I have always been quite a handyman,
even as a kid (a KID, maybe.. 6,7,8) I was always fixing things.
I distinctly remember my mother dropping a ring down the sink, and I knew (by common sense, sort of) that it would be sitting in the drain.
I opened it up, removed the section, and plopped the ring out.
I am always going around my apartment fixing things or rigging up little solutions to problems.
When it comes to guns, of course I am slightly less 'gung ho' for obvious reasons; when it comes to the mechanics of the gun itself, I do tons of research before attempting repairs/alterations, for safety and cost reasons..
BUT, while this is gun related, it doesnt have anything to do with the mechanics.
the DMR i built recently, which I love, had a little quirk from the get go.
the scope mount didnt sit exactly right on the norinco frame, it sort of squeezed itself into an akward cant when tightening.
as a band-aid solution, what I initially did was use the clip guide segment tightener to tighten the mount slightly to the left, JUST SLIGHTLY.
enough to prevent whatever quirk was causing the cant from engaging.
i ended up with the scope mounted straight, but ever so slightly to the left.
I of course wasnt happy with this, and tonight in a moment of usual night-hawk determination, I explored the situation.
I removed the whole shabang, and noticed that the hole for the left knob screw had a burr in it.
the burr was on the bottom and slightly to the rear, suggesting that there was stress on the screw, pulling it down and to the rear.
obviously, the hole on the norinco frame is slightly too high and foreward for this mount.
I took my round bastard file, and while playing a movie, ground down the area that had the burr.
I periodically placed the mount in its guide, and looked through the hole to see if the frame threaded hole lined up.
when it was clear, I re-assembled the mount and scope on it.
Perfectly straight.
####ing.. tools.
tools get #### done.
-Derek
even as a kid (a KID, maybe.. 6,7,8) I was always fixing things.
I distinctly remember my mother dropping a ring down the sink, and I knew (by common sense, sort of) that it would be sitting in the drain.
I opened it up, removed the section, and plopped the ring out.
I am always going around my apartment fixing things or rigging up little solutions to problems.
When it comes to guns, of course I am slightly less 'gung ho' for obvious reasons; when it comes to the mechanics of the gun itself, I do tons of research before attempting repairs/alterations, for safety and cost reasons..
BUT, while this is gun related, it doesnt have anything to do with the mechanics.
the DMR i built recently, which I love, had a little quirk from the get go.
the scope mount didnt sit exactly right on the norinco frame, it sort of squeezed itself into an akward cant when tightening.
as a band-aid solution, what I initially did was use the clip guide segment tightener to tighten the mount slightly to the left, JUST SLIGHTLY.
enough to prevent whatever quirk was causing the cant from engaging.
i ended up with the scope mounted straight, but ever so slightly to the left.
I of course wasnt happy with this, and tonight in a moment of usual night-hawk determination, I explored the situation.
I removed the whole shabang, and noticed that the hole for the left knob screw had a burr in it.
the burr was on the bottom and slightly to the rear, suggesting that there was stress on the screw, pulling it down and to the rear.
obviously, the hole on the norinco frame is slightly too high and foreward for this mount.
I took my round bastard file, and while playing a movie, ground down the area that had the burr.
I periodically placed the mount in its guide, and looked through the hole to see if the frame threaded hole lined up.
when it was clear, I re-assembled the mount and scope on it.
Perfectly straight.
####ing.. tools.
tools get #### done.
-Derek
