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New Ruger American shoots straight with open sights. No problem there, so I was ready to mount a scope. It's a Leupold VX-2 and I am using Weaver #12 Base Top Mounts with Leupold QRW Low rings.
At 50 yards I miss the target completely, unless both elevation and windage are at their limits. Even then I'm still low and left by several MOA. Too many MOA to count.
Obviously I did something dumb, but what? The Weaver mounts don't have any adjustments. They just attach with two screws in fixed locations. I also followed Leupold's ring instructions to the letter, including torque requirements. The groupings are consistent. The scope is level, though I did that to the best of my ability (leveling the rifle, then rotating the scope to align the reticle with a plumb bob and string hung in the distance). Everything seems perfect, but I am hitting ridiculously low and left.
What's wrong?
I suspect the Weaver Base Top Mounts only because they're the only thing that isn't Leupold. Surely my expensive new scope is perfect... ?
Using the same technique and a Leupold Mark 2 IMS I had no trouble at all mounting a Nikon scope on an AR. I thought the Ruger would be just as straightforward.
At 50 yards I miss the target completely, unless both elevation and windage are at their limits. Even then I'm still low and left by several MOA. Too many MOA to count.
Obviously I did something dumb, but what? The Weaver mounts don't have any adjustments. They just attach with two screws in fixed locations. I also followed Leupold's ring instructions to the letter, including torque requirements. The groupings are consistent. The scope is level, though I did that to the best of my ability (leveling the rifle, then rotating the scope to align the reticle with a plumb bob and string hung in the distance). Everything seems perfect, but I am hitting ridiculously low and left.
What's wrong?
I suspect the Weaver Base Top Mounts only because they're the only thing that isn't Leupold. Surely my expensive new scope is perfect... ?
Using the same technique and a Leupold Mark 2 IMS I had no trouble at all mounting a Nikon scope on an AR. I thought the Ruger would be just as straightforward.