1300_stainless
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I'm not sure what is worse: The fact that he asked, or the fact some people condone it.
JB weld for scope bases
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When you put it in place, make sure you line up the scope with the barrel putting the gun in some kind of holder/vise and use a visualisation point 10 to 20 yards away (livngroom?). I would not be so much concerned about holding it in place but as others mentioned it before, you can only adjust a scope so much.
And use some heavy duty hose clamps around the receiver as well. That oughta hold it.
alright... alright i get it, no jb weld. does anyone happen to know what size taper and bottoming taps to use for common scope base screws. i'll take it to work and do it at my shop properly when nobodys around. i have a nice drill press setup there that will do the job. i've been avoiding that alternative because you know how employers can be when you bring a gun to work
alright... alright i get it, no jb weld. does anyone happen to know what size taper and bottoming taps to use for common scope base screws. i'll take it to work and do it at my shop properly when nobodys around. i have a nice drill press setup there that will do the job. i've been avoiding that alternative because you know how employers can be when you bring a gun to work
6-48 is the most common size/thread for scope bases. I'd be surprised if you can find this size tap locally - usually only specialty tool shops and gunsmith supply shops have them.
It is quite possible to drill and tap your own receiver, but the fact you have to ask means you probably should just send it off to a 'smith. It's like doing your own vasectomy - it could work but it ain't worth it.
I totally agree, a good gunsmith will do a great job and it won't cost that much.
You'll not regret it, but if you bugger the job, you always will.
Should I tell you a story about how I figured out the wrong way of doing things?...
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thats my thoughts......put down the jb weld !!!!!
next thing youll pick up is a paint can ......
Fu@k sake man...im not using the JB weld. i appreciate the honest information i recieve about my questions from most respondants, but im just learning about this stuff and so i ask questions. i read a post by a respected member of marlinowners.com who said that it works,
but i was skeptical and thought i'd ask a group of people who may know better than me
on the subject. no need for the posts to imply that im a fu@kin idiot. it's no wonder it's a dying sport... apparently you can only get into it if you're already an expert. and who knows... once i've sold my soul to the internet and have racked up nearly 10 thousand posts i will be.
but i was skeptical and thought i'd ask a group of people who may know better than me
on the subject. no need for the posts to imply that im a fu@kin idiot. it's no wonder it's a dying sport... apparently you can only get into it if you're already an expert. and who knows... once i've sold my soul to the internet and have racked up nearly 10 thousand posts i will be.
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I know how you feel, when I was 18 with my brand new FAC I walked out of one store with a lot of money that I intended to spend - I walked out because the staff made me feel like crap when I asked questions. Assuming all of us have been born, then there was a time when every one of us knew absolutely NOTHING about guns or anything else for that matter.
Anyway... as a revision to a previous post of mine in this thread I am going to add that speaking of the person I have seen do this with JB weld: when people made fun him he would bang on it with a hammer to show how strongly it held on. And the Trijicon Ghost ring sights that I bought for my Remington 870 actually came with a similar compound to use on the front sight. Of course my preffered route is a professional drill/tap job.
It doesn't take an expert to know gluing on your scope is stupid.
Don't take the banter too seriously. If you want to do it, go for it. There's some videos on youtube that might help a bit.
You can order drills and taps from Brownels.com. Also look at buying a jig to position the holes properly. Or at least use a set of cheap bases as drill and tap guides. It can be hard to start the drill in the right place on a rounded receiver because the bit tends to walk around for a while until it starts to bite. Be careful on depth, don't drill too deeply, spend extra time levelling and positioning before drilling, and good luck. It's not really hard for someone with that kind of related experience, BUT it is really hard to undo if it goes wrong.
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thanks, i'll check out the youtube vids and i made a jig today, the taps im borrowing from my employer who is helping me do the tapping. my only concern is with starting the taps perfectly perpendicular... i think another jig may be in order for that, anyway im walking away from this thread for good...
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