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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1251994" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>Most people are starting with a factory rifle that's already been finished.</p><p></p><p>I've just been around long enough to see more than one big, heavy scope on a heavy recoiling rifle snap off due to the shearing forces when fired and seen too many scope mounts of every type that don't fit absolutely perfectly.</p><p></p><p>If I were starting from scratch with a custom I'd not only bed it, I'd pin it and make sure to use 8x40 screws as well if I were going to top it with a high dollar heavy scope.</p><p></p><p>I once saw a guy on his first range outing with a custom rifle topped with an extremely expensive scope cry when it snapped off on about his third shot.</p><p></p><p>The gunsmith at the shop next door told him it was due to improperly fitted mounts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1251994, member: 30902"] Most people are starting with a factory rifle that's already been finished. I've just been around long enough to see more than one big, heavy scope on a heavy recoiling rifle snap off due to the shearing forces when fired and seen too many scope mounts of every type that don't fit absolutely perfectly. If I were starting from scratch with a custom I'd not only bed it, I'd pin it and make sure to use 8x40 screws as well if I were going to top it with a high dollar heavy scope. I once saw a guy on his first range outing with a custom rifle topped with an extremely expensive scope cry when it snapped off on about his third shot. The gunsmith at the shop next door told him it was due to improperly fitted mounts. [/QUOTE]
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