Zappa wrote:Managed to strip two scope ring screws that keep the holder down. These things apparently aren't designed to be touched once you fix the scope. I have to move the scope to different guns a few times and therefore stripped the darn things. Especially aluminium being soft as butter.
These are your generic 4 allen screw retainers and I think the screws are M4.
Are they worth fixing ie drill a larger hole and go a size up like m4 ? Or helicoil it with steel inserts ? Lol
bladeracer wrote:Have you torn the thread out of the hole or torn the thread off the screws?
You can simply replace them, or Heli-coil them, or drill and tap for larger screws, but over-tightening will still damage them, and your scope.
Zappa wrote:I dont think im overtightening them. I snug them then an 1/8th turn is all I give them. A thread pulled out of the hole enough to cause the screw not to grab due to removing them constantly.
Steel screws in aluminium and constant fuddling , is a recipe for disaster.
bladeracer wrote:Zappa wrote:I dont think im overtightening them. I snug them then an 1/8th turn is all I give them. A thread pulled out of the hole enough to cause the screw not to grab due to removing them constantly.
Steel screws in aluminium and constant fuddling , is a recipe for disaster.
I would leave them at "snug" and don't go any further.
You would think that, but then motorcycle engines have been steel bolts into aluminium threads for decades, even car engines have cylinder head bolts into aluminium threads.
Zappa wrote:Managed to strip two scope ring screws that keep the holder down. These things apparently aren't designed to be touched once you fix the scope. I have to move the scope to different guns a few times and therefore stripped the darn things. Especially aluminium being soft as butter.
These are your generic 4 allen screw retainers and I think the screws are M4.
Are they worth fixing ie drill a larger hole and go a size up like m4 ? Or helicoil it with steel inserts ? Lol
straightshooter wrote:Just how precious are the rings?
If they are relatively cheap Made in China irrespective of brand name then any effort may be wasted.
If they must be repaired it may be relatively easy to make steel threaded stepped inserts
TassieTiger wrote:And thus was born the helicoil and thread strip removal tools all over the world...Igbo had a dollar for every mate who over tightened a sump plug...grrrrr....
Zappa wrote:can anyone tell me what that allen screw that is recessed into the rear ring , is for ? height adjuster ??
https://imgur.com/a/wzgI6Xi
bladeracer wrote:Zappa wrote:can anyone tell me what that allen screw that is recessed into the rear ring , is for ? height adjuster ??
https://imgur.com/a/wzgI6Xi
I would guess that screw is for locking the ring into place on a rail so it can't move fore-aft.
Zappa wrote:It's not that they're precious, they're chinese crp. it's just that I only have one GS around me and they dont stock them.
It takes approx two weeks to get anything in and you kind of get used to the idea of trying to salvage something, just to keep the show on the road.
It also reduces landfill so added bonus.
Where does one obtain those stepped inserts you mention ?
bladeracer wrote:Just order some from China, probably get them quicker than ordering through a dealer.
Zappa wrote:Where does one obtain those stepped inserts you mention ?
bladeracer wrote:Zappa wrote:can anyone tell me what that allen screw that is recessed into the rear ring , is for ? height adjuster ??
https://imgur.com/a/wzgI6Xi
I would guess that screw is for locking the ring into place on a rail so it can't move fore-aft.
straightshooter wrote:
It may also allow for slight correction of misalignment.
Zappa wrote:Ive been reading up on leveling scopes and came across some articles about not needing to level the gun to the scope. Rather , just concern yourself with leveling the reticle to the world. Reason is, most people like to shoot with a slightly canted gun and leveling the gun ( action) with the scope doesn't make a whole lot of sense.