30 November 2003, 11:46
JJPLapping Ruger #1 Rings for the first time
Well what a surprise.
The worst alignment I have seen yet!!!!!!!!!
I can see why they sell reamers for this job and why so many darn scope tubes are marked up. What a disappointment.
I generally use Tikka and Sako rifles and I guess I don't get out enough. What other brand of rifles require lots of lapping?
01 December 2003, 11:28
AtkinsonI suspect more scope rings are ruined by over lapping than anything else...Lap only enough to remove burrs on the edges and then stop...I never lap rings. I use a piece of emory paper on the burrs if they exist.
01 December 2003, 11:32
HairtriggerI know Ruger supplies the rings.
When purchasing rings I buy the Burris rings with the inserts to save the lapping
02 December 2003, 04:20
Jim KobeRay,
Apparently you have never run into a set of rings and base combination that needed it! Some of these combos really do require lapping. Instead of lapping, I like to glass the scope to the rings. It gives a much better fit.
02 December 2003, 07:54
JJPGlassing would have been an option and I may still bed them as the fit is pretty poor. Haven't seen a set of rings where the lapping is over done.
03 December 2003, 08:08
CGBI have reamed and then lapped all my #1 mounts. The .458 started with about 10% contact on the scope tube, it now has about 95%. I use a small punch to index mark the top and bottom halves so that they don't get mixed up.
C.G.B.
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