codyadams
Well-Known Member
I did clean all the shoe polish off the tube and got it down to the factory finish prior to reassembly, as well as cleaned up any remaining polish from the devcon itself, however your concept makes sense. But people like Ryan Pierce and other very smart rifle builders bed their rings religiously, and never have issues, so I figured that bedding the rings would be the ticket. I may reach out to him about his ring bedding process, if he would be willing to share. Bottom line, there wasn't enough grip. Something as simple as going 25 in-lbs vs 20 may have been enough to keep the scope in place, or roughing up the surface slightly, but on such an expensive optic, I didn't want to take the chance of possibly damaging it by over torquing, I do not know where the max is as it isn't openly stated in the manual, so I wanted to stay safe. If 20 in-lbs on that much surface area doesn't hold it, then I will simply increase the surface area.
I will also say that even though the devcon was slick, the grip it gave on the tube was outstanding. When I initially tightened it down, just using an Allen key and rolling it in my fingers to tighten the screws for all 8 screws, not even grabbing the short end and adding any torque, was enough to prevent me from being able to turn or push the optic forward or back. The screws had to nearly be loose to move the scope, the grip was so good. That is why I was so shocked it moved! I have used the Burris signature rings and their smooth poly inserts have almost as much grip, but like I said, I could push the scope down into the bases and nearly lift the rifle up without the ring top caps being installed, the fit was that good. I'm still blown away it wasn't enough, so my solution is maximum possible grip.
But this gun with his brake gives a recoil impulse with negative g's that would destroy a mediocre scope.
