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<blockquote data-quote="918v" data-source="post: 1101374" data-attributes="member: 84964"><p>Very true.</p><p></p><p>If you put a steel ruler to a rail you'll find its not straight. Some rails are more straight than others. But what really counts is whether the rail is straight once torqued to a rifle. The ideal setup has a receiver with a built in rail. But most actions don't. So lapping is the only way to achieve perfect alignment. Now, some will argue that bedding a rail will assure perfect alignment, however bedding a warped rail will only give you a bedded warped rail. Finally, if you think that a high quality rail is gonna be perfectly straight, you should check some high quality rails. From my experience, Badger is the least warped and your best bet. IOR rails are machined wrong. TPS looks like a banana. If you send it back they will straighten it for you- it will look like a banana that has been molested in a vice. </p><p></p><p>So don't ef up your scope. Get a steel ruler and put on a pair of glasses. Put the ruler to the rail. Look for light under the ruler. Fix the misalignment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="918v, post: 1101374, member: 84964"] Very true. If you put a steel ruler to a rail you'll find its not straight. Some rails are more straight than others. But what really counts is whether the rail is straight once torqued to a rifle. The ideal setup has a receiver with a built in rail. But most actions don't. So lapping is the only way to achieve perfect alignment. Now, some will argue that bedding a rail will assure perfect alignment, however bedding a warped rail will only give you a bedded warped rail. Finally, if you think that a high quality rail is gonna be perfectly straight, you should check some high quality rails. From my experience, Badger is the least warped and your best bet. IOR rails are machined wrong. TPS looks like a banana. If you send it back they will straighten it for you- it will look like a banana that has been molested in a vice. So don't ef up your scope. Get a steel ruler and put on a pair of glasses. Put the ruler to the rail. Look for light under the ruler. Fix the misalignment. [/QUOTE]
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