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Scope bedding?
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<blockquote data-quote="osok-1k" data-source="post: 1899139" data-attributes="member: 106259"><p>I read an article about a gunsmith who mounted the barreled action in a jig on his mill that was very true and level in all axis, installed the base and rings and then cut the rings with a ball mill. H e would then install the scope which he counted clicks stop to stop and centered the reticle in the scope based on that. He claim that he was rarely more than .25-.5 off at initial zeroing at the range. That's a big claim unless he did all of this after all of his finish work and never removed the base or rings. I can see that the receiver would likely be very level and leveling the scope relative to plumb should be very true as well. I used to always lap rings but I bed all of mine now, it's just too simple a process not to. I want my scope free of lateral or vertical stresses when mounted, I also lightly chamfer or round the edges of the bedding compound after it's cured. Never tried it Warne vertical split rings though I would be interested to see if someone has and what issues they found if any.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="osok-1k, post: 1899139, member: 106259"] I read an article about a gunsmith who mounted the barreled action in a jig on his mill that was very true and level in all axis, installed the base and rings and then cut the rings with a ball mill. H e would then install the scope which he counted clicks stop to stop and centered the reticle in the scope based on that. He claim that he was rarely more than .25-.5 off at initial zeroing at the range. That's a big claim unless he did all of this after all of his finish work and never removed the base or rings. I can see that the receiver would likely be very level and leveling the scope relative to plumb should be very true as well. I used to always lap rings but I bed all of mine now, it's just too simple a process not to. I want my scope free of lateral or vertical stresses when mounted, I also lightly chamfer or round the edges of the bedding compound after it's cured. Never tried it Warne vertical split rings though I would be interested to see if someone has and what issues they found if any. [/QUOTE]
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