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Originally Posted by rraisley
I still don't understand how so many scope mounting tutorials just say to leave the scope loose until it's pointing exactly to where the boresight is pointing, then tighten it down, when it doesn't seem that most of the mounts have any real adjustment; they're just clamps, after all.
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I believe the reason they say not to clamp down has to do with left/right adjustment, not up/down. Whether using a "turn in" style, or weaver style, there is always left/right adjustment in the rear ring. Having the scope line up with the bore before tightening has more to do with making sure the rings are aligned, rather than the scope adjustments. Rings even slightly out of alignment will cause all kinds of problems. I always lap my rings as well when mounting a scope. The more surface area you can get holding that scope the better.