I recently upgraded my scope to a 3-15 SWFA on my Tikka T3. Super impressed with the scope; sighted in and hitting steel at 722 within 9 rounds.
I put it on a low DNZ mount and am having a frustrating issue: my spent brass is smacking the giant windage knob and staying in the action. Not a big deal at the range but this is my primary hunting gun, so this isn't acceptable.
I've searched the issue and it doesn't seem to be too common, but with the small ejection port it is reliably failing to fully eject. I found a post from 16Bore that said he put an o-ring against the knurled knobs and that solved his issue. I tried this simple fix but it was not successful.
This leads me to the following options (in order of cost):
1. File down the underside of the turret to eliminate the point of contact. It is in between the set screws so this is a viable option, but not the cleanest as it will be exposing the non-anodized aluminum.
2. Remove the turret and recap with some rubber knob to keep the elements out. I like this option just need to find the perfect match.
3. Order medium mounts. I already made a kydex cheek riser for alignment so this is an easy change.
Am I missing something? Any other options or recommendations?
This is a screenshot from a slow-MO video. I had the scope mounted farther back, but then wanted to see if mounting it all the way forward would remedy this issue, which it did not.
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I put it on a low DNZ mount and am having a frustrating issue: my spent brass is smacking the giant windage knob and staying in the action. Not a big deal at the range but this is my primary hunting gun, so this isn't acceptable.
I've searched the issue and it doesn't seem to be too common, but with the small ejection port it is reliably failing to fully eject. I found a post from 16Bore that said he put an o-ring against the knurled knobs and that solved his issue. I tried this simple fix but it was not successful.
This leads me to the following options (in order of cost):
1. File down the underside of the turret to eliminate the point of contact. It is in between the set screws so this is a viable option, but not the cleanest as it will be exposing the non-anodized aluminum.
2. Remove the turret and recap with some rubber knob to keep the elements out. I like this option just need to find the perfect match.
3. Order medium mounts. I already made a kydex cheek riser for alignment so this is an easy change.
Am I missing something? Any other options or recommendations?
This is a screenshot from a slow-MO video. I had the scope mounted farther back, but then wanted to see if mounting it all the way forward would remedy this issue, which it did not.
Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
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