Thread: Swaro Alumina style caps

Originally Posted by kokako

The owner must be a calm sort of guy for you to be ripping the shit out of his $10k worth of gear.

He is & hardly ripping the shit out of it, just stating some observations

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

He is & hardly ripping the shit out of it, just stating some observations

True, that eject design fault is just a total fuck up. Let’s hope they sort it on the next model. Maybe a plunger ejector like on the 3 lug TRG-S.

I can recall reading about ejection issues with 85's and a recommended remedy was to use the next height up rings. Can not confirm or deny!
As for the cap hitting your glasses because i'm still wearing a kiss from "Your" Leupy and CZ from last years Big Bore Shoot!

Originally Posted by Fireflite

I can recall reading about ejection issues with 85's and a recommended remedy was to use the next height up rings. Can not confirm or deny!
As for the cap hitting your glasses because i'm still wearing a kiss from "Your" Leupy and CZ from last years Big Bore Shoot!

Just as well it wasn't a big gun or it might have been a little more than a kiss

To be fair that rifle has drawn a fair bit of blood.....its a little nasty.....

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

.................................................. ................Anyway back to my rant, every time I fired the rifle the eyepiece cap flew around under recoil & smacked me on my glasses.....quite annoying...

Neither of them appear to lock back like those the Leupold Alumina caps, they just flop about under spring tension...have I missed something here...????

Must have been designed by the same guy who designed the useless lens covered on their bino's I'm already on set number 2 of them and I have barely used them in anger

Originally Posted by mikee

Must have been designed by the same guy who designed the useless lens covered on their bino's I'm already on set number 2 of them and I have barely used them in anger

Mine get pulled open every time I pull them out of my bino bivvy, sometimes they get pulled right off, drives me bonkers. Lucky the glass is worth it

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Mine get pulled open every time I pull them out of my bino bivvy, sometimes they get pulled right off, drives me bonkers. Lucky the glass is worth it

Why even bother with the caps when using a bino bivy. I never put the one's that came with my Leica HD-B's on the bino's since I'm using a Kuiu bino bivy

Originally Posted by The Claw

Why even bother with the caps when using a bino bivy. I never put the one's that came with my Leica HD-B's on the bino's since I'm using a Kuiu bino bivy

Because sometimes I take a look in the bivvy (also a kuiu) and discover leaves and sticks and all sorts of nasty little lens scratching things

I have lens caps on my Swarovski scopes and I've never had any issue with them coming around to meet me, although I must admit I'm using a lighter calibre than you.

Have you tried putting them at different clock positions?

I have a Carbonlite in 260 which ejects fine but still has the same long throat issue. Annoys me as well so it's getting a new barrel chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor. Well, that's my current plan anyway, I have contemplated starting fresh but I do really like the action, trigger and mag set up and the stock. Mine has a crappy Leupy on it, currently without scope caps so there's no issues there at the moment...

Originally Posted by The Claw

I have a Carbonlite in 260 which ejects fine but still has the same long throat issue. Annoys me as well so it's getting a new barrel chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor. Well, that's my current plan anyway, I have contemplated starting fresh but I do really like the action, trigger and mag set up and the stock. Mine has a crappy Leupy on it, currently without scope caps so there's no issues there at the moment...

That sounds like a great plan. Are you going 22" - 24"?

Originally Posted by kokako

That sounds like a great plan. Are you going 22" - 24"?

Yep, that's what I'm thinking. Might split the difference and go 23"

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Originally Posted by The Claw

I have a Carbonlite in 260 which ejects fine but still has the same long throat issue. Annoys me as well so it's getting a new barrel chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor. Well, that's my current plan anyway, I have contemplated starting fresh but I do really like the action, trigger and mag set up and the stock. Mine has a crappy Leupy on it, currently without scope caps so there's no issues there at the moment...

@The Claw Reason for picking the 6.5 Creedmoor over 6.5x47 or another 260? I’m tempted to turn mine into a 6.5SLR

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

@The Claw Reason for picking the 6.5 Creedmoor over 6.5x47 or another 260? I’m tempted to turn mine into a 6.5SLR

I have another 6.5 Creedmoor, so that's main reason. If I still had 6.5x47L dies then it would be a little more difficult to choose... CM fits better in the short action compared with a 260, especially when I can't do anything with the mag length. If I could get a 3 inch mag then the 260 would make more sense given that I have dies and brass already.

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Originally Posted by The Claw

I have another 6.5 Creedmoor, so that's main reason. If I still had 6.5x47L dies then it would be a little more difficult to choose... CM fits better in the short action compared with a 260, especially when I can't do anything with the mag length. If I could get a 3 inch mag then the 260 would make more sense given that I have dies and brass already.

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@The Claw I tried cycling some 6.5x47 rounds thru the finnlight & they didn't cycle very well so it's probably not an option