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Getting crosshairs level can be a real b!tch. Here is something I do when I don't have any special tools or any of that crap. You'll need:
1: Hi-vis string (yarn, fly line, even para cord)
2: A cannon ball sinker (1 or 2 oz works great)
3: Something to hang your string from
4: Something to rest your rifle on (sandbag, backpack, gun vise, whatever)
Tie one end of the string to your sinker. Then tie the other end to something tall enough to let it hang freely. Let it settle. Due to gravity, it should hang perfectly vertical unless the wind is blowing real hard. Back up as far as you can, while still being able to see the string. Remove your bolt and rest the rifle. Find the sinker in your bore. Your eye will want to naturally center a round object like a cannon ball sinker in the bore. While keeping the sinker in the bore, tilt the rifle until the center of the crosshairs is on the string. Turn the scope until the vertical stadia lines up with the string. Tighten the screws on your scope rings. Now your crosshairs are straight in relation to the bore.
1: Hi-vis string (yarn, fly line, even para cord)
2: A cannon ball sinker (1 or 2 oz works great)
3: Something to hang your string from
4: Something to rest your rifle on (sandbag, backpack, gun vise, whatever)
Tie one end of the string to your sinker. Then tie the other end to something tall enough to let it hang freely. Let it settle. Due to gravity, it should hang perfectly vertical unless the wind is blowing real hard. Back up as far as you can, while still being able to see the string. Remove your bolt and rest the rifle. Find the sinker in your bore. Your eye will want to naturally center a round object like a cannon ball sinker in the bore. While keeping the sinker in the bore, tilt the rifle until the center of the crosshairs is on the string. Turn the scope until the vertical stadia lines up with the string. Tighten the screws on your scope rings. Now your crosshairs are straight in relation to the bore.