deaf_shooter
Regular
- Location
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
Yesterday, I went to shoot outdoor with my brother. I decide to bring my late grandfather's sportized Lee Enfield NO.1 MK3 Rifle to shoot. And, only modify I done to this rifle was install the scope rail kit.
Outside was around -4 Celsius, and I shot about 40 round. The scope held fine during entire shooting period, and was able to hit okay. Due to amount of snow, and forget the paper target, we just shot for fun and don't cared whatever scope zero in or not.
When my brother and I walked back to the truck, for some reason the scope felled off. It left me puzzled how it may happened. And, I probably won't put scope back on again because I was thinking to try to load my rifle with strip clip in future.
Here is picture
http://i.imgur.com/wl0fWCd.jpg
close look to scope kit so you can see it should be hold by 1 screw that dig into rifle with 2 screw to push scope kit into rifle
http://i.imgur.com/3pPDEYB.jpg
You can see dent on top of chamber as result of scope kit screw. I follow instruction and try to avoid over-tight screws
http://i.imgur.com/HTQLPQT.jpg
Only thing I could think reason why scope could fell off is that cold weather cause scope kit to shrink, while heat from constant firing cause gun to expand a bit.
I wonder if someone else have same issue as I do?
In case anyone ask
Scope Mount Kit was from ATI, and Scope is Tasco brand, cheap one I bought from Wholesale Sport for $70 or so.
Outside was around -4 Celsius, and I shot about 40 round. The scope held fine during entire shooting period, and was able to hit okay. Due to amount of snow, and forget the paper target, we just shot for fun and don't cared whatever scope zero in or not.
When my brother and I walked back to the truck, for some reason the scope felled off. It left me puzzled how it may happened. And, I probably won't put scope back on again because I was thinking to try to load my rifle with strip clip in future.
Here is picture
http://i.imgur.com/wl0fWCd.jpg
close look to scope kit so you can see it should be hold by 1 screw that dig into rifle with 2 screw to push scope kit into rifle
http://i.imgur.com/3pPDEYB.jpg
You can see dent on top of chamber as result of scope kit screw. I follow instruction and try to avoid over-tight screws
http://i.imgur.com/HTQLPQT.jpg
Only thing I could think reason why scope could fell off is that cold weather cause scope kit to shrink, while heat from constant firing cause gun to expand a bit.
I wonder if someone else have same issue as I do?
In case anyone ask
Scope Mount Kit was from ATI, and Scope is Tasco brand, cheap one I bought from Wholesale Sport for $70 or so.