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kacole
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how important is it to lap the ring before installing a scope?
 
Posts: 91 | Location: south carolina | Registered: 17 June 2010Reply With Quote
ted thorn
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It does a couple things for you...

One...lapping removes high spots in the I.D. of the rings that will mark your scope and reduce re-sale value


Two...in will help in very small alignment problems

I do it every time.....but some never do it and have no problems at all.


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loiblb
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A better way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?f...ilpage&v=gykqhy395Jg
 
Posts: 2671 | Location: Lone Star State | Registered: 12 November 2010Reply With Quote
Westpac
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Originally posted by ted thorn:
It does a couple things for you...

One...lapping removes high spots in the I.D. of the rings that will mark your scope and reduce re-sale value


Two...in will help in very small alignment problems

I do it every time.....but some never do it and have no problems at all.


It does one more thing, it makes you appreciate reamers designed for truing rings a lot more. Big Grin

Okay, it does a couple more things, it increases the grip area which reduces scope slippage, and it reduces optical tube distortion due to scope tube binding.


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Posts: 3171 | Location: SLC, Utah | Registered: 23 February 2007Reply With Quote
df06
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I agree with the benefits stated above and lap all of mine.


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Posts: 2652 | Location: Minnesota | Registered: 08 December 2006Reply With Quote
Jim Kobe
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I do lap, on occasion. I prefer to bed the scope to the rings. 100% contact and no torque.


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Posts: 5531 | Location: Minnesota | Registered: 10 July 2002Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Jim Kobe:
I do lap, on occasion. I prefer to bed the scope to the rings. 100% contact and no torque.



Ahhhhh finally the correct answer boys and girls. Also glue on the bases!
 
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viperidae
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Originally posted by loiblb:
A better way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?f...ilpage&v=gykqhy395Jg


This is a really good idea, I will have to try it!
 
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