Scope Mounted, Rifle Ready to Rock

[FourT6and2]

First time mounting a scope. Decided on the standard Bobro mount. Used some level vials I got at McMaster Carr. One on the receiver, one on the handguard, and one on the turret (uncapped). Then I hung a plumb bob just to make sure. Got it as level as I could. Used a Wiha torque wrench to tighten it all down (got a crazy good deal on it from Sears at $40 for a 52-piece set). 20 in/lbs doesn't feel like a lot. But that's the spec.

Can't wait to get to the range and zero it this weekend, gonna be fun!

[darr3239]

Nice setup. I just mounted a Primary Arms 1-6 in an American Defense Recon. The height seems fine, but unfortunately I had to remove the rear backup sight due to not enough clearance. So much for getting a quick release scope mount!

You are right about the torque amount. AD recommends 20-25 on their mount.

[FourT6and2]

Some crappy photos with my cell phone. Best I can do at the moment. Showing 1x and 6x with illumination. It's super bright and clear in person, but not so much through the cell phone. That red line going through the sight picture is the plumb bob I hung and it was swinging when I took the photos so that's why it's all canted.

[FourT6and2]

Nice setup. I just mounted a Primary Arms 1-6 in an American Defense Recon. The height seems fine, but unfortunately I had to remove the rear backup sight due to not enough clearance. So much for getting a quick release scope mount!

You are right about the torque amount. AD recommends 20-25 on their mount.

AMD makes a higher version of that mount, but it will raise your entire scope up though.

[MBtech]

That is a sweet set up! I'm not too fond of any precision torque eqpt from Sears though, wouldn't buy it, But then again there is the German "goodNtight" torque spec as well. I use small "keychain" size bubble levels to mount mine and Snap-On electronic torque wrench. A cheap torque wrench... might as well just snug er down by hand goodNtight, but your set up looks awesome, reticle and pics look great!

(I may be a little too picky on the torque wrenches I work in auto industry)

[FourT6and2]

That is a sweet set up! I'm not too fond of any precision torque eqpt from Sears though, wouldn't buy it, But then again there is the German "goodNtight" torque spec as well. I use small "keychain" size bubble levels to mount mine and Snap-On electronic torque wrench. A cheap torque wrench... might as well just snug er down by hand goodNtight, but your set up looks awesome, reticle and pics look great!

(I may be a little too picky on the torque wrenches I work in auto industry)

From what I read, Wiha makes quality stuff. Not sure where it's made (I think Germany), but it came with a certificate of calibration. The torque wrench usually goes for like $200+, but it was the last one they had in stock and they were trying to get it off the shelves to make room for some newer model. There are probably better ones out there, but I figure it's a little better than the Wheeler FAT Wrench that people typically use. I only really used it this one time. But it seems pretty high quality.

[MBtech]

From what I read, Wiha makes quality stuff. Not sure where it's made (I think Germany), but it came with a certificate of calibration. The torque wrench usually goes for like $200+, but it was the last one they had in stock and they were trying to get it off the shelves to make room for some newer model. There are probably better ones out there, but I figure it's a little better than the Wheeler FAT Wrench that people typically use. I only really used it this one time. But it seems pretty high quality.

$200 for $40 bucks! THIEF! that was stolen! Nice snag

[FourT6and2]

$200 for $40 bucks! THIEF! that was stolen! Nice snag

Yeah, when I saw the price on the website, I thought I was on a fake Sears.com or something because I got to it from a link someone posted in another forum. So I was like... this seems to good to be true. So I saved the item number and called up Sears and ordered it that way. Just think of the mark up on this shit though... Crazy.

[Singlestack Wonder]

Instead of using several levels and a plumb bob, next time use a set of feeler gauges to save time. With the scope in the rings at the desired front/rear position and the rings just tightened enough to allow the scope to rotate with a little hand pressure, start inserting feeler gauges between the flat bottom of the scope (at the dials) and the mount. Insert until the gauges are snug and then tighten the rings to the require torque. This method assumes one is using quality mounts such as ADM, Bobro, LaRue, etc. This method could also be used with rings only but more feeler gauges would be required to fill the void between the upper receiver surface and the bottom of the scope.

Report back on how the scope performs.

[FourT6and2]

Instead of using several levels and a plumb bob, next time use a set of feeler gauges to save time. With the scope in the rings at the desired front/rear position and the rings just tightened enough to allow the scope to rotate with a little hand pressure, start inserting feeler gauges between the flat bottom of the scope (at the dials) and the mount. Insert until the gauges are snug and then tighten the rings to the require torque. This method assumes one is using quality mounts such as ADM, Bobro, LaRue, etc. This method could also be used with rings only but more feeler gauges would be required to fill the void between the upper receiver surface and the bottom of the scope.

Report back on how the scope performs.

I would have used feeler gauges. But can't with this mount. As you can see, it is a Bobro. But the flat of the mount is not level to the receiver.