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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
Steel Rings with Aluminum Base?
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<blockquote data-quote="Engineering101" data-source="post: 774874" data-attributes="member: 63138"><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Never put steel rings on aluminum bases. The thermal coefficient of expansion of aluminum is much greater than for steel. The base will expand when they get warm and at least stretch if not break the bolt holding the steel rings and then get loose when they get cold. Yeah I learned this the hard way.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Engineering101, post: 774874, member: 63138"] [SIZE=3]Never put steel rings on aluminum bases. The thermal coefficient of expansion of aluminum is much greater than for steel. The base will expand when they get warm and at least stretch if not break the bolt holding the steel rings and then get loose when they get cold. Yeah I learned this the hard way.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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