Scope Mounting question-stevens 200

[Texaszach]

I originally posted this under the rifles section but could get no response.
So thought this was the next best category, sorry i'm new on the forums.

Here's the original post:

I recently bought a Stevens 200 in .270 win for 250 brand new.
I am definitely a budget shopper considering I have an 18 month old daughter and am a full time college student.

Anyways back to the gun..
I wanted to try to get a decent mount without having to order so ended up going with weaver mounts for about $7 at walmart and some Leupold rifleman cross slot type rings.

Question is: Does it matter which way my bases face?It looks really long how I have it set up now and was wondering if it is supposed to be a certain way. I dont want to jack up a scope right off the bat.

I do not yet have the scope but plan to buy one of the new Redfield Revolution in 3-9x40 with the accu-range reticle.. I have done a lot of reading and have only read good things about them and can find them online for 150. Considering they're backed by Leupold's lifetime warranty.. dont think it can be beat right now

 

[sansone]

savage bolties ARE a little long between bases (2-piece base).. B-Square makes a nice one piece base that will allow shorter scopes to fit. You could buy extension rings to accomodate a short scope but it would be cheaper to get the one piece base. You should not have a problem with classic long scopes. The bases you have can face either direction as long as the holes line-up

 

[rcmodel]

If it matches the screw holes in the front and rear receiver ring it shouldn't matter.

Unless of course, the base bottom is flat on one end and rounded on the other.
In that case, you have the wrong base for a Savage 110, as I believe the Stevens 200 has a round, same diameter receiver.

When you mount the rings, be sure and slide them forward so the cross-bolts are bearing on the fronts of the slots in the base before you tighten the clamps and mount the scope in the rings.

That keeps the rings from slipping forward under recoil until they get to the front of the slots and stop.

PS: You can assemble the whole thing semi-permantly on the rifle and bore-sight it by looking through the bore at a spot 100 or so yards away.

If the crosshairs are pretty close to the target, the base is correct for the rifle.

Then go back and tighten all the screws.

rc

 

[Texaszach]

Yeah ok thanks guys. I'm going to flip the base so they both face in to shorten the gap.
What do u mean look through the bore to bore sight it? Sorry this is my first centerfire rifle that I've actually owned/ went out did all research and bought myself.

Thanks for the help guys.
Last thing I want to have to do is pay someone to do it if I can

 

[Old Guard Dog]

Remove the bolt, set the rifle on something solid, and sight through the bore. See if the crosshairs are close to the spot the bore is "seeing".

 

[Texaszach]

Ok awesome. I thought bore sighting was a lot more complicated than that