Dude.... Wtf.... All these years I've just looked through the scope and it's NEVER occurred to me that you could use a flashlight to turn the reticle picture into almost like a projector on the wall. Simple yet brilliant... Thank you good sir!
I align my reticles using a plumb line as well, though it never occurred to me to use a torch to show the reticle on a background. I've always just looked through the scope. Learn something new and useful everyday. Thanks!
Almost done. Now once everything is centered spin your elevation up and down to make sure the internals are aligned with the reticle. Windage is a bit trickier. Using a squared line on paper works. Having a true horizon is even better.
Hi Danny, i learnt this many years ago at an air rifle club, one tip for your viewers though, spirit levels can be way off ! to test a level put it on a flat surface and note the edge of the actual bubble then spin the level around and the edge of the bubble should be in exactly the same place....cheap levels tend to be way off i just bought ten cheap plastic bubbles (just the bubbles without the frame for this very purpose and only 1 was accurate..........just a wee tip
By beginning with a spirit level on the gun to level the gun itself, this flashlight approach will produce a proper reticle-to-bore alignment if and only if both the gun and the scope rings are mechanically perfect across about a half dozen potential sources of error. In other words, in most cases it will likely be better than eyeballing it but don't trust it to yield near-perfect alignment.
Very clever trick, ive been HFT shooting for 10 years and this is the first time ive seen anything like this. My one criticism would be the stock is not the best place to take a level reading, I like to level from the breech area or the top of the scope rail. Thanks for showing me something new.
i had previously adjusted stock and action so they were square. I added the caption about the clip on bubbles for this reason. thankyou for watching tho. and thankyou for the feedback
Damn, I never thought of that. All these years I've been dicking around with multiple levels, tightening, checking the scope, untighten, relevel the scope, retighten, ect....
Well done. Migrate to America. Im sure you shoot as well as you level scopes. We could use ya coming up here before too long, more likely. Love from Texas & Arizona. Thanks for making me a little more lethal, without needing anything fancy.
If your vertical reticle stadia line doesn’t pass through the center of the rifle bore it’s kind of a waste of time isn’t it. Otherwise you’re just guessing that barrel bore, gravity and reticle are aligned.
Bro said all you need is a torch! I got super excited and brought in my oxygen acetylene rig my wife was like what are you doing with your torch in the kitchen? I said I don’t know I’ll tell you when the British guy tells me! Was super let down!!!!!!
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Dude.... Wtf.... All these years I've just looked through the scope and it's NEVER occurred to me that you could use a flashlight to turn the reticle picture into almost like a projector on the wall. Simple yet brilliant... Thank you good sir!
So glad this helped you out
That is simply genius.
Thankyou so much
I align my reticles using a plumb line as well, though it never occurred to me to use a torch to show the reticle on a background. I've always just looked through the scope. Learn something new and useful everyday. Thanks!
Thanks for watching
Torch??? we callem flashlights here in USA, but I get it, you're across the pond 👍🏻
Almost done. Now once everything is centered spin your elevation up and down to make sure the internals are aligned with the reticle. Windage is a bit trickier. Using a squared line on paper works. Having a true horizon is even better.
The BEST! video about scope leveling on RUclips.
thankyou. glad it helped
Hi Danny, i learnt this many years ago at an air rifle club, one tip for your viewers though, spirit levels can be way off ! to test a level put it on a flat surface and note the edge of the actual bubble then spin the level around and the edge of the bubble should be in exactly the same place....cheap levels tend to be way off
i just bought ten cheap plastic bubbles (just the bubbles without the frame for this very purpose and only 1 was accurate..........just a wee tip
Outstanding!!! Mind blown how simple and how genius this is. Thank you!
Thankyou. Glad it helps
Danny does things smartly.
Thanks Danny , absolutely fantastic tip.
By beginning with a spirit level on the gun to level the gun itself, this flashlight approach will produce a proper reticle-to-bore alignment if and only if both the gun and the scope rings are mechanically perfect across about a half dozen potential sources of error. In other words, in most cases it will likely be better than eyeballing it but don't trust it to yield near-perfect alignment.
Simple and elegant. Nice!
So easy & straightforward but I would never have thought of doing it. Thanks Danny
Stephen Murray thanks buddy. Glad I could help a little
I have to say that is a brilliant idea, thanks for sharing 👍👍👍👍👍
Very clever trick, ive been HFT shooting for 10 years and this is the first time ive seen anything like this. My one criticism would be the stock is not the best place to take a level reading, I like to level from the breech area or the top of the scope rail. Thanks for showing me something new.
i had previously adjusted stock and action so they were square. I added the caption about the clip on bubbles for this reason. thankyou for watching tho. and thankyou for the feedback
Thanks! Simple and accurate 👌
Tighten the clamp screws while doing this to keep it aligned until tight.
Absolutely brilliant. Thank you
Best video on RUclips about this. Thank you so much bro.
so glad it helped you. thanks for the comment
That was brilliant.....Thanks mate
Damn, I never thought of that. All these years I've been dicking around with multiple levels, tightening, checking the scope, untighten, relevel the scope, retighten, ect....
thankyou
Absolutely brilliant.
Thanks! Great idea, everyone can’t afford all the fancy tools that are on most videos.
Exactly. Thankyou
i think im going to need a proper gun vice
Well done. Migrate to America. Im sure you shoot as well as you level scopes. We could use ya coming up here before too long, more likely. Love from Texas & Arizona. Thanks for making me a little more lethal, without needing anything fancy.
Thanks for watching and glad to help
I just heard of this. Thank you for sharing .
Brilliant!
Guess I’ll be testing my rifles later this week, hmmm! 🤔
Hope it works well for you
Hope it works well for you
Thanks , great trick , thanks again for sharing this
Thank you, I never thought about doing that.
Yes. That is genius. Thank you!
Thankyou
Best zeroing in vid by far thumbs up from me pal 👍
thankyou
brilliant thanks!
🤯
Nice job !thanks
Cracking idea!
That is cool! Sending this vid to my husband.
Thankyou
Ahh interesting. Good video.
Spend $15 and buy the wheeler scope level kit and you're done in seconds. And you can donit to any gun anywhere.
Brilliant 👍
If your vertical reticle stadia line doesn’t pass through the center of the rifle bore it’s kind of a waste of time isn’t it.
Otherwise you’re just guessing that barrel bore, gravity and reticle are aligned.
Genius!
Nice one Dan, was a new one on me....
Sliding parallels work well also
Clever👍👍😄😄
The easiest and best way.
Two birds with one stone 👌🏻
Thankyou
Brilliant!
thankyou
Just found your channel and subscribed
Awesome. Thankyou
very good idea 💡, simple to implement, a question: how far do you place the scope from the sheet on the wall?. Thank you
I just had it about a meter away. As long as the projected reticle is clear
@@CultofRust ok 👌
Buy a Spuhr mount and the scope is leveled without adjusting. That’s the perfect and easiest way.
Very good. never seen it done that way before. be the perfect way to tune you scope bubble I will diffidently try it. Thank you
Thankyou
Brilliant I say
How do you accomplish this if your receiver doesn't have a flat spot for the spirit level? Most of my rifles do but some do not.
I'd use a scope mount level in that case I guess
You are assuming that where you placed the level is perfectly the same as the bore??
Excellent BUT i guess we had to guess that you directed the torch/flashlight through the scope - I missed if you showed that or explained it
Glad you enjoyed it. At 1.39 the caption says the torch shines through scope
Best KISs ( Keep It Simple stupid) ever on scope leveling.
Brilliant
thankyou
Bro said all you need is a torch! I got super excited and brought in my oxygen acetylene rig my wife was like what are you doing with your torch in the kitchen? I said I don’t know I’ll tell you when the British guy tells me! Was super let down!!!!!!
I hope you managed to find a use for the torch until you get a "flashlight"
Goddamn brilliant.
thankyou
You should of put the level on the action NOT the Woodwork Dude ?
Plumb line to expensive just a bolt with some of nans wool😂
Hey if it works dude....gravity is still free lol
@CultofRust agreed ha 😆 🤣
Thank You , short and to the point explanation.....the old KISS theory....keep it simple stupid....
thankyou. glad it helped
Pretty sure your scope was upside down? Christmas trees are on the bottom.
Look about 1.08 viper logo up the right way... Because I'm going wrong way down scope it flips reticle
Lol fuck me. I've struggled with this for years and you solved my conundrum in 2 minutes. Thank you
Thankyou. So glad it was useful to you
Crap tryed it wen you put gun to your shoulder its wonky ret coz no human shoulder is plum or straight !!
erm. so you're holding the gun "wonky"