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<blockquote data-quote="thor447" data-source="post: 3385067" data-attributes="member: 24867"><p>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.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]A-lpJgLtxyg[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>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:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wheeler-Accurizing-Measurement-Gunsmithing-Maintenance/dp/B0012AXR4S/ref=pd_lpo_469_t_1/134-4193164-4066622?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07YXCX5JT&pd_rd_r=646bc4f0-6dde-4a48-9af2-20c046f2c5f8&pd_rd_w=J049o&pd_rd_wg=SNQM1&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=MN867ZHN0JTNMY0WJWB9&psc=1&refRID=MN867ZHN0JTNMY0WJWB9" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Wheeler-Accurizing-Measurement-Gunsmithing-Maintenance/dp/B0012AXR4S/ref=pd_lpo_469_t_1/134-4193164-4066622?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07YXCX5JT&pd_rd_r=646bc4f0-6dde-4a48-9af2-20c046f2c5f8&pd_rd_w=J049o&pd_rd_wg=SNQM1&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=MN867ZHN0JTNMY0WJWB9&psc=1&refRID=MN867ZHN0JTNMY0WJWB9</a></p><p></p><p>And #242 Blue Loctite!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thor447, post: 3385067, member: 24867"] 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. [MEDIA=youtube]A-lpJgLtxyg[/MEDIA] 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: [URL]https://www.amazon.com/Wheeler-Accurizing-Measurement-Gunsmithing-Maintenance/dp/B0012AXR4S/ref=pd_lpo_469_t_1/134-4193164-4066622?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07YXCX5JT&pd_rd_r=646bc4f0-6dde-4a48-9af2-20c046f2c5f8&pd_rd_w=J049o&pd_rd_wg=SNQM1&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=MN867ZHN0JTNMY0WJWB9&psc=1&refRID=MN867ZHN0JTNMY0WJWB9[/URL] And #242 Blue Loctite! [/QUOTE]
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