Bay area - Need someone to help scope mount lapping

[thevic]

I just finished beddin my base

Anyone have a 1" lapping rod and a torque driver so i can finish my mounting?

Preferably in the peninsula?

[shooting4life]

If you bedded your base you probably don't need to lap the rings. If you put the bottom rings on the rail and don't tighten the cross bolt, then place the scope in the loose rings and then tighten the cross bolt. When removing the scope from the rings feel for any binding or sticking. If the scope body binds or sticks then you need to lap. When you tighten the cross bolt also make sure the rings are all the way forward against the rail. This is all assuming you are using a pic rail and not turn in type rings. I have an inch pound torque wrench I could let you borrow. Also use feeler gauges under the scope when tightening down the top of the rings so the scope will be square to the base and then should be square to the riffle.

[thevic]

Yeah i have a picatinny base with tactical rings

I have a set of PRI steel tactical standard rings i bought used.

I guess i should ask the guy i bought them from if he lapped them..i dont think he did

Thanks.

[shooting4life]

You will be able to tell if he lapped them if the coating was removed inside of the rings. It most likely would be obvious if he did. Lapping is not really needed with high quality one piece bases and rings as long as the reciever is true and since you bedded the base you should be gtg in that department. Let me know if you need to use my torque wrench, offer still stands.

[thevic]

I think my buddy is going to bring his stuff from his armory to help me. I just asked..i figured a guy thats an amorer at a police dept would carry the appropiate tools for their snipers haha

[ar15barrels]

I think my buddy is going to bring his stuff from his armory to help me. I just asked..i figured a guy thats an amorer at a police dept would carry the appropiate tools for their snipers haha

Armorers are not gunsmiths.
Armorers are parts changers who happen to work on guns.
Gunsmiths are machinists who happen to work on guns.
Many so-called gunsmiths are really just armorers.
The hardest part is distinguishing between the two.

[thevic]

Yeah i know...

So i have a lot of compound left over and i think ill take a go at my stock

What i am wondering is how much pressure should i apply in screwing down the reciever to the stock for it to settle?

[supersonic]

Armorers are not gunsmiths.
Armorers are parts changers who happen to work on guns.
Gunsmiths are machinists who happen to work on guns.
Many so-called gunsmiths are really just armorers.
The hardest part is distinguishing between the two.

AND machinists are not gunsmiths, either, by any stretch of the imagination. I will quote what a wise man once said:

"I've known a few machinists over the years who "ventured" into the gunsmithing arena. One thing in common they've all shared seems to be an oversized ego. No offense to anyone, but chucking up a pipe and threading it is not exactly difficult." -a very wise man

Many so-called gunsmiths are really just machinists. It's actually pretty easy distinguishing between the two.

P.S. - sorry for the semi-necro-post. It's just that this caught my eye and, seeing as the original quote had zero to do with the thread & 100% to do with "taking a jab just for the sake of it," I felt it needed to be put into 'perspective.'