X bolt scope base mount issue

[fadetoblack188]

So tonight I mounted my scope on my hells canyon xbolt.

Mounting the talleys rings the front right bolt to the receiver wouldn’t torque.

Wheeler torque wrench set to 18 pounds. The other 7 torqued up perfectly. Just the front right one got tight but kept spinning never torqued. So not sure if the receiver is stripped or the threads in the Talley bolt stripped.

I blue locktited everything. ugh Should I brake it all down again tonight and check that front screw to see which threads stripped ? Should I leave it be, being there are 7 other screws torque properly. I’m aggravated. If the receiver is stripped it’s probably going to cost a decent amount to have it repaired right?

 

[celltech]

Why would you not break it down and look at it? If it's the screw then a cheap and easy fix. If the receiver threads are messed up from the factory they should make it right.

 

[fadetoblack188]

Yeah pulled it apart looks like the threads are no good in the receiver. And destroying the threads on the bolts as they go in. I’ll drop it off at a gun smith tomorrow.

 

[fadetoblack188]

Hopefully simple task for gun smith

 

[AFGWS]

Do a quick search on Browning X bolt scope mount problems on Google and it'll show you there is an issue. There are a few threads over on Rokslide about this. I looked into this when I got my X bolt and was doing some research on rings.

 

[fadetoblack188]

Alright so I was up all night thinking about it. And I felt like the threads were to long on the front two post especially the right side and hitting the barrel threads inside the receiver.

I noticed on the front ring base that two of the screws didn’t countersink into the base as much. I found that no as many threads were exposed there. I ended up spinning the base around and trying again and was able to get them all to torque to 18lbs. Well at least what I think is 18 on the wheeler wrench.

looking at pics of how the bases are mounted is different in every pic you look at for x bolts. Fingers crossed it’s good now. Here’s some pics

 

[fadetoblack188]

Photos won’t upload I’ll try in a bit