Can anyone mount my Rifle's Scope?
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Can anyone mount my Rifle's Scope?
Wondering if anyone in the East-Bay (925) area, or somewhere not too far from, can give me a hand mounting my new scope on my rifle. I know there are special techniques on how to get it level, eye relief, and a few other things that I dont have the slightest idea about how to do. This is my first rifle, its a Remington 700 XCR long range Tact. in .308 The scope i picked out is a Vortex Viper PST, 50mm lens, 30mm tube. I just got some Seekins precision rings and a SP base as well.
If anyone could lend me a hand, or point me in the direction of someone tha would be appreciated!
-Ryan
If anyone could lend me a hand, or point me in the direction of someone tha would be appreciated!
-Ryan
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Found a good video, you should be able to do it yourself. With a few basic hand tools.
There are lots of videos on youtube on the subject. Watch a few and you should be able to figure it out.
You should probably make a stand like in the video, makes it easy for cleaning and stuff.
There are lots of videos on youtube on the subject. Watch a few and you should be able to figure it out.
You should probably make a stand like in the video, makes it easy for cleaning and stuff.
remember, the screws go in as INCHES/POUNDS not FOOT/POUNDS...
dont ask me how i know...
ask me how i ruined a $400 scope instead... sigh...
also, i got a cheapie laser bore sighter that will get you on the paper first time around.
lemme know...
dont ask me how i know...
ask me how i ruined a $400 scope instead... sigh...
also, i got a cheapie laser bore sighter that will get you on the paper first time around.
lemme know...
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In high school auto we where building the shop's drag car motor and the guy reading us the torque specs was telling us ft/lb when it should have been inch/lb
Soooo many broken studs. Should have known after the first snap but I was a kid and why did we keep putting them in after we broke one. Man I was dumb.
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**I could google it, but since you brought it up I figured I would ask?
Thanks for all the good info guys!
-Ryan
You load a laser pointer shaped like a cartridge into the chamber of your weapon and then try to align the crosshairs of your scope on the projected dot at a given distance. Takes some, not all, of the drudgery out of sighting in a scoped weapon.
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ahhh thats pretty slick! thanks for the reply Buzz