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Help: scope moving #150653 10/13/2014 1:05 PM
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Hello , I am having trouble keeping my scope from creeping in the stock rings that are on my SRH. I am not shooting hot loads I did shoot approx 120 full power loads through it yesterday and the scope crept 1/2". Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Help: scope moving [Re: oregonboy] #150654 10/13/2014 1:41 PM
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Here are a few tips that I hope assist you in scope mounting.
-Always clean the inside of the rings and the scope body with alcohol. Any oil residue, even body oils are a potential problem.
-Tighten all rings evenly and firmly. Shoot 1 shot and retighten. I prefer rings with Allen head screws vs. slotted.
-Use a 3rd ring if the mount base allows it. I like 2 rings in front of the turret as the muzzle rise stresses the forward ring area the most.
-Mount with the adjustment turret pressed forward against the front ring so it has no where to creep to.
-If the inner ring surface is shiny you can lightly rough it with sandpaper. Clean it after.
I hope this helps.


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Re: Help: scope moving [Re: billa] #150658 10/13/2014 2:22 PM
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On every one of my rifles that have had this problem I have found cleaning fluids in the rings. However light it may, it will cause problems. I clean the rings and scope tube with alcohol before mounting the scope or when the problem rises I take the scope off and reclean.

99% of the time there will be oil on the cloth after wiping it all down.


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Re: Help: scope moving [Re: JBWhitehead] #150662 10/13/2014 3:22 PM
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Here is an additional item. Clean screws and screw holes with alcohol too. A dry screw will stay tighter. An oily one can loosen easier thru time. This is really important when mounting scope bases. I use a tiny amount of thread locker on the sides of base screws. Again, Allen head base screws are superior to slotted screws.


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Re: Help: scope moving [Re: oregonboy] #150665 10/13/2014 5:28 PM
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I've only had one gun that came with Ruger rings and they needed lapping in the worst way. They only contacted the scope tube on about 50% of it's surface. In lieu of lapping you can try a small piece of return address label stock on each ring half to get a better grip.


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Re: Help: scope moving [Re: s4s4u] #150680 10/14/2014 1:58 AM
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Lap the rings and add the address labels as stated above


If it jams force it! If it breaks it needed replacing anyway.
Re: Help: scope moving [Re: H2OBUG] #151257 10/24/2014 10:09 PM
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Thanks guys , that was the trick.


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