If you knocked it it would move.
So no I wasn’t happy with it.
Maybe I didn’t torque it enough or it needed a rubber washer in between .
Hello Stokesrj,stokesrj wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 6:22 pm I also like rail scopes and they are my choice for most traditional hunting applications. However the notion that they are always plumb and level is incorrect. I had to send a Zeiss HT back to the factory and they replaced it because the housing was machined out of plumb. And one of my Swarovski Z8 SR had to be shimmed to bring it perfectly plumb. But once plumb they are the cat’s meow. And that was only a couple out of a couple dozen.
Well first off I could see it just by eyeballing the scope to stock and by changing to different barrels and different stocks convinced myself it was out of plumb but before sending the first one back to ZEISS I put up a plumb Bob and used a level across the rear of the receiver with the bolt housing removed. Then ZEISS confirmed the issue and replaced the scope. For the Swarovski, I just used the plumb Bob and level trick and then shimmed it.D16er wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 4:39 pmHello Stokesrj,stokesrj wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 6:22 pm I also like rail scopes and they are my choice for most traditional hunting applications. However the notion that they are always plumb and level is incorrect. I had to send a Zeiss HT back to the factory and they replaced it because the housing was machined out of plumb. And one of my Swarovski Z8 SR had to be shimmed to bring it perfectly plumb. But once plumb they are the cat’s meow. And that was only a couple out of a couple dozen.
How were you able to determine the leveling was incorrect?
I too am deciding which system to go with and as of now the rail is my choice but would like to know what to look for if I decide to go that route.
Thank you all for the info!