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<blockquote data-quote="Ian M" data-source="post: 15241" data-attributes="member: 25"><p><strong>Re: I can\'t believe this</strong></p><p></p><p>Cam,</p><p>When we install the rings onto the Picatinny style bases such as Badgers or Nears we always push each ring forward, as in towards the muzzle and lock it with the 1/2" socket. Then I use the 65 inch-pound Seekonk snap-wrench on the nut. Idea is that recoil forces backward are best handled by having the rings tight to the ring slot in the direction that the forces are coming from.</p><p>Have never tried any of the other combinations, perhaps there is some merit to another method, but full forward has worked very well on a large number of rifles.</p><p></p><p>S1 just used the dreaded term "lapped" - perhaps he could suggest a good procedure for lapping rings. I have done the procedure several times with MK4's and was surprised at how much polishing and metal removal took place. Have never lapped with Badgers. I am too dense to understand how the top portion or shell of a ring does not have a significant input in fitting the scope to the rifle - I have been told that it is the equivalent to steel "duct-tape" and that only the bottom shell has to be lapped.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ian M, post: 15241, member: 25"] [b]Re: I can\'t believe this[/b] Cam, When we install the rings onto the Picatinny style bases such as Badgers or Nears we always push each ring forward, as in towards the muzzle and lock it with the 1/2" socket. Then I use the 65 inch-pound Seekonk snap-wrench on the nut. Idea is that recoil forces backward are best handled by having the rings tight to the ring slot in the direction that the forces are coming from. Have never tried any of the other combinations, perhaps there is some merit to another method, but full forward has worked very well on a large number of rifles. S1 just used the dreaded term "lapped" - perhaps he could suggest a good procedure for lapping rings. I have done the procedure several times with MK4's and was surprised at how much polishing and metal removal took place. Have never lapped with Badgers. I am too dense to understand how the top portion or shell of a ring does not have a significant input in fitting the scope to the rifle - I have been told that it is the equivalent to steel "duct-tape" and that only the bottom shell has to be lapped. [/QUOTE]
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