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When you tighten down your new Vortex scope rings to the recommended 30"lbs of torque to the base and the flat head screw strips a bit, sending your torque driver into your Dlask barrel causing a barely noticable micro ding, but it STILL drives you nuts 2 days later.
Can anyone relate?
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Yes I refinished the hardwood stock on one of my SKS's to the point where it was Beautiful.... when putting it all together the pin on the receiver cover dug into the stock and left a mark. Worst yet when stripped down a few months later for another cleaning indie the same thing again.....now there's two scratches up there.
 
philhut said:
Yes I refinished the hardwood stock on one of my SKS's to the point where it was Beautiful.... when putting it all together the pin on the receiver cover dug into the stock and left a mark. Worst yet when stripped down a few months later for another cleaning indie the same thing again.....now there's two scratches up there.
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Esskayess and beautiful don't belong in the same sentence...............:popCorn:
 
Idiot scratch on a 1911 or the SKS dust cover retaining pin marring the bluing on the receiver as it rotates into its detent.

On the bright side, it'll just allow you to use the firearm as a tool thereon after and it'll accumulate character that you made.
 
kamlooky said:
Esskayess and beautiful don't belong in the same sentence...............:popCorn:
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I honestly compare every gun I look at to buy with the SKS as my base standard of acceptable quality. I'm very picky actually and I consider the SKS to be a very undervalued firearm for what you get. Brand new no way would they be under $300. In new rifles this standard makes guns expensive as entry level guns just look like flimsy rust attracting junk compared to the old SKS.
I used the SKS comparison to that fancy Type 81 at the sportsman show last year comparing the demo rifle which looked junky. Save myself $1000 from the reviews I have read.

I am not talking about accuracy but workmanship on the rifle. My SKS's don't move in the stock, the milling is smooth without rough edges. The parts of the rifle move and work as they are supposed to. It will not break if dropped or knocked against something by accident (in general). It's surprising how many $600+ guns fail my SKS comparison. It's not the best rifle in the world but for bang for the buck quality there's few than compare under $1000.
 
The only scratch that matters is the first one, now its got character. I have a 4000 dollar hunting rifle scope combo that was my baby when it was new and got its first scratch a month later. Now it is beat to rat shiz and still shoots as good as the day I bought it.

I can’t have nice things so now I just have good things that are beat up.
 
I can relate for sure. "the first cut is the deepest" :) However, as someone else pointed out...decent rings never have slot head screws and I deliberately avoid anything like that. I also go to great pains to make sure I have the right tool for the job to avoid slippage.

Anyhow~enjoy your rifle, it's not that terrible a blemish and for sure it won't impact the way the gun shoots. I think it's also today's generation of gun owners that obsess over stuff like this, over resale value, etc. Were that not the case, all the old guns I see (and a few I own) would be in immaculate condition. And they're not. Taken care of? Absolutely. Treated like tools and have lots of battle scars from days in the field? Yes, for sure.
 
Bizzle said:
Can anyone relate?
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I feel your pain. I've done the same on a new motorcycle, had a screwdriver slip and leave a gouge in shiny new bodywork.:bangHead:

As noted, the idiot scratch on the 1911 and the SKS are common examples of the same problem. Once the first one is over the rest don't hurt so much...


Mark
 
I rode my new motorcycle home from the showroom, tried to put it up on the centre stand but it rocked and got away from me. 8 miles on the clock and lying on its side in the driveway. This was about 15 years or so ago and it's long since sold but still makes me feel sick when I think about it.
 
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