Author Topic: Stevens light sporter.....crooked base ??? (Read 648 times)

Mike in Ct · « **on:** April 12, 2006, 01:31:46 PM »

I converted a model 200 stevens 308 winchester to a 6.5 X 284 ...new stock , pacnor barrel,.slick sav-2 trigger...I set it up with the old scope & mounts to try it out ...weaver bases, millet rings & a trusty old 8 X 24 BSA scope that fit..Had the gun shop bore sight it...Total waste of time & ammo...it was shootin way high & left...I got it on the paper doing a fiddle job with those adjustable millet rings,the gun shot well enough ..so I ordered a good burris scope & warne rings....THe new scope & rings arrived .....Burris 8 X 32 with a 50 something AO lens & high Warne mounts & rings...Big Aliangment problem...scope points to the right barrel to the left...At only 20 yds the scope sights are all the way right & the gun is shooting 6.5 inches to the left...I switched to aluminum weaver bases & ground them to get near center...4 tries & I'm to within an inch & a half of being there....scope is still hard to the right all the way...HOW FAR DOWN DARE I GRIND OFF metal on these cheap bases

I'm polishing off a thousanth or two at a time from the front [right side] rear [left side]...I'm close to getting it on the center but I'm getting nevous these ground to fit bases won't hold up to the recoil of the caliber ..the scope weights like two pounds...Any Ideas

mike in ct

5.56er · « **Reply #1 on:** April 13, 2006, 11:55:02 AM »

I had to do a model 96 mauser like that, try a redfield one piece base it has height and elevation adjustments it might get you on

Mike in Ct · « **Reply #2 on:** April 26, 2006, 05:32:29 AM »

Got it to a real range & it shoots very well....the scope has 20 clicks to the right remaining so it is way off center...I'm going to try the new burris 30 MM high signature Zee rings that fit the weaver style warne base...It never ends tinkering with these things...mike in ct

yankee · « **Reply #3 on:** April 30, 2006, 03:44:06 AM »

Your rifle has one of a couple possible problems. 1. The holes for the scope bases are not drilled straight or square with the action. 2. The barrel is not screwed on straight, threads not straight on barrel. Did it shoot straight with the old barrel? The signature zee rings are one way to go and work very well. Be sure to clean the oil off the rings and inserts when assembling. You may want to get the insert set for these rings that has inserts of different thicknesses. That way you can you can put a plus insert in the rear and a negative insert in the front and align the scope from side to side and or up or down. Most scopes work best when using them near the center of travel of the windage and elevation adjustments.