Scope mounting problem

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Scope mounting problem

Post by Strikey » 23 Jul 2017, 9:41 am

Who is the genius? :crazy: :crazy:
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Post by bladeracer » 23 Jul 2017, 9:51 am

Strikey wrote:Who is the genius? :crazy: :crazy:



Is there some rule that says you can only mount a scope one way?
I've turned them 90-degrees to put the windage turret on top before, and I've even turned one upside down when trying to work out why it wouldn't zero.
A BDC reticle might be a bit painful though :-)
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Post by Cooper » 23 Jul 2017, 10:02 am

Might be a bit of a pain adjust elevation turret if it a screw driver style and the ejecting shell would probably hit the turret on the way out. Maybe it just turned that way for shipping so the turret isn't sticking out? Dunno
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Post by AusC » 25 Jul 2017, 1:26 pm

I get accidentally putting in on 90 degrees the wrong way, but c'mon :lol:

Can't have been using it like that surely.

Maybe stripped it to clean it before sale, push it back like that in their haste to finish.

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Post by Gwion » 25 Jul 2017, 11:49 pm

Bah... Hahahahaha....

Took me a while to see the problem on my phone! :problem: :lol:
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Post by darwindingo » 26 Jul 2017, 12:03 am

:o Couldn't make me laugh more unless it was 45 degrees out :lol: :lol: May be trying to lower the COG :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :crazy: :wtf:

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Post by brett1868 » 26 Jul 2017, 12:06 am

It's a totally "Gangsta" tacticool mount that will probably sell for more then it's worth to some clueless wannabe....
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Post by darwindingo » 26 Jul 2017, 12:21 am

brett1868 wrote:It's a totally "Gangsta" tacticool mount that will probably sell for more then it's worth to some clueless wannabe....


On that basis perhaps a 45 degree mount isn't a bad idea after all :twisted: Could say that it will give you the X Factor :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :lol:
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Post by pomemax » 26 Jul 2017, 12:54 am

At the range you see scopes mounted backwards /upside down saw one guy with realy nice flip up covers say scope was no good could not see a thing I used to ask who fitted your scope funny thing was it was always a newbie who had just bought the firearm and the shop had fitted it for them .
I gave up asking and now just say the shop you bought it from was ???? and most say yes how did you know , now if 1 person is telling you your skeptical but on a regular basis I have to say now I do not discount what they are saying
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Post by darwindingo » 26 Jul 2017, 3:53 am

pomemax wrote:At the range you see scopes mounted backwards /upside down saw one guy with realy nice flip up covers say scope was no good could not see a thing I used to ask who fitted your scope funny thing was it was always a newbie who had just bought the firearm and the shop had fitted it for them .
I gave up asking and now just say the shop you bought it from was ???? and most say yes how did you know , now if 1 person is telling you your skeptical but on a regular basis I have to say now I do not discount what they are saying


:shock: I would rather be penetrated by a pin pulled hand grenade than think that this was happening to a new shooter :thumbsdown: OMG Scope mounted backwards is about as F'ed up as as could possibly be imagined .. :shock: ....Please say you are taking the piss :wtf: , feel free to pm me the details of this so called firearm shop.. :wtf: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
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Post by Wylie27 » 26 Jul 2017, 7:12 am

Are they a reasonable sized one in Western Sydney Pomemax?
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Post by pomemax » 26 Jul 2017, 9:46 am

yep
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Post by BRNO_Bigot » 27 Jul 2017, 4:45 pm

bentaz wrote:I fitted a scope backwards once coz i was busy talking s**t over a couple of frothy ones. I fixed it up almost straight away and would never admit it publicly, lol!



Luckily you didn't say anything or we'd take the urine .... :)
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Post by darwindingo » 27 Jul 2017, 10:22 pm

bentaz wrote:I fitted a scope backwards once coz i was busy talking s**t over a couple of frothy ones. I fixed it up almost straight away and would never admit it publicly, lol!


" I fixed it up almost straight away " What do you mean by almost ?.... weeks, months, years ? :P :lol: Don't worry we will keep it a secret :friends: Pinky (Gun) Swear :P :lol:

Sorry, couldn't help myself :D In my defense I have had a bakers dozen of "frothy ones"....

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Post by Tiger650 » 31 Jul 2017, 4:59 pm

A cunning arrangement employed by blokes who have back problems and cannot bend over to pick up ejected brass ?
Or perhaps the vertically dyslexic ?
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Post by ebr love » 02 Aug 2017, 11:56 am

brett1868 wrote:It's a totally "Gangsta" tacticool mount that will probably sell for more then it's worth to some clueless wannabe....


So when you hold it sideways the scope is actually the right way up! Genius! :lol:
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