| There are no mysteries to shooting accurately and | | | | of the screws with a cleaner or degreaser |
| precisely. Other than choosing the right equipments | | | | 4. Clean the top of the receiver and the bottom of |
| and the right ammunition, mounting the scope the | | | | the base to leave proper contact between the |
| right way is part of it. | | | | receiver and the base |
| If you prefer to mount a scope yourself, you will | | | | 5. Tighten the base screws down |
| need a sound and steady vise in a well lit area. There | | | | 6. Attach the scope rings and tighten them down |
| are many ways to mount a scope and everyone will | | | | with a scope ring tool to make sure the rings are |
| formulate his own way after a few attempts. | | | | adjusted and lined up |
| However, improperly mounting the scope could be | | | | 7. Test the scope for any shifting with the crosshair. |
| costly and makes it hard to shoot a target precisely. | | | | Position the scope between two V-blocks and spin |
| - Mounting a scope excessively close to the barrel | | | | the scope. Look at the crosshairs for wobble and |
| may cause it to ward off the scope's modifications | | | | adjust the scope until there is no visible shifting. This |
| since one end can be contacting the barrel. | | | | is important for your accuracy |
| - Mounting the scope excessively low may cause | | | | 8. Lay the scope into the rings and tighten snugly the |
| some insufficient distance headroom within your head | | | | rings to leave room for adjustments. Make sure the |
| and the cheek piece in order to see the target's | | | | gap between the ring base and top strap is even on |
| image. | | | | both sides to maintain the pressure level uniform all |
| - Conversely, if the scope is mounted too high, you | | | | around the body of the scope |
| may find hovering over the cheek piece, and your | | | | 9. Take out the rifle from the vise. Set the scope to |
| head would not be touching the stock that can cause | | | | the widest field of view while maintaining the rifle flat |
| some imbalance when seeing the target. | | | | on your shoulder. Align the vertical post in the scope |
| In any case, it could cause unsteadiness while seeing | | | | with a level line on a wall and spin the scope until the |
| the target through the scope. | | | | cross hairs are aligned. Make sure is plumb vertically |
| Mounting the scope the right way will lead to achieve | | | | and horizontally |
| its best accuracy. | | | | 10. Once the scope is lined up, position the rifle back |
| | | | in the vise and fasten the rings screws fully |
| 1. First and foremost, make sure the rifle is unloaded. | | | | With your scope properly mounted, you must check |
| Fasten the rifle firmly in a padded gun vise | | | | if the rifle is operating with no interference from the |
| 2. Even out the rifle by placing a level on the base | | | | mount. The scope should be at its true and exact |
| horizontal to the rifle bore | | | | mechanical focus point and it's geared up for target |
| 3. Take out the plug screws and degrease the base | | | | shooting. |