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Scope slipping at factory torque specs
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<blockquote data-quote="Rich Coyle" data-source="post: 1305091" data-attributes="member: 70559"><p>Barrelnut,</p><p></p><p>When I started buying expensive, to me, scopes to put together a lighter rifle I switched from Tasco ($100) to Swarovski ($1,675) and from Burris Signature (5oz) to Talley lightweight (2oz) rings I noticed the sharp corners of the Talley rings.</p><p></p><p>I bought a lapping kit just to make sure. Now that I have lapped a four sets for two Weatherbys, a Savage and a Ruger I am convinced no metal to scope rings are parallel to each other and lined up with the centerline of the action. It could be the action or the drilled and tapped holes in the action, but that is irrelevant to me. They can not be corrected by the casual scope installer. The rings can.</p><p></p><p>So far in the four sets none were good to go when lapping started. All had high areas. When I lap I go until there is a tiny bit of black paint left on the rings. Then I clean them and clean them again and clean them again. Because the first time I did it the rings still left some grey (I guess aluminum) on the scopes. I now mask everything except the rings and give them a paint job.</p><p></p><p>Since I switched all my scopes to Bushnell 6500 4 1/2-30X50 I don't take them off anymore. But when I did take the other brands off they didn't have the grew color on them like that first one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rich Coyle, post: 1305091, member: 70559"] Barrelnut, When I started buying expensive, to me, scopes to put together a lighter rifle I switched from Tasco ($100) to Swarovski ($1,675) and from Burris Signature (5oz) to Talley lightweight (2oz) rings I noticed the sharp corners of the Talley rings. I bought a lapping kit just to make sure. Now that I have lapped a four sets for two Weatherbys, a Savage and a Ruger I am convinced no metal to scope rings are parallel to each other and lined up with the centerline of the action. It could be the action or the drilled and tapped holes in the action, but that is irrelevant to me. They can not be corrected by the casual scope installer. The rings can. So far in the four sets none were good to go when lapping started. All had high areas. When I lap I go until there is a tiny bit of black paint left on the rings. Then I clean them and clean them again and clean them again. Because the first time I did it the rings still left some grey (I guess aluminum) on the scopes. I now mask everything except the rings and give them a paint job. Since I switched all my scopes to Bushnell 6500 4 1/2-30X50 I don't take them off anymore. But when I did take the other brands off they didn't have the grew color on them like that first one. [/QUOTE]
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