Another thing you can do before bedding the mounts is to lap the bases. Wrap the action in 320 grit paper and the stroke the base over the area of the mounting surface. You can do to the alumina black on the resulting shiny spots but not necessary if set in epoxy. All of this is a bit anal but the whole equation consists of eliminating as many variables as possible. If you do all this you will not have to wonder about the scope mounting.


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