| Leupold, Burris, and Weaver are the most popular | | | | tops don't fall off |
| manufacturers of mounting systems for scopes. They | | | | - Position the scope so it is as far back as you would |
| all sell a ring and base system called the standard | | | | like (you can re-adjust later in necessary) |
| system. This set up is also known as the dovetail front | | | | - Tighten down the FRONT ring top first. Make it snug, |
| / windage adjustable rear configuration. | | | | but don't use all your might to tighten the screws. |
| While it is not difficult to install the standard rings and | | | | - Next, tighten down the rear ring top |
| bases, the instructions that come with them are usually | | | | - Now, using fingers, advance the screw heads so |
| not very good. Here is the procedure: | | | | they just touch the rear ring bottom |
| The front ring is a dovetail type ring. You can see the | | | | - Take a screw driver and tighten the screw heads. |
| hole it goes into in the front base. The base end with | | | | Tighten a LITTLE on one side then the other. Try to |
| the hole goes towards the end of the barrel on your | | | | keep the base in the same position it was in prior to |
| rifle. The rear ring has a flat bottom, with two small | | | | tightening the screws. Alternate tightening by going |
| flats machined on the either side of the bottom of the | | | | back and forth between the two screw heads until |
| ring. The rear base has two large screws on either | | | | they are good and tight. |
| side. | | | | You can adjust how far back the scope is, and rotate |
| You may want to have someone hold the rifle in place | | | | the scope so the reticule is perfectly up/down/left/right |
| while you do this if you don't have a gun vice. | | | | by loosing both ring tops so the scope is just movable, |
| To assemble: | | | | make the adjustment, and tighten back down, front ring |
| -Remove the screws on the top of the receiver on | | | | first. |
| your rifle and screw the base down to the rifle using | | | | Now the scope is mounted. To sight in the scope, I |
| the screws that come with your bases. | | | | would sight in initially at 25 yards just to put you on |
| - Assemble the front ring (top to bottom) | | | | paper quickly. Note at 25 yards each click of the |
| - Turn the front ring 90 deg to the base, and drop the | | | | windage and elevation adjustment = 1/16". At 100 yards |
| dovetail of the ring into the hole in the base | | | | each click is 1/4". |
| - Using a 1/2" or 3/4" diameter wooden dowel (DO | | | | After you zero in at 25 yards you know the windage |
| NOT use a metal rod), turn the ring 90 deg clockwise | | | | is good and the elevation is close. You can now go to |
| to lock it in place (it will take a little force) | | | | 50 or 100 yards to adjust the elevation to the range |
| - Take the tops off the front ring and the rear ring | | | | you want. |
| - Place the rear ring between the screw heads, leave | | | | If you find you need more windage adjustment, you |
| it loose for now. | | | | can loosing the screw heads on the rear base and |
| - Place the scope on the rings bottoms, then put the | | | | tweak the scope that way. Only do this a little as you |
| tops on both rings and screw down enough so the | | | | don't want to bend the scope. |