Thread: Buggar... scoped moved

Originally Posted by Bagheera

Those ones of mine are optilock without insert.

What caliber are you using for the 15inch lb? As mine shifter under the 7mm saum @ 17inch lb. Nightforce nx8 + nightforce rings.

Originally Posted by Larskramer

What caliber are you using for the 15inch lb? As mine shifter under the 7mm saum @ 17inch lb. Nightforce nx8 + nightforce rings.

Just had a look and seems 25 inch pounds is the standard for ring cap screws on nf rings.
I certainly have never had any move.
When I am torquing them down make sure t keep going till there is no movement on the bit.
With my own rifles I always re check after the first zeroing session to make sure.




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amazing what a tight scope can do.

Didn't think it could have gotten any better.... but wow... it did.

Originally Posted by Larskramer

What caliber are you using for the 15inch lb? As mine shifter under the 7mm saum @ 17inch lb. Nightforce nx8 + nightforce rings.

Very nice work, @Larskramer !

My gun is 7mm08 w 140gr bullets and all up pretty much 4kg.
It holds zero but certainly doesn't shoot like those groups of yours.

I thought these were OK (screws finger tight only), but perhaps some attention to torque could be worth while.
This is at 100m with 1cm grid.

Originally Posted by Bagheera

Very nice work, @Larskramer !

My gun is 7mm08 w 140gr bullets and all up pretty much 4kg.
It holds zero but certainly doesn't shoot like those groups of yours.

I thought these were OK (screws finger tight only), but perhaps some attention to torque could be worth while.
This is at 100m with 1cm grid.
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I also had a big ladder test to go through, my first ladder was groups of 3 looking for speed I was after ( anywhere close to 3000fps) and then SD spread in each group, hailed 64.2g with average 8fps spread. Then the seating depths were 0 jump, 5thou jump, 10thou jump, 20 and 30 with a 10 thou neck tension, then another repeat of jumps with a 20thou neck tension. Safe today she's a shooter!

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

aha the old loose scope - practising for the DOC shoot many years ago my tikka .222 started to shoot like shit - awnser metal seriously loose in wood - bugger

Ahhh the good ol annual Wgtn Conservancy FS/DOC range shoot with aftermatch hangi/pissup in the name of 'team building'.All the hunting crews rock up to try to retain your professional reputation amoungst all the other guns.Reef off a heap of tax payers' trebly down range in the quest for the trophy.Most years had my eye in so didn't disgrace myself.Good memories

Bro can you save me some barrel life i wanna buy it when your doing your next build