Scope mounting Question! Almost feel embarrassed to ask...

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As I type this I have the JB weld curing on my Badger 20 moa base, as there is a gap on the back when the front is tightened down. I Have some Badger rings to go on it when its all cured, but I got a stupid question on mounting the rings, it may not matter but I thought I would ask any way. When mounting the rings which way do you mount them? The cross bolt towards the ejection port on the rifle or the other side? Is it just personal preference which way to mount them? I have never really paid to much attention to other rifles on how they are mounted! Thanks all.
 
It shouldn't matter which way they are mounted, as you have mentioned it is basically personal preference. I personally keep the cross bolts away from the ejection port just to keep that area clearer. I think it looks better that way too. Now that I think about it, all the one piece mounts I've noticed are constructed that way as well.
 
i have the bolts on the left, depending on scope / ring set up and how the rifle ejects brass they may get in the way of the brass and cause FTE issues.. that and i dont like to ding my knuckles off them when i raun my bolt hard and fast
 
Blastattack said:
And we assume you have protected the rear screw holes in both the receiver and the rail? If not your going to have a bad time.
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Was I suppose to?



Just kidding, you bet I did. I may have been born during the night, but it wasn't last night!
 
It matters not which side the cross bolt, nuts are on assuming they are the same for both rings. It is strictly dictated by which side you prefer them on.
Typically the nuts are on the opposite side of the action from the ejection port.

Ever considered using a higher quality rail and then not having to bed it?
 
Snapshot said:
Is Badger not considered at least medium quality? The idea of using JB Weld to mount a base seems wrong to me.
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My thoughts exactly. If the rail is properly machined to fit an action, bedding is not required. Many think that JB adds to sheer strength that exceeds what the mounting screws have. This has not been my experience. If increased sheer capability is desired there ARE structural adhesives on the market that will bond metal to metal together nearly as strongly as welding does. JB Weld however is not 1 of them.
 
Iv never heard of any one thinking JB is used to add sheere strength when bedding a rail .. Then again .. Some people I suppose....


That being the best made rail in the world won't match an out of perfect spec action .. Some time there is no way around bedding...
 
Google Remington 700 bedding scope base and you will find that even with the BEST scope base out there, you'll find it common that the rear receiver on the 700 is usually lower than the front by a hair. Most people would probably assume they are perfectly flat and just screw all the bolts down. That said, my EGW 0MOA base (sorry, it's not a $200 base) required bedding and yes, I checked flatness of the rail with a mechanical 0.0001" straight edge.
 
alberta tactical rifle said:
Ever considered using a higher quality rail and then not having to bed it?
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Thats why I bought a Badger. I could of bought one from you guys and ran into the same problem.(not to mention then I would be out the recoil lug too, but I can get into why its needed on another thread) Its not the rail, the receiver is out of spec. There is only maybe a .001 gap on the back of it.
 
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alberta tactical rifle said:
My thoughts exactly. If the rail is properly machined to fit an action, bedding is not required. Many think that JB adds to sheer strength that exceeds what the mounting screws have. This has not been my experience. If increased sheer capability is desired there ARE structural adhesives on the market that will bond metal to metal together nearly as strongly as welding does. JB Weld however is not 1 of them.
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I guess your not to sure what bedding a scope base does, you don't JB weld it to the receiver to add "strength" as you state. Its done to get the rings inline together, if not done the rear ring will be lower than the front ring or vice versa. Thats not the most ideal way to mount an optic. It puts uneven stress on the scope.
 
alberta tactical rifle said:
If rote accuracy is the requirement I would either fix the action or work with 1 that is not THAT far out of spec.
Bedding to solve tolerance problems is a band-aid fix in my opinion.
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There is no way to fix the action as you describe. What would you mill down the front of the receiver .001 to make it work? Its a factory Remington action, which are know for this problem. And there are many Remingtons out there that shoot sub MOA with the actions like this.
 
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