I'm trying to mount an inexpensive scope (Barska) on a Winchester mdl 70 I intend to give to my nephew. I know it's not the best, but considering my other expenses getting out to give it to him, there will be no Leupold in his immediate future... Anyway, if I mount it properly and he treats it decently, it should get him through a year or two and out to 300 yards, maybe more.
That said, I'm a novice scope mounter. I put one on another rifle a while ago with good results, so I thought I could handle this. But I'm having a puzzling issue.
I've got the level on the receiver rails and one on the scope turret (see pic). I can get them both level, but, as I tighten the ring screws, they get out of alignment. I'm being very gentle, and tightening the screws gradually in an "X" pattern across each ring (4 screws per ring). I tried three times with similar dissatisfactory results.
Am I deforming the tube? I have a set of alignment rods, but they are 1" and this scope has a bigger tube, so no help there. Other ideas? Am I just going crosseyed?
Thanks for any clues...
That said, I'm a novice scope mounter. I put one on another rifle a while ago with good results, so I thought I could handle this. But I'm having a puzzling issue.
I've got the level on the receiver rails and one on the scope turret (see pic). I can get them both level, but, as I tighten the ring screws, they get out of alignment. I'm being very gentle, and tightening the screws gradually in an "X" pattern across each ring (4 screws per ring). I tried three times with similar dissatisfactory results.
Am I deforming the tube? I have a set of alignment rods, but they are 1" and this scope has a bigger tube, so no help there. Other ideas? Am I just going crosseyed?
Thanks for any clues...