- Banned
- #1
So I just recently did a bedding job on my Savage Axis .270 and I'm now putting the scope back on. When I first mounted this scope however many years ago I just bought some Weaver rings from Cabella's, threw them on, leveled the scope, and called it good. In the meantime I've mounted a few more scopes and have some additional equipment, including the Wheeler scope alignment and lapping kit.
When I remounted my Weaver rings and checked the alignment of them with my kit they are WAY off...I'm talking over a 16th from left to right. This is way more than I would be able to fix by lapping alone. I did actually spend some time lapping them just to see what would happen and it didn't really change much if at all. I have no idea if they were always this far out of alignment or if this is a new development but I'm wondering what the next step should be. I can bring them pretty close into alignment by turning one of the rings in the rail slot, but then the slot on the base of the ring is only touching the edge of the groove in the rail at one point (it's canted in the rail groove if that makes sense) and that seems like a recipe for inaccuracy once I start shooting the rifle and subjecting it to recoil.
The rings mount to the factory 2-piece rail that comes standard on the Savage and I did not remove the actual rail when I bedded the rifle so I'm hoping those are straight. There is no windage adjustment on the rails that I can see. Should I look at just upgrading to some higher quality rings, or should I look at an entirely new rail (perhaps a 1 piece?), or is there something I can do to bring those cheap rings into alignment? I did some quick googling on rings that are WAY out of alignment and couldn't really find anything so any advice from someone with more experience than me (which would be just about everyone!) would be very welcome.
TIA!
When I remounted my Weaver rings and checked the alignment of them with my kit they are WAY off...I'm talking over a 16th from left to right. This is way more than I would be able to fix by lapping alone. I did actually spend some time lapping them just to see what would happen and it didn't really change much if at all. I have no idea if they were always this far out of alignment or if this is a new development but I'm wondering what the next step should be. I can bring them pretty close into alignment by turning one of the rings in the rail slot, but then the slot on the base of the ring is only touching the edge of the groove in the rail at one point (it's canted in the rail groove if that makes sense) and that seems like a recipe for inaccuracy once I start shooting the rifle and subjecting it to recoil.
The rings mount to the factory 2-piece rail that comes standard on the Savage and I did not remove the actual rail when I bedded the rifle so I'm hoping those are straight. There is no windage adjustment on the rails that I can see. Should I look at just upgrading to some higher quality rings, or should I look at an entirely new rail (perhaps a 1 piece?), or is there something I can do to bring those cheap rings into alignment? I did some quick googling on rings that are WAY out of alignment and couldn't really find anything so any advice from someone with more experience than me (which would be just about everyone!) would be very welcome.
TIA!