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Originally Posted by Dean2
Use a level and Plumb Bob to put a perfectly level + on a wall ten feet or more away. Mount the gun on your shoulder using sticks, bipod or offhand depending how you shoot. Level the reticle to the shoulder mounted rifle. What is important is that the reticle is level and square vertically when you are shooting it. Being square while the gun is in a vice is actually irrelevant unless you are mounting a scope strictly for shooting from a bench mounted rest like BR competition. Getting it square in a vice may not make it square when you are shooting it because your body and shoulder are not perfectly vertical or horizontally true.
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Leveling the rifle and then the optic will show you if your holding your rifle crooked. A lot of people have engrained bad habits into their shooting form. If you mount a level permanently on your scope or rings it’s a great tool to show you if your canted