Scopes Rotating in Case

[crazy_davey]

Any update on this phenomena?

Trust me, it is not a phenomena. It is either improper scope mounting or the person mounting them has no clue.

I will be putting my money on both. Mounting scopes is not rocket science. Sorry thejeff, but if you are having this problem on two different rifles with two different scopes, if you are mounting them, you are the problem.

Wanna bet some money?

P.S. If you can grab the scope once mounted, twist hard on it. If it does not move, there is no way it is moving in your travels to the range while in a case, think about it...

 

[Boom-Boom]

Trust me, it is not a phenomena. It is either improper scope mounting or the person mounting them has no clue.

I will be putting my money on both. Mounting scopes is not rocket science. Sorry thejeff, but if you are having this problem on two different rifles with two different scopes, if you are mounting them, you are the problem.

Wanna bet some money?

P.S. If you can grab the scope once mounted, twist hard on it. If it does not move, there is no way it is moving in your travels to the range while in a case, think about it...

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[dan belisle]

Aw come on, I was going to go with the "aliens sneak into his gun case and rotate his scopes" theory next. - dan

 

[bogie]

Gotta be Gremlins

 

[Danny Boy]

Obviously the cause of the problem is the ring not gripping the tube.

Don’t worry about ring marks on the scope just tighten the screws as hard as it makes sense. I use PVC tape between the rings and the tube to avoid the marks for all my scopes.

If you still have problems and you are in GTA, I will give you a hand.

 

[RMG]

This guy I know, had almost the exact same problem, he fixed it by not casing his guns. It seemed to work for a while then the scopes fell off.

 

[thejeff]

Hi All,

Thanks for the replies - I think I solved it. I remounted the scope on the 700, but this time I upped the torque on the wrench slightly. Left the rifle in the case overnight, and voila! No movement. I think the adapter for my torx bit has just enough play in it that I wasn't torquing quite as tight as I thought I was.

Thanks again.

 

[crazy_davey]

Hi All,

Thanks for the replies - I think I solved it. I remounted the scope on the 700, but this time I upped the torque on the wrench slightly. Left the rifle in the case overnight, and voila! No movement. I think the adapter for my torx bit has just enough play in it that I wasn't torquing quite as tight as I thought I was.

Thanks again.

I kind of figured that . Glad to hear you got it fixed