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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
Do you put anything between your rings and scope tube?
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<blockquote data-quote="tony d willIiams" data-source="post: 1876541" data-attributes="member: 108777"><p>There is a force called hydraulicing, I beg forgiveness for poor spelling. When a fluid is compressed there is little to no expansion of the fluid. The fluid will cause your rings to expand or your scope to compress damaging internal components and give you forever drifting POI. I ruined one scope many ages ago by following advice without thinking it through. Gun store advice is not always good.</p><p>A good torque wrench is not expensive and worth its weight in gold. I use 242 Loktite, (blue), on mounting and ring tightening screws. This Loktite will not loosen but the fastener can be removed with same force it was tightened. I began that practice when I was using quality rings and my scope would keep drifting. This was on my 338 LM, a violent rifle, and the habit just ended up being on all my scope mountings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tony d willIiams, post: 1876541, member: 108777"] There is a force called hydraulicing, I beg forgiveness for poor spelling. When a fluid is compressed there is little to no expansion of the fluid. The fluid will cause your rings to expand or your scope to compress damaging internal components and give you forever drifting POI. I ruined one scope many ages ago by following advice without thinking it through. Gun store advice is not always good. A good torque wrench is not expensive and worth its weight in gold. I use 242 Loktite, (blue), on mounting and ring tightening screws. This Loktite will not loosen but the fastener can be removed with same force it was tightened. I began that practice when I was using quality rings and my scope would keep drifting. This was on my 338 LM, a violent rifle, and the habit just ended up being on all my scope mountings. [/QUOTE]
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