Scope levels

[Bluenicoli]

Hi all, after messing about with Crosmans and collecting Umarex replicas for many years I have got myself my first springer, an SFS Chieftain. I have shot it out to about 15 yards at home and it's a lot of fun so far but recoil is something I need to get used to! I'm wanting to get it set up as nicely as I can and was looking for a couple of recommendations. Firstly a gun vice that's not going to break the bank so I can tinker with it safely and secondly a level or set of levels I can use to get the scope set up properly. Planning on taking it to the range on Monday to push it out to 55 yards and see what it (or I) can do!

[simona]

The Chieftain is an HW97 based gun isn't it? There's not too many flat horizontal surfaces on the 97. You might have to try to eyeball the gun being upright and use a plumb line to set the scope square, or perhaps the edge of a door frame if your house is better built than mine.

[Travis299]

This may help as this site has a lot of excellent scope info. https://www.rimfirecentral.com/threa...y-here.496141/

[Jesim1]

Try this for a work bench to hold your gun:

https://www.philipmorrisdirect.co.uk...582466738aeb5d

And try these for setting up your scope, I got 10 of a similar spec and measured them all against each other and an iPhone's in built spirit level, then I kept 6 which were all agreeing, and binned the others as they were out - it's worth it at this price

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Picture-Han...y%2C44&sr=1-12

You can always find a small flat bit to get your scope levelled, even on a 97

[I. J.]

[4end]

Quite correct. Scope levels are a complete waste of time and money. If you believe you can set up a scope to be true to level and plumb you are sadly mistaken. The reasons being is that the small levels are so inaccurate and too short to give a meaningful reading off any of the narrow surface areas found on a gun. Those that fit around a scope are even worse as to set them correctly you need a datum and there is not one. If there is a need to 'level' a scope, align the vertical cross hair with a plumbline or the corner of a building. In doing this, it can only tell you that the crosshair is vertical and not that the gun is level across its axis asthe scope has revolved slightly in the scope cradle and the rifle is not necessarily level, no datum, no good.

[Tonynw1]

Try this for a work bench to hold your gun:

https://www.philipmorrisdirect.co.uk...582466738aeb5d

And try these for setting up your scope, I got 10 of a similar spec and measured them all against each other and an iPhone's in built spirit level, then I kept 6 which were all agreeing, and binned the others as they were out - it's worth it at this price

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Picture-Han...y%2C44&sr=1-12

You can always find a small flat bit to get your scope levelled, even on a 97

What scope is that on the wolverine r????

[Jesim1]

What scope is that on the wolverine r????

That's a Bushnell Nitro 6-24x50 : https://www.opticswarehouse.co.uk/bu...a-rifle-scopes