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Rifle Scopes Nightforce base mounting problems :(

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Jan 13, 2010
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So i'm mounting my NF base, and two problems occur. One, I get 4 large screws and 2 small screws. Now since I can't find any instructions on the NF bases, and the Badgers seem almost identical, i'm using theirs. So BO says to use two large ones for the rear, and 1 large and 1 small for the front with the small being at the very front. Well when I use a large screw on the second slot I can't open or close the bolt. when I tried I noticed screw marks on the locking lugs. Is it ok if I use the other small screw for that second screw hole?

Second problem. When checking with my feeler gauge to see if I need to bed the base, it tells me both ends need bedding. I torqued one down and tried the feeler on the one end, it goes in, did the same on the other end and it goes in. Any suggestions?
 
Re: Nightforce base mounting problems :(

Thanks Mike. I think I'm having that screw problem because the base is canted, sorry for another noob question :p It's my first precision rifle. As for bedding, I figure i'd only do that if accuracy starts to go down hill.