I went to mount my leupold vx6hd using the wheeler professional leveling kit(bases were on the rail already). I started by leveling the rifle using the level on the rail then leveled the barrel mounted level to use as a baseline in the following steps. Then I sat the scope in the base/put on rings, took off the scope cap and placed the level on the elevation erector turning the scope to make it level. I go to check it against a rough plumb bob and the reticle is definitely canted. So i know the rifle and scope are level or so I think at this point. This led me to believe that the reticle is not square inside the scope with the windage/elevation. Fortunately the vx6hd has the internal level with illumination so I leveled it using that with the rifle being level and it is accurate with the plumb bob as well. However the level when placed on the elevation turret is still not level with the rifle, leupold internal level and reticle.
Sorry if that was long winded. Has anyone else experienced this issue of the rifle and reticle not leveling correctly in relation to the elevation turret? Should I be concerned and would I be better off allowing the reticle to be canted and level the scope based off the level on the elevation turret? I do shoot out to 1000 yards when practicing.
And yes this will likely be my last leupold, my new rifle in the works will wear a nightforce.
Sorry if that was long winded. Has anyone else experienced this issue of the rifle and reticle not leveling correctly in relation to the elevation turret? Should I be concerned and would I be better off allowing the reticle to be canted and level the scope based off the level on the elevation turret? I do shoot out to 1000 yards when practicing.
And yes this will likely be my last leupold, my new rifle in the works will wear a nightforce.