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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
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Can I reuse lapped rings on new gun and scope
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<blockquote data-quote="badthirtyone" data-source="post: 2371094" data-attributes="member: 9573"><p>It has always been my experience when lapping a set of rings that you are lapping in relation to that particular pic rail, The lapping bar is simply the nominal diameter of the scope that will end up being mounted in those rings but is doing the work of truing the rings to the rail and receiver.</p><p></p><p>So, short answer, you may absolutely reuse those rings. You will more than likely have to re-lap them to be Trued to whatever base or pic rail they end up on.</p><p></p><p>I should also add that lapping is primarily for removing any eccentric or out of round condition that is found in the rings themselves. They are often not machined in a pure circle and therefore the lapping bar is removing material to true the surface to meet with a hopefully perfectly round scope body.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="badthirtyone, post: 2371094, member: 9573"] It has always been my experience when lapping a set of rings that you are lapping in relation to that particular pic rail, The lapping bar is simply the nominal diameter of the scope that will end up being mounted in those rings but is doing the work of truing the rings to the rail and receiver. So, short answer, you may absolutely reuse those rings. You will more than likely have to re-lap them to be Trued to whatever base or pic rail they end up on. I should also add that lapping is primarily for removing any eccentric or out of round condition that is found in the rings themselves. They are often not machined in a pure circle and therefore the lapping bar is removing material to true the surface to meet with a hopefully perfectly round scope body. [/QUOTE]
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