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Gunsmithing newbie question here on scope mounting

golddot609

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Hello, I looked for a sticky on this and could not find one. I used my google-fu and found several videos but none were using 1913 rails, all old school mounts on older rifles, i am going to TRY to mount my new steiner 5-25x56, i asked badger and was told i needed extra high rings and I hope to install the scope my self. I have the torque wrench set and levels, should i just take it to a smith? id like to do it myself and know its done right..any links to a good video or tutorial? thanks.
 
There should be a bunch of stuff, but not sure if the forum transition a few months ago nuked some of the earlier advice...

Steiner is going to be a good scope. So don't skimp on mounts/rings... Invest in a torque driver in Inch Pounds. Do a search on Torque drivers.

You didn't say what you were using for rings/mounts/rifle, etc. Post some pictures? There are lots of good folks here to help... Welcome aboard.

Cheers, Sirhr
 
There should be a bunch of stuff, but not sure if the forum transition a few months ago nuked some of the earlier advice...

Steiner is going to be a good scope. So don't skimp on mounts/rings... Invest in a torque driver in Inch Pounds. Do a search on Torque drivers.

You didn't say what you were using for rings/mounts/rifle, etc. Post some pictures? There are lots of good folks here to help... Welcome aboard.

Cheers, Sirhr
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Thank you very much, i have been out in the field since thursday..The ups man is scheduled to be here with the scope tonite..as far as rings, i figured on badger or tps..most likely badger...i am learning quickly, shooting is like racing to go fast (or accurate in this case) cost money LOL