Scope mounting question

[.308 Norma]

I used to do the box and fence post thing to, i still do mostly....i need to get a bore sighter also...sooooo many toys, i mean TOOLS, yes, tools i NEED!

Yep, I need more toys, err TOOLS too.
Thanks for explaining. I've never gotten that technical about leveling both the rifle and the scope's reticle. I've always just set the scope in the rings and tightened them just enough to where I could still move the scope. Then I close my eyes and thrown the rifle up to my shoulder and lean my cheek against the stock. Then I open my eyes. If I have a "full scope," and the crosshairs are level with the pictures on the wall or the range hood, that's good enough. If not, I move the scope and try again. It usually takes a half dozen or more tries.
But then again, I'm not saying having the rifle horizontally level isn't important in all applications. I'm a hunter, and just having my scope's crosshairs level when I bring my rifle up to my shoulder (whether the rifle is level or not) is "good enough" for my applications. But I've watched a lot of those long range BPCR matches where the folks are shooting ram silhouettes 500 yards away. And they're using rifles that have (regardless of "Quigley Down Under") rainbow like trajectories. A lot of those folks have bubble level type front sights. So I know it's important. It's just never been all that important to me with any of the hunting rifles I've used over the years.

 

[.308 Norma]

Almost no one holds a rifle level when holding it in the most comfortable position. So why not level the scope to where it looks level when holding the rifle the way it feels best when shouldering it?

That's what I've clumsily been trying to say. Thank you for explaining it a lot better than I ever could cdb1.

 

[LoonWulf]

Yeah that generally makes sense, and for most of us honesty a reticle turned into an X would work just as well.
I know it would for 95%+ of the shooting i do as im within pbr of most of my targets.

My ocd niggles at me if i dont atleast make an attempt to get them alitned tho lol.

 

[cdb1]

That's what I've clumsily been trying to say. Thank you for explaining it a lot better than I ever could cdb1.

Thanks, I put a lot of time into studying optics. It's facinating to me and there are so many myths out there that so many people believe, I decided to find out things for myself. Having mounted several hundred scopes for Cabela's and a bunch through my own business helped me to gain a little knowledge. Just enough to be dangerous so to speak.