06-01-2019, 01:28 PM
Kswhitetails Wrote:The level isn't necessarily for leveling the reticle, it's to ensure that the sight radius from your point of aim is plumb to your bore axis. This matters, but just as you say centerfire, if the scope is square to the mount then you should be good to go.
That wasn't what I was talking about but since we're on the subject, the plumbline is a waste of time too. How many AR uppers have you seen with a canted Pic rail? How about an R700? The only instance I can think of where the bore didn't match the base was a Remington with a receiver warped like a banana and you could see it with the naked eye. There is all kinds of scope mounting mumbo jumbo, and like everything else in shooting, it's over thought and makes no difference on the target down range. Again, level the scope to the base and shoot it.