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Reticle leveling???
toad67
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I've always tried to get my scope reticle perpendicular with the bore to avoid inadvertent "windage" if a vertical adjustment is made. I've pretty much stuck with the 2 level method, and then used a bore sighter. It usually comes out pretty good. However, I recently came across this little gizmo, and wondered if anyone has any thoughts or experience with it. It looks like it has been out since July or so, so there's not many reviews on it. Just by looking at it, and how it rests on the barrel, makes me wonder just how perpendicular it can get with the bore since it doesn't actually level the gun. Thanks for any input.
https://www.realavid.com/product/level-right-pro/
https://www.realavid.com/product/level-right-pro/
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I have a leveler I bought maybe 25, 30 years ago, there is no name on it other the it says: Reticle Leveler on it.I know I would have bought it from Midway or Brownels, I think it was only around $15. It’s the only way to truly level a scope. Mine has a square bar with two plastic plates on each side, there are 4 horizontal lines on each plate, you just attach the bar to a flat surface on top of the receiver, you can even put on top of a scope mount, the bar is under the scope, you look through the scope and turn until cross hairs are level with each plate. If I knew how to post pictures I would. If over the years you have just eye balling them it may seem like the cross hairs are tilted to you when your done but they aren’t, it’s just you have been use to holding the rifle tilted in order to level the scope. This way when your done everything is lined up, scope receiver and barrel.
I found the one I have on the web sight at Brownells, the part number they show is: 100-011-731WB. I have used it for years now and it works great, you can read their reviews as well. It is very simple to use, and it will allow you to aline your cross hairs level with the receiver, and not break the bank in the process.
Now as far as keeping the rifle and scope level when out hunting, that is where a bulb leveler would come in to play if the horizontal reference of the horizon is not level, such as shooting at a hill side or in mountainous regions.
I've used this model for years , works great. I think this is what waltermoe is talking about
Yes, that’s the one I was talking about. Identical to the one I have.