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Leveling a scope is dumb
- By Longshot231
- The Bear Pit
- 116 Replies
Use this to level the scope with your rifle.
www.midwayusa.com
Then when the scope if mechanically squared with the rifle like the above photo you can put a level on it like then one below. Then suspend a plum-bob downrange with brightly colored mason line.
Align the crosshairs with the string holding the plumb-bob while adjusting and securing the scope level.
Arisaka Defense Scope Leveler Combo
The Arisaka Optic Leveler is an inexpensive, easy-to-use tool for leveling scopes mounted in rings or one-piece mounts. The base plate sits on the...
www.midwayusa.com
Then when the scope if mechanically squared with the rifle like the above photo you can put a level on it like then one below. Then suspend a plum-bob downrange with brightly colored mason line.
Align the crosshairs with the string holding the plumb-bob while adjusting and securing the scope level.
A Small Rant about AR mounts ahead of April Fools Day
- By BobinNC
- Observation & Sighting Devices
- 16 Replies
This is the Area 419 cantilever, and it would need 2 pic rail slots worth of cantilever more than this:
Area 419 Cantilevered Tactical One-Piece Scope Mount
These mounts come with a small pic section on the front cap. For an extended Diving Board mount, CLICK HEREwww.area419.com
Have you consider one of these to solve your problem? Couple this with a nice pair of 36MM Rings 1.08" high with a PRI .45" riser and you have a 1.53" scope height at mid point. Not a one piece solution, but it might give you a workable solution. The 6.3" PRI rail gives you more options on ring placement.
Zeiss - Scope Rings - Ultralight with Level
PRi AR15 / M16 Flattop Riser 3 Hole
This one has a 3" over hang
PRi AR15 / M16 Top Rail Riser 2 Hole With 20 MOA
A Small Rant about AR mounts ahead of April Fools Day
- By Ikeman83
- Observation & Sighting Devices
- 16 Replies
This is the Area 419 cantilever, and it would need 2 pic rail slots worth of cantilever more than this:
Area 419 Cantilevered Tactical One-Piece Scope Mount
These mounts come with a small pic section on the front cap. For an extended Diving Board mount, CLICK HERE
www.area419.com
Trump is back…the “Now What” thread
- By 37L1
- The Bear Pit
- 3036 Replies
Accuracy International Picture Thread
- By CStroud
- Bolt Action Rifles
- 22886 Replies
That someone just bought his third AI yesterday, and now wants a fourthSomeone has learned the error of his ways and is trying to trade his Terminus for an AI.
SOLD - Terminus Zeus qc 18” 308 Bartlein, Manners, Triggertech
Wanting to sell my 18” terminus Zeus build. Build specs are Zeus qc short action, TT diamond, 18” m24 bartlein, bedded in a manners T4A, smithed by Deep South Tactical. Shoots very well with factory hornady eldm and cycles well with AW mags. Asking $3000 shipped to the lower 48.www.snipershide.com
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U.S. Army/Navy/USMC M14-based sniper and DMR/SDM rifles circa late-1960s to late 201Xs
- By brianf
- Vintage Sniper Rifles
- 338 Replies
Sounds like a f-ing disaster waiting to happen out in the field getting banged aroundOn that subject, I am curious, were you ever trained on the 'barrel tension screw' aka 'Pure Voodoo screw' on the SAGE chassis back in 2010? I have heard anecdotals that this magic screw was very carefully adjusted for all EBR-RIs when made at Rock Island circa 2009-2012 by two armorers who built basically all of these rifles.....but in the field soldiers, being soldiers, would dissemble the rifle and/or take the top cover off, and then overly tighten that Voodoo screw upon reassembly - as some did not know what that screw was for. Overtightening that one little screw binds the barrel, especially when it starts to heat up - and thus accuracy goes from 1 MOA to 3 or 4 MOA... Yep, that is what I was told, and the EBR-RI Supplemental guide speaks to this critical feature, but its not clear how well this was understood in Afghanistan.
Question: Back in 2010 were you trained by the Army or aware of this interesting Voodoo screw? Just something I am curious about...
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So, this is a very unique feature - and one Army armorer made the mistake of dissembling newly received EBR-RIs for cleaning, but had no idea that he was overtightening that Vodoo screw when he put them back together. He tested the rifles afterwards and couldn't get them to group anything like the test targets that was included in every shipping box of an EBR-RI - so even that unit's official US Army armorer was oblivious to this aspect of the SAGE chassis. Rock Island only did 3-shot groups w/ M118LR for each EBR-RI, and 1.5 MOA was the max allowance. Reportedly, per the below article, only one rifle out 5000 made from 2009-2012 failed that technical accuracy requirement. Most looked like these test targets, typically under 1 MOA for 3-rds: (I wish they would have done 5-rd groups, but anyhow)
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How the U.S. Army Builds the M14 EBR-RI - Guns and Ammo
The M14 EBR-RI has become a legend in the military community, and this was the only time a writer was allowed inside TACOM to document the building of these chassis-based M14s.www.gunsandammo.com
...Why do I ask this question? Well, on my rifles the Voodoo screw slightly protrudes from the top cover, unlike the other allen head screws that are pretty well recessed. So, at first glance one might think that screw was sort-of loose and should be tightened down so it is flush with the top cover - but that actually puts a lot of downward pressure on the barrel about 6 or 7 inches from the muzzle, and once it starts to heat up - the 'binding' pressure goes up quite a bit, and accuracy goes into the toilet... Fwiw re the Voodoo screw...
