Scope mounting

[Crunchy]

Well I sent my scope in to Leoupold to have the CDS system/dial installed.  It should be back in about a week.  I was thinking of going an extra step when I install it, and do more than just slap it on and site it in.  I was thinking of buying the mounting kit of which I only really need the lapping tool and levels.  Price tag was about 100 bucks at Cabelas.  Any suggestions since I dont want to spend that for something I probably will only use once or twice.

[buckfvr]

That makes two of us........Im looking at the same thing, dont want to bugger up a higher end scope.  Not Leupold but scope and turrets will be coming from Kenton Industries.

[Huntbear]

You do not need all that.  Get you a 1" piece of pipe or solid stock about 18" long.  Use that to make sure everything is straight and aligned with each other.   

I am assuming you have a cleaning cradle or some type of cradle to put the gun in when mounting the scope and making sure the crosshairs are vertical and horizontal.  Get a 2.00 string level to set on top of the scope if you are really that worried about it being perfectly level...

You spend 10.00 instead of 100.00.  I am a trained gunsmith, mounted hundreds of scopes.. I lapped a total of 2 sets of rings.  The guy shot 1000 yard competition. 

You can also get a set of Burris rings with the floating centers for mounting if you really need that ...

[Crunchy]

I was thinking lapping the rings might not be a bad idea since the top ring halves are now likely mixed up.  I took them off and set them on the dining room table how they came off the scope.  Wife thought she pick them up and put them in a ziploc bag.  So now I dont know which is which 

[buckfvr]

1 inch pipe or dowel might be a bit sloppy for 30mm rings.....what say Huntbear ??  30mm converts to 1.18 inches.   

[ducksoup]

go here;
http://www.shooters-supply.com/photos/HaydonLapKit.jpg

 around $30 buck and they work great. no scope ever gets mounted on my guns before I lap the rings.