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Seems to me that if there was a gap while torqued, even if you torqued them to spec after bedding it's still going to fill in the gap. I thought anyway.
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Won't change a thing unless the base screw holes are reworked on a mill to the centerline of the bore . Thats why they oversize the screws not because there stronger .
Bedding the base is to take up the tolerance stacking between the base and the receiver and make sure it runs flat and both rings are on the same plane and not bending the scope tube .
I thought that's what lapping the rings did?Originally Posted by C Ward
I'm also curious if the receiver and base were checked for trueness? Perhaps the base is wonky and just torquing it to the receiver makes it straight?
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Ok! Now I can see it! Thanks for dumbing it down fer me..
You don't want to apply any torque to the base screws when you bed because then the tolerance stacking you are trying to correct for will be in the finished product once it sets up . On all rifles where the front and rear scope base mounting surfaces are on a different plane no 2 rifles are alike . Remington is especially bad about this because they finish the rear reliever bridge on a belt sander . This is why 2 piece bases have no place on a precision rifle .
Bedding the base also serves to give closer to if not 100% contact between the receiver and the base which makes things less likely to shift around and the mounting screws to shoot loose .
Lapping the rings can correct for very small problems with the scope mounting plane not being straight . In my book if you buy quality rings and bases and mount everything right its a waste of time . Also any of the aluminum rings , there are some very good aluminum rings on the market , you can not lap because it destroys the anodizing and ruins the rings . On all scope rings the dimension of the bore is what sets the clamping force on the scope tube , change that dimension and the clamping force isn't right and the scope moves .
Every one of my rifles without a built in scope rail has the scope base bedded to the receiver .
Last edited by C Ward; 02-09-2015 at 09:54.
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XLR Element chassis is what I plan to use as well.
Ive used one of these in PRS matches. It did everything it was asked to do.
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C Ward knows a lot about long range shooting, he is a valuable resource.
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I like mine so far. Even though I haven't actually shot the thing. It seems very well engineered and made. Also nice to support a business in our state.
He seems pretty knowledgeable as far as I'm concerned. I'd definitely give any advice he gives some serious thought.
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