oldrookie

David, thanks again. You may have saved me a lot of time and aggrevation. Who knows, that barrel could twist slightly at discharge. I will definately use bag only tomorrow and that should tell me if I am holding horizonal and vertical.

What your saying makes sense. If I am slanted slightly, say inside 1:00 that could mean as much as 2 inches at 100 yards. Thanks again and I will definately report back.

RobertSubnet

With regards to the scope rings, you may want to look in to a product called Loctite. It is also called Guntite from Uncle Mikes which is available at gun stores.

Loctite/Guntite is essentially a glue (thread lock)specifically made to keep screws from loosening that are subject to shock/vibrations. IE: scope rings.

Loctite comes in 3 flavors:

Blue: expect to break 1 or 2 screwdriversloosening the bond.
Red: you'll need a blow torch to loosen this guy.
Green: this is for use on metal parts that have allready been assembled-it penetrates in to them.

Guntite strength, I am told is in between Blue and Red.

And as others have said, don't ask why I know this, but at least I am in good company

All the best,
~Robert