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Scope Mounting Guide: Rings, Bases, Height and Torque

Scope Mounting Guide: Rings, Bases, Height and Torque

Posted by D&R Sports Center on Jun 14th 2026

Mounting is where a lot of otherwise-good rifle setups quietly fail. The scope is fine, the rifle is fine, but the zero wanders — almost always because of the mount. Get these steps right and your opt … read more
How to Zero a Rifle Scope: A Simple Step-by-Step

How to Zero a Rifle Scope: A Simple Step-by-Step

Posted by D&R Sports Center on Jun 4th 2026

Zeroing means aligning your point of aim with your point of impact at a chosen distance. It is simple once you stop chasing single shots and start reading groups. Here is the whole process. 1. Mount … read more
How to Mount and Zero a Pistol Red Dot

How to Mount and Zero a Pistol Red Dot

Posted by D&R Sports Center on May 30th 2026

A slide-mounted red dot is only as good as its installation. Get the mounting right and the zero takes ten minutes and holds for years; get it wrong and the dot walks under recoil, the screws back out … read more
Co-Witnessing Iron Sights with a Red Dot

Co-Witnessing Iron Sights with a Red Dot

Posted by D&R Sports Center on Mar 28th 2026

Co-witnessing means setting your iron sights at a height where you can see and use them through a red dot window. It gives you a fallback if the optic fails and, just as usefully, a built-in reference … read more
How to Choose Scope Rings: Height and Diameter

How to Choose Scope Rings: Height and Diameter

Posted by D&R Sports Center on Feb 1st 2026

Rings are where a scope meets a rifle, and getting them right is the difference between an optic that holds zero for a decade and one that fights you every range trip. They are also where people econo … read more