but I'm pretty sure this guy knows what he's doing.
I've got a new gun and scope coming, so I'll be watching it.

 

[Glock 40]

If you want accurate avoid the cheap levels like the weaver junk. You can use a digital level/angle gauge like this. Level the gun, Level the base then hopefully your top scope dial/cap if its flat level that. Or you can level the gun and then use a plumb bob. I have used a fiber glass arrow suspended from a string as its easier to see it vs a string.

Or do it the easy way use a deck of cards or business cards between scope and base of scope turrets. Or feeler gauges as you start to torque it you may need to remove a card or two during the process. Ring torque is very important to not damage the scope and make sure its doesn't come loose.

 

[thor447]

Good advice above. All the work you put in to prepping your levels will pay off. I cannot stress that enough. Just like Neckbeard said, level the gun and base, make sure you lower rings are level, then mount. Do you have a lapping kit? They're worth the money (in my personal opinion), especially if you are going the PRS route. Level the reticle once you have your gun/base/lower rings all aligned and torqued down. A plumb bob works excellent, or just use window curtains, or anything you can get a true vertical alignment guide from at a little bit of a distance away. There are a lot of excellent scope mounting tutorials on YouTube. A really good and knowledgeable YouTube account is 'Panhandle Precision'. He's got some excellent reloading videos, and has a good scope mounting video.



Along with a lapping kit (which is nice but not completely necessary - especially with high quality rings), a good torque wrench for your ring screws is essential. Make sure you have an inch/pound wrench. The Wheel FAT wrench is really good, and not terribly expensive:

https://www.amazon.com/Wheeler-Accu...JTNMY0WJWB9&psc=1&refRID=MN867ZHN0JTNMY0WJWB9

And #242 Blue Loctite!

 

[Profreedomokie]

I always lap the rings in. Not that I question if the bores of the rings are truly round as much as giving me a picture of the alignment of the rings to each other. If you are using two piece bases, the need for lapping is even greater.