RIngs arrived. The Leupold Vari-X II is sitting on the gun as we speak. I’ll load up some ammo over the next day or two and take the thing out Monday. I need to get in touch with one of my target shooting buddies and see if he has a device for checking the scopes ‘level-ness’ once its on the gun. Still gotta go shopping for a bipod though.
Notes From The Bunker
levelling a scope – I’m not at all envious. The best I’ve ever been ableto do was to get the rifle all snigged up in a mostly-level position then step back and see if the reticle was pointing strianght down throught he stock. Release, tighten, retry, rinse, repeat.
This is where knowing some anal-retentive 1000-yard benchrest nerds comes in handy. As it turns out, there is a device to make sure your scope is level relative to the gun: http://www.segway-industries.com/