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VXIII VS MK4 Leupold
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<blockquote data-quote="Quick Karl" data-source="post: 137239" data-attributes="member: 7237"><p><font color="blue">Just so you can get this straight, and to forestall any more stirring of the pot - it was <strong>THEIR</strong> rings installed by a Gunsmith to <strong>LEUPOLD'S TORQUE SPECS.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>THEIR RINGS</strong> are <strong>NO LONGER</strong> manufactured the same way, <strong>PRECISELY BECAUSE</strong> of the problem with crushing scope tubes.</p><p></p><p>I'll try to make this simple – The <strong>OLD</strong> Mark IV rings were <strong>NOT</strong> parted at the centerline of the hole bored through them – they were parted <strong>ABOVE</strong> the centerline. Without drawing a picture for you (see picture below) this created 2 pressure points on the tube. <strong>STEEL</strong> rings with these pressure points would probably crush a steel tube, and Leupold scope tubes are aluminum.</p><p></p><p>It was a <strong>BAD DESIGN.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>LEUPOLD</strong> took <strong>THEIR OWN</strong> scope apart <u>twice</u> and could not repair it afterwards.</p><p></p><p>Go figure.</p><p></p><p>I hope this helps put this issue to rest for you.</font></p><p></p><p> <img src="http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/karlar58/SCOPERINGS.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quick Karl, post: 137239, member: 7237"] <font color="blue">Just so you can get this straight, and to forestall any more stirring of the pot - it was [b]THEIR[/b] rings installed by a Gunsmith to [b]LEUPOLD’S TORQUE SPECS.[/b] [b]THEIR RINGS[/b] are [b]NO LONGER[/b] manufactured the same way, [b]PRECISELY BECAUSE[/b] of the problem with crushing scope tubes. I’ll try to make this simple – The [b]OLD[/b] Mark IV rings were [b]NOT[/b] parted at the centerline of the hole bored through them – they were parted [b]ABOVE[/b] the centerline. Without drawing a picture for you (see picture below) this created 2 pressure points on the tube. [b]STEEL[/b] rings with these pressure points would probably crush a steel tube, and Leupold scope tubes are aluminum. It was a [b]BAD DESIGN.[/b] [b]LEUPOLD[/b] took [b]THEIR OWN[/b] scope apart <u>twice</u> and could not repair it afterwards. Go figure. I hope this helps put this issue to rest for you.</font> [img]http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q248/karlar58/SCOPERINGS.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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