No such thing as a dumb question. But yes, everything is tight. Like I said earlier my buddy is having the same problem. The rail is an aftermarket rail from brenalli (I think that's right) Leupold scope and rings. I took it all down and mounted a swarvoski on it and tried that. I've been...
A couple years back I purchased a ruger scout. I put a full rail on it and a good scope. I bought it cuz I do a lot of way back country hunting and a majority of the elk I kill are in timber and shots are under a 100 yards. But to the point.....I can not get this gun to group at 100 yards...