ThePerfectionist
Proactive member
There's all sorts of leveling kits out on the market & to be honest you don't need any of them, they're a waste of money. All you need is a cheap set of mini bubble levels like this: Mini_Spirit_Levels & just do this:
1. Set your rifle up on a table on its bipod, put 1x bubble level on the flattest surface you can find on the rifle, 99% of the time this is the top picitanny / dovetail rail that your scope rings attach.
2. Adjust your rifle until it is 100% level on the table and the bubble is 100% central in the level, you can use anything to do this I usually just get a few sheets of paper and add them under the side of the bipod that needs to rise up to get that bubble in the middle.
3. Now put your scope in the scope rings and add a second bubble level on top of the scopes flattest surface, 99% of the time this is the turret on top (or you can remove the cap and put it on the mechanism underneath, which ever appears flattest). Now slowly twist / position the scope so its bubble is also 100% in the middle and matches the original bubble still in place on your rifles rail.
4. Once both bubble levels are identical this means both your scope & rifle are perfectly aligned. Now tighten up you scope rings slowly in a criss-cross fashion always ensuring the 2x bubble levels remain the same at all times. Once tightened you're done !
Simple really, If you want you can buy something like this and attach it to your scope: https://eaglevisioncam.com/shop/scope-mount again when attaching a device like this ensure the bubble levels all match each other before you commit to tighten it up on your scope. Once complete you can just use the one permanent scope bubble level in future when shooting for your reference, knowing that everything is perfectly aligned.
1. Set your rifle up on a table on its bipod, put 1x bubble level on the flattest surface you can find on the rifle, 99% of the time this is the top picitanny / dovetail rail that your scope rings attach.
2. Adjust your rifle until it is 100% level on the table and the bubble is 100% central in the level, you can use anything to do this I usually just get a few sheets of paper and add them under the side of the bipod that needs to rise up to get that bubble in the middle.
3. Now put your scope in the scope rings and add a second bubble level on top of the scopes flattest surface, 99% of the time this is the turret on top (or you can remove the cap and put it on the mechanism underneath, which ever appears flattest). Now slowly twist / position the scope so its bubble is also 100% in the middle and matches the original bubble still in place on your rifles rail.
4. Once both bubble levels are identical this means both your scope & rifle are perfectly aligned. Now tighten up you scope rings slowly in a criss-cross fashion always ensuring the 2x bubble levels remain the same at all times. Once tightened you're done !
Simple really, If you want you can buy something like this and attach it to your scope: https://eaglevisioncam.com/shop/scope-mount again when attaching a device like this ensure the bubble levels all match each other before you commit to tighten it up on your scope. Once complete you can just use the one permanent scope bubble level in future when shooting for your reference, knowing that everything is perfectly aligned.
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no good for actual canting when shooting though obviously. 