Weather you had someone mount your scope or you mounted it yourself, be sure there is no play in the scope. Make sure it's secure and tighten down properly. This very important to keep your accuracy true. Two grains of load will shoot differently. Depending on what you are hunting choose a grain load and stick with it. To remove any human error secure the rifle on a comfortable stand or rest.

1. Measure from the muzzle tip location down range 100 yards. Mark the spot and set up a 2' x 2' target. This target template needs to have two lines about 1" wide. One line centered top to bottom plumbed vertically. One line centered side to side leveled horizontally. Level and plumb is very important. The target needs to be stable enough for multiple impacts. It shouldn't move at all when hit with a bullet several times.

2. Install bore sights in muzzle as instructions indicate. Look thru your scope as if to line up on a target. You will see two sets of crosshairs. These crosshairs must line up with each other exactly. The vertical lines plumbed together up and down, and the horizontal lines level together from side to side. Adjust the mount base vertical screw to line up the vertical lines. Adjust the scopes horizontal screw to line up horizontally. When you achieve this step precisely you have completely aligned your scope with the rifle bore. Remove the bore sights.

3. Load the rifle with one round. Get stable and rest the rifle on your shooting rest with every shot you take. Line up on the target you set up at 100 yards. Slowly squeeze the trigger when you have the target center centered and fire. If you hit your target template that is good. If not move the target 25' closer and repeat the shot. You must have a starting point before you can fine adjust your scope. When you hit your target adjust vertical adjustment left or right to achieve vertical center. (Use the base or mount screws to adjust vertical). Adjust horizontal adjustment screw to achieve horizontal center. Move the target back to 100 yards. Repeat and take three shots. Get a good grouping of three shots. It is fine if you are 2 to 3 inches high on the target. But you should be precise with the vertical. The close shots are within tolerance and the longer shots will be compensated for. Move the target out down range to 500 yards if possible. Fire three more rounds at this target at 500 yards. If you are not happy with the group of three shots go back to 100 yards and do it over. 100 yard groupings that are 2" to 3" in size is good. Human error can cause larger group sizes.