Scope Flexing?

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Hello all I am new to this site.I have a question for yall, I recently purchased a Nikon Monarch 8-32x50 and mounted it on my Remington 700 SPS Varmint with Weaver rings. When i put slight pressure on the front of the scope i can see it flexing a small amount and even more when the sun shade is on. The rings are torqued to specs. This is my first scope that i noticed this in, Just wondering what your guys opinion is on this.
PS it wouldnt let me attach a picture but it is in my profile pic.
Thanks
 
I can’t see enough detail in your picture but something is not right.

To post a good picture you need you upload it to photobucket or something then get the link and add that to your post.

It sounds like something is not tight. By tight I don’t mean to go crank the screws. I mean check the fit so it nets out well between the mating parts.

If your scope rings don’t fit well to the base or if the base does not fit well to the action you can get movement.

I like to use JB weld on the scope base.

The scope rings should be lapped using a steel rod that matches your scope diameter. Some guys get a piece of Thomson shaft for lapping.

You might try to isolate what is moving by removing the scope from the rings and see if it’s the rings or base that’s moving. Try putting a pry bar inside the rings and apply some light hand pressure.
 
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That is one thing i didnt do is lap the rings. I did contact nikon canada they where very helpful and said if i had any doubt in the scope send it back to them and they will send another. I would like to eliminate all possible problems first.
 
Thanks for the reply i never did get a chance to get out sense it was mounted to try it out and see if the zero is affected. I am hoping i can get the tractor down to the range this sat to give it a go. I was just curious if any one else had this problem or may spot something i had done wrong it just didn't seem right to me.
 
If you have problems mounting a scope or are new doing it, you can buy a scope mounting kit at cabela's for 139.99. The kit has all you need to mount a scope properly and an instructional DVD. Then again, a lot of shooters might say they don't need these kits and they can set up their scopes just fine without it. Just sayin'.
 
I am actually in the process of turning a lapping rod on the lathe, I consider myself to be pretty good with my hands but just recently doing more with firearms. now i am just trying to get all the knowledge i can get crammed in my head lol
 
Where is it flexing? Does it have a front focus lens or side focus. My 36x B&L has a front focus lens which slides on an O ring pushed by spring pressure when the front bell is turned. If you press down on the bell the target image moves as the O ring flexes.. A sunshade would enhance the effect. Remington actions can be quite different with the ground rear mounting surface and the round front one. you may need to shim the back or front ring to get close, or lap the rings. If not in line this may flex the scope, but once the scope is torqued down there should be no flex, if everything is tight.
 
It's going to flex no matter what you do.
All you can reasonably expect is that it's fairly solid without you pressing on it.
Quit pressing on it.
 
flex is expected, you should see what happens to your scope when you pull the trigger, most guys would be shocked to see how much things move during the 'explosion' phase. make sure things are tight and true and shoot away. now you have figured out why high dollar scopes are high dollar. They are designed to flex and return to zero after each shot. cheap scopes the adhesives are too rigid and can't handle the flexing and let go over time, moving the lenses affecting zero making the scope worthless. The science in the adhesives alone in good scopes is impressive, all to handle the flex
 
Read an interesting article where a guy used a rubber band around the objective of a scope to demonstrate that pretty much all scopes "flex" when pulled laterally by nothing more than a rubber band. Was very informative .... he emphasized that this was OK and normal UNLESS there was tension in the mounting system that might/could allow a scope to return to a different point after experiencing recoil. His advice was that after mounting you should grab the objective of the scope and move it in a circular motion around the long axis to relieve any tension that might exist in the mount/tube... personally - I would do this in private ... :)
 
Just got my new scope back from nikon, although it took a exceptional amount of time to receive it they where very easy to deal with. They said there must have been a flaw in the tube from factory.
 
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