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if shooting rings, the pros choose Seekins. i can guarantee you every single one of the pros also laps the rings.
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Originally posted by sectxag06 View Postif shooting rings, the pros choose Seekins. i can guarantee you every single one of the pros also laps the rings.
https://precisionrifleblog.com/2018/...t-scope-mount/
I have not talked to 100% of them but I bet that is not true!
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i bought a burris set for my long range gun that had inserts to compensate for any misalignment.. ive had zero problems with them
Looks like you got the most out of em...what ive done before was leave the bases slightly loose and set the scope in... give it some wiggling and this helps properly align the bases before tightening them down... then give a final lapping and its very minimal to get perfect
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Originally posted by -HIC- View PostMost are moving to Spuhr over Seekins or Nightforce. I have seen a lot of IOR out there as well.
I have not talked to 100% of them but I bet that is not true!
also not saying other rings are better or worse.Last edited by sectxag06; 01-14-2019, 10:19 AM.
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Originally posted by -HIC- View PostI run Nightforce rings, they say do not lap them.
As Trophy 8 eluded to, Bed your quality base and your rings will be fine.
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Originally posted by -HIC- View PostI run Nightforce rings, they say do not lap them.
As Trophy 8 eluded to, Bed your quality base and your rings will be fine.
I bought this rifle from him with the Seekins rail on it and it wasn’t bedded. Doh!
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Originally posted by meltingfeather View PostBy that logic, if everything is high quality why should you have to bed?
I bought this rifle from him with the Seekins rail on it and it wasn’t bedded. Doh!
Again, you say you’d rather fix the issue. The rings aren’t the issue. I’m obviously not trying to tell someone to do anything. It’s not my stuff. I’m simply getting at, you buy high quality tings for that reason. Quality. To prevent having to do this.
Here’s an idea. Get another pair. Don’t lap them. Do your load work. Do everything the same. Can you prove what difference it makes? I am genuinely interested if it makes an improvement. In fact. I believe I have a set of 30mm low seekins rings you can borrow for the experiment if you’d like.
I will add, I don’t consider many, if any factory rifles to be high quality. Not with exact tolerances. That rifle is an entry level LR/PRS type gun. Is it a nice rifle? Yes. Do they shoot well? Yes. Will they rival a custom action? No. My entire original post was about not having to lap quality rings. You say you like to take any error out of the equation. So instead of fixing the flaw causing any deflection you lapped the rings. That’s all. Difference of opinion. No big deal. Enjoy the gun. Let us know how it shoots when you’re done.Last edited by trophy8; 01-14-2019, 11:57 PM.
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Originally posted by meltingfeather View PostHaven’t tried to measure it... a few thou would be my guess— up to 10-15 maybe.
Why did you put material in quotes?
I have never lapped any rings, but I use a shaft piece I have to look for any misalignment. Especially with the ones that have windage adjustments.Last edited by double bogey; 01-15-2019, 11:25 AM.
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Originally posted by double bogey View PostI would really surprise me if you took 0.010" off those rings. I think it would be less than or right at 0.001", if you just moved some coating. I would think the coating isn't that thick. But I have been wrong before.
I have never lapped any rings, but I use a shaft piece I have to look for any misalignment. Especially with the ones that have windage adjustments.
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