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    M40 scope base project by LRI

    One last update, boxes checked: Modeling Material on the floor We just took delivery of material for some belt-fed parts and for a P90 variant that I've been asked to sort out. These are "big deal" jobs, so this sniper rifle stuff will have to sit for a minute. The belt-fed parts are...
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    M40 scope base project by LRI

    I'll post the photo of my Unertl scope with the Badger (M40A3 I believe) setup again: This is the base that I have with a SIMRAD cap. The one that I understand to be elusive is the piece with a single blind tapped hole to fit the M40A1 base and rings. If I'm understanding all of this...
  3. LRI

    M40 scope base project by LRI

    Starting on the Op1 programming of the rings now.
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    M40 scope base project by LRI

    I'd be grateful. The address on the shop site is where to send it. Www.longriflesinc.com
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    M40 scope base project by LRI

    If you are talking about this, that is an easy solution. This is my personal M40 glass. Edit: I'm on the phone with Ryan right now. After sending him some text pics of this thing, this is the M40A3 variant. The optic also has the "manhole cover" conversion. Assuming I understood him...
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    M40 scope base project by LRI

    The difference between pink and purple is the grip!
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    M40 scope base project by LRI

    There. I fixed it for you.
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    M40 scope base project by LRI

    I did too. It's been a curse my whole life. Except for that one thing. You know... lol.
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    M40 scope base project by LRI

    Transgender? You got it.
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    M40 scope base project by LRI

    Here's the initial model/assembly. The rings are now at the correct installed height.
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    M40 scope base project by LRI

    In an effort to avoid these things ever being advertised as original, I'll whittle the shop initials on the bottom of the front receiver ring pad between the two screw holes.
  12. LRI

    The Clone Wars... XM3 EFR Mount stuff

    There is an ever-growing pile of stuff that I am starting on. The most current project is a dissection of an M40 base and ring set. We took delivery of this today as well:
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    M40 scope base project by LRI

    Here's where I'm at thus far, and I'll share what I plan to do about the rings attaching to the base. These rings begin life on a lathe. They are profiled and parted off. Then it's vise work and pretty simple. My guess is the upper and lower portion of the ring is made all at once. The two...
  14. LRI

    M40 scope base project by LRI

    Status: Base fundamentals are modeled. Now for the ring package... I have a solution. More on that in a minute. I have to model up the rings first. I'm more or less updating this post in real time so bear with me.
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    M40 scope base project by LRI

    Tangent corners.... The same part features, but look closer as the arcs are no longer tangent to the right vertical feature.
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    M40 scope base project by LRI

    So, down the rabbit hole, we go on this. If we take a big (BIG) step back and look at this thing, some small but key details reveal themselves. Diving a bit further, I start to think about the gun industry as a whole and how it has been rather cottage for a very, very long time. If you...
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    M40 scope base project by LRI

    Chipping away at this...
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    M40 scope base project by LRI

    We've been hinting around at this for the last few weeks. The artifact parts have arrived and I am about to start with the modeling work. I feel like I'm holding something from a Raiders of the Lost Arc movie. So it begins. I'll post some additional photos as I progress through the autopsy.
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    XM-3 EFR Mounts.

    That makes it a snap. We'll be shipping in the AM gents.