Fist of all, I am not interested in lapping my rings.
Why has the Basebed and the Basebed Bravo been discontinued? Does anyone have one they want to sell? Is there any way to align a 2-piece base so that you can bed the base properly?
I have a NF 20 MOA 2-piece base, a Vortex Viper PST 4-16X FFP scope and Seekins rings and I'm trying to install them all on to my Remington 700 BDL in .25-06. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to do this without a system like the Basebed Bravo.
I've studied the concept of using a lapping bar and the concept of using a piece of round stock machined to 30mm with holes drilled through it to access the base screws. The problem is that when my rings are installed, I cannot access the base screws regardless of whether there is a scope mounted in the rings or not. The Basebed system would allow me access to the base screws while the two bases were held in alignment in 3 different planes.
Am I missing something obvious here? I would really like to start using this gun again and I just cannot figure out how to align the bases properly. Thanks.
Why has the Basebed and the Basebed Bravo been discontinued? Does anyone have one they want to sell? Is there any way to align a 2-piece base so that you can bed the base properly?
I have a NF 20 MOA 2-piece base, a Vortex Viper PST 4-16X FFP scope and Seekins rings and I'm trying to install them all on to my Remington 700 BDL in .25-06. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to do this without a system like the Basebed Bravo.
I've studied the concept of using a lapping bar and the concept of using a piece of round stock machined to 30mm with holes drilled through it to access the base screws. The problem is that when my rings are installed, I cannot access the base screws regardless of whether there is a scope mounted in the rings or not. The Basebed system would allow me access to the base screws while the two bases were held in alignment in 3 different planes.
Am I missing something obvious here? I would really like to start using this gun again and I just cannot figure out how to align the bases properly. Thanks.