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<blockquote data-quote="kcebcj" data-source="post: 630963" data-attributes="member: 10391"><p>Originally Posted by <strong>kcebcj</strong> <a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f22/scope-base-reco-88971/#post630707" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/images/styles/longrangehunting/buttons/viewpost.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> </p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> You could machine the top of the receiver to get it true but you want as much strength there as you can get so removing metal is a bad thing. Receivers are rarely true so if one just bolts the rail down it could twist or arch or who knows what. A smith that knows what he is doing will get the rail square and true with the receiver in all directions using the proper tools of his trade and a bedding compound of his choice. Once the bedding compound has cured and is cleaned up and the rail is torque into place the rings will line perfectly.</p><p> </p><p> Chose a rail with the proper MOA pitch so that whatever scope you will be using can adjust to the range the rifle will be capable of. On the last Win receiver I used a rail with 10 MOA. Yes Picatinny type.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kcebcj, post: 630963, member: 10391"] Originally Posted by [B]kcebcj[/B] [URL="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f22/scope-base-reco-88971/#post630707"][IMG]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/images/styles/longrangehunting/buttons/viewpost.gif[/IMG][/URL] [I][/I] You could machine the top of the receiver to get it true but you want as much strength there as you can get so removing metal is a bad thing. Receivers are rarely true so if one just bolts the rail down it could twist or arch or who knows what. A smith that knows what he is doing will get the rail square and true with the receiver in all directions using the proper tools of his trade and a bedding compound of his choice. Once the bedding compound has cured and is cleaned up and the rail is torque into place the rings will line perfectly. Chose a rail with the proper MOA pitch so that whatever scope you will be using can adjust to the range the rifle will be capable of. On the last Win receiver I used a rail with 10 MOA. Yes Picatinny type. [/QUOTE]
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