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Even if I get a some ovaling from lapping incorrectly, I figure 2 lined up ovals is better than two slightly out of line but still square mounts. As long as the lapping isn't bad enough to cause the scope to slip i figure the removal of stress is a lot more important.

I'm going to get to kokopelli kit. seems like a very precise kit. Probably be a few weeks for me to actually get around to doing anything.(finals are a tad stressful) I'll try to remember to post results.

Well thank you all for the input. Gonna end up with a lapping bar and high quality rings and bases at least for the more expensive scopes I have. My hopes of saving a couple bucks have been thwarted but at least I know everything will be set up properly. Thanks everybody

I guess what I'm searching for is any reason to buy the expensive rings if lapped cheap rings will be perfectly aligned too??? The only thing I can think of is aluminum hardness.But couldn't this be over come by using cheap steel rings instead?? And the softer al. What is it really missing in...

A lapping bar is a lot cheaper than 7 sets of decent rings. I haven't heard of a single con for lapping. And I'm just wondering how much different a set of lapped cheap rings vs expensive rings really are. What are the cheaper rings missing? Are there any other real qualities of expensive rings...

I'm not worried about time, working on my guns is by far my favorite past time. I just know i have 7 rifles ranging from .22's with cheaper scopes up to a savage 12f/tr with a $1400 leupold that I want to ensure isn't under stress. The lapping bar would be significantly cheaper if the end result...

So I've been doing a lot of reading and lurking and picking up a lot of useful info. So a big thanks to everybody on the forum. But along with reading I've been doing some thinking, and couldn't find any posts on this topic. I've been reading about scope lapping and think it seems a good...