Hunting Washington Forum
Equipment & Gear => Scopes and Optics => Topic started by: Crunchy on June 30, 2012, 08:10:50 PM
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Well I sent my scope in to Leoupold to have the CDS system/dial installed. It should be back in about a week. I was thinking of going an extra step when I install it, and do more than just slap it on and site it in. I was thinking of buying the mounting kit of which I only really need the lapping tool and levels. Price tag was about 100 bucks at Cabelas. Any suggestions since I dont want to spend that for something I probably will only use once or twice.
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That makes two of us........Im looking at the same thing, dont want to bugger up a higher end scope. Not Leupold but scope and turrets will be coming from Kenton Industries.
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You do not need all that. Get you a 1" piece of pipe or solid stock about 18" long. Use that to make sure everything is straight and aligned with each other.
I am assuming you have a cleaning cradle or some type of cradle to put the gun in when mounting the scope and making sure the crosshairs are vertical and horizontal. Get a 2.00 string level to set on top of the scope if you are really that worried about it being perfectly level...
You spend 10.00 instead of 100.00. I am a trained gunsmith, mounted hundreds of scopes.. I lapped a total of 2 sets of rings. The guy shot 1000 yard competition.
You can also get a set of Burris rings with the floating centers for mounting if you really need that ...
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I was thinking lapping the rings might not be a bad idea since the top ring halves are now likely mixed up. I took them off and set them on the dining room table how they came off the scope. Wife thought she pick them up and put them in a ziploc bag. So now I dont know which is which :bash:
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1 inch pipe or dowel might be a bit sloppy for 30mm rings.....what say Huntbear ??????????? 30mm converts to 1.18 inches. :dunno:
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go here;
http://www.shooters-supply.com/photos/HaydonLapKit.jpg (http://www.shooters-supply.com/photos/HaydonLapKit.jpg)
around $30 buck and they work great. no scope ever gets mounted on my guns before I lap the rings.
