When I have this sort of misalignment, I generally use five-minute epoxy to bed the scope into the rings. If I need to raise the front ring, (and, in this case, it hasd to come up quite a bit) I cut a thin strip of business card which will lie in the front of the front ring. I then wax the scope tube, degrease the bottom half of the rings, mix the epoxy and put some on each ring. Then, put the scope in the rings (don't dawdle!) and snug the tops down (not too tight. just enough to bottom at the rear of the rear ring while the front is supported by the card). Let it set up for a half hour or so then remove the scope and trim off the excess epoxy and there you have it. The bottom halves of the rings will be perfectly aligned with the scope tube and the scope will be sitting in the correct attitude. GD
