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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: elkaholic123 on May 05, 2017, 08:04:45 AM

Title: Problem with accuracy 😳
Post by: elkaholic123 on May 05, 2017, 08:04:45 AM: I can't figure out my problem :dunno:
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Post by: Henrydog on May 05, 2017, 08:13:22 AM: Wasn't everyone's first welding project in metal shop a mini 14?
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Post by: jackelope on May 05, 2017, 08:17:00 AM: It's because it's a mini 14!
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Post by: HawkCreek on May 05, 2017, 11:02:19 AM: I don't see any color on the threads try lock tight, always lock tight the threads on a scope!

Also, replace the nuts with walnuts so you can quickly switch to irons without tools if your optic goes down!
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Post by: Mtnwalker on May 05, 2017, 11:13:21 AM: I'd check the torque on those ring screws. Everything else looks good
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Post by: CP on May 05, 2017, 11:18:44 AM: You should try welding the rings to the top of that riser; and remember, “the bigger the gob the better the job”.
:tup:
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Post by: timberfaller on May 05, 2017, 11:30:20 AM: :yike: stupid is as stupid does!!
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Post by: baker5150 on May 05, 2017, 11:33:59 AM: Scope should be welded to the rings, wont move that way.
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Post by: Fl0und3rz on May 05, 2017, 12:25:06 PM: RIP, mini 14.
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Post by: timberghost72 on May 05, 2017, 12:27:28 PM: Should have used stainless scope mount brackets. Welding standard metal brackets to a stainless receiver is the real problem. :chuckle:

Some JB weld AND a larger glob of weld should be good for a temporary fix.
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Post by: Milkman on May 05, 2017, 12:29:09 PM: Should have went with JB Weld instead
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Post by: 2MANY on May 05, 2017, 12:52:46 PM: It's the way you are holding the gun.
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Post by: kisfish on May 05, 2017, 01:06:19 PM: The lack of duck tape is clearly problem. Quarter roll should get that back to sub moa
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Post by: high country on May 05, 2017, 01:10:17 PM: Those minis shoot best with a 20moa dot reticle.
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Post by: JDHasty on May 05, 2017, 01:22:48 PM: Might want to take a good look at the barrel. It may need to be re-crowned or straightened. Easy to do at home with a few commonly found tools.
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Post by: Biggerhammer on May 05, 2017, 04:48:52 PM: The mount system looks rock solid to me.
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Post by: Timberstalker on May 05, 2017, 05:05:45 PM: Whats the MOA on the rail? :chuckle:
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Post by: fish vacuum on May 05, 2017, 05:10:31 PM: You need to reload. Factory ammo sucks.
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Post by: jackelope on May 05, 2017, 05:19:02 PM: Maybe a barrel stabilizer will help your issues.
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Post by: DaveMonti on May 05, 2017, 09:09:30 PM: Get rid of the sled and shoot it over sand bags. Those sleds are worthless.
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Post by: JDHasty on May 05, 2017, 09:19:22 PM: The hell!! If the barrel is straight and cannot be improved by a judicious application of a drilling hammer and the crown has been inspected and found to not be in need of touch up by a P Grinder it is what we call operator error.

Free recoil vs a hard or medium hold? Much of this is dependent on the shape of the stock, how it rides the bags, the rifles weight and the amount of felt recoil it generates.
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Post by: JDHasty on May 05, 2017, 09:43:21 PM: All kidding aside: I met, and shot with, a chuck hunter/rancher who ordered one of those "newfangled" rifle scopes and a set of mounts, back in the 1950's, and he took his 250 Savage Model 70 out of the stock, put it in the vise and lined er' up on the sign "down the way." Wrapped the action up in a wet rag and with his Lincoln welder.... bzzzt, bzzzt, bzzzt, bzzt got er' done.

When I met him, in the 1980's he had a brand new Leupold 4-12 VX2 and his rig was "all that." At that time we were shooting Ruger and 788's in 22-250 and he kept up with us. Being as he had shot that rifle for 30 plus years we were not at all worried about it letting loose, either that or we did not know any better.
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Post by: Skillet on May 05, 2017, 10:41:23 PM: Hope to see another pic of the stock that gives good cheek weld with that setup.
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Post by: pd on May 05, 2017, 10:48:48 PM: Stop for a second.

With the thumb and index finger of your right hand, measure the distance between your cheekbone and your eye socket. Inch and a half?

Now then. Imagine your cheekbone firmly on the stock of that rifle. How long would your skull have to be to see down the pipe of that scope?
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Post by: DaveMonti on May 05, 2017, 10:51:33 PM: Quote from: pd on May 05, 2017, 10:48:48 PM
Stop for a second.

With the thumb and index finger of your right hand, measure the distance between your cheekbone and your eye socket. Inch and a half?

Now then. Imagine your cheekbone firmly on the stock of that rifle. How long would your skull have to be to see down the pipe of that scope?

I think you hit on it. That rifle is clearly designed for a low-cheeked individual.
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Post by: fish vacuum on May 06, 2017, 04:51:30 PM: I'm not seeing any zip ties. No piece of equipment should ever head to the field without zip ties.