Scorpio EM332A mods - making a silk purse from a sow's ear

Anschutz 54 scope base will need some fitting but works nicely. I have used the DIP version... not tried the MDT version but the base mounting slots need to be widened to fit on the Scorpio receiver.

Burris XTR sig rings are ideal for LR rimfire work. I have the rings instock if interested

Jerry
 
Mystic Precision said:
Anschutz 54 scope base will need some fitting but works nicely. I have used the DIP version... not tried the MDT version but the base mounting slots need to be widened to fit on the Scorpio receiver.

Burris XTR sig rings are ideal for LR rimfire work. I have the rings instock if interested

Jerry
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I'm a believer in the Burris rings, I've got them on a couple rifles now. I never figured I pay that much for rings, but they can solve a lot of issues, especially with me and my oddball rifles that have no options for canted rails.
Kristian
 
Thanks to Al H for taking the time to make these videos... a nice stage to compare operations on a variety of rifles including my Scorpio

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If you want to skip to me, I start at 4:25 on the clock.... the mag check with the first mag was to make sure I didnt shoot on an empty chamber.

Jerry
 
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Mystic Precision said:
Thanks to Al H for taking the time to make these videos... a nice stage to compare operations on a variety of rifles including my Scorpio

[youtube]m2p1JWEmnnw[/youtube]

If you want to skip to me, I start at 4:25 on the clock.... the mag check with the first mag was to make sure I didnt shoot on an empty chamber.

Jerry
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That looks like a fun match, and very challenging. Good job on the win. I have shot with a few of the guys that were there, and I bet one or two of them weren't real happy to be beat by someone with a cheap rifle. One of them has almost laughed at mine, figuring only the most expensive gear is worth having. Hopefully I can learn a bit from shooting with you this weekend. I was out on my deck in 35°+ heat yesterday practicing positions with some new bags I made.
Kristian
 
turbo_bird said:
That looks like a fun match, and very challenging. Good job on the win. I have shot with a few of the guys that were there, and I bet one or two of them weren't real happy to be beat by someone with a cheap rifle. One of them has almost laughed at mine, figuring only the most expensive gear is worth having. Hopefully I can learn a bit from shooting with you this weekend. I was out on my deck in 35°+ heat yesterday practicing positions with some new bags I made.
Kristian
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For a new club, they are doing a superb job.. and the long range stages were TOUGH. you can't beat the match costs vs stage design. They are running matches pretty much each month and if you want to improve, compete... you will learn real quick where you need to improve and have the help to guide you towards success.

Sooner or later, those that compete against me realise I don't choose my gear based on price....and the gear I run, works very well! Let's see how things go this weekend as it is going to be both hot AND windy.

Feel free to ask if you need help...Got to learn how to do things properly, then practise, practise, practise.

I can with certainty say that as I get better at this game, the less gear and bags I use or need. Odds are I will be running 1 bag and bipod.. unless there is some stage that demands a tripod.

Step 1... make sure you can feed every single round smoothly and properly into the chamber and then extract/eject it. Many competitors forget this and it shows up under the stress of competition. I am always surprised at the number of very expensive rifles that can't complete step 1... :)

Jerry
 
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Mystic Precision said:
For a new club, they are doing a superb job.. and the long range stages were TOUGH. you can't beat the match costs vs stage design. They are running matches pretty much each month and if you want to improve, compete... you will learn real quick where you need to improve and have the help to guide you towards success.

Sooner or later, those that compete against me realise I don't choose my gear based on price....and the gear I run, works very well! Let's see how things go this weekend as it is going to be both hot AND windy.

Feel free to ask if you need help...Got to learn how to do things properly, then practise, practise, practise.

I can with certainty say that as I get better at this game, the less gear and bags I use or need. Odds are I will be running 1 bag and bipod.. unless there is some stage that demands a tripod.

Step 1... make sure you can feed every single round smoothly and properly into the chamber and then extract/eject it. Many competitors forget this and it shows up under the stress of competition. I am always surprised at the number of very expensive rifles that can't complete step 1... :)

Jerry
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Thanks for the offer of help, I'm sure I could use some. I'll be trying to pay attention to what you're doing during the match at least. I've been doing a little dry fire at home, trying to get into stable positions and see what works, but I haven't set up anything like a mock stage and used a timer. I probably should do that, I've got lots of room, and some scrap steel that I could hang in trees as aiming points. I haven't bothered to build any barricades for at home, just using a chair and the two different heights of railing on my deck.
I haven't really done anything to try to tune the ejection on my rifle, but failures to eject are rare when I give it a decent flick back. If I'm lazy with the bolt handle it sometimes causes issues. Feeding seems to be better now that I've added a bit of JB weld at the front of the mag so that they don't wiggle in the magwell, but I have to be a bit more careful to fully seat the mag than before. The only real feed issues I'm finding now is an occasional failure to feed the first round of a magazine, but it seems to help if I make sure the bolt is all the way back when seating it. Or fully closed, but that's not allowed in this game. The few matches I've shot so far I've only used one bag and a bipod too, but I did make a small one that attaches to the ARCA rail under my fore end that seemed like it might be handy on something like a cattle gate or portholes where you're moving every shot. Practicing a bit with it it seems to be a bit more stable if I push it all the way forwards so that I've got the longest possible distance between that pivot point and my shoulder. There's a good possibility that there will be at least one stage shot from a tripod, and I heard a rumour of one that's freehand unsupported as well. I've always wanted one of those cool old ergonomic hand grips that Olympic shooters used to use, so I built one just to try. The stages should be posted tomorrow, so I guess we'll find out then. Not packing a ton of gear is probably going to be a good call, I think we're going to be doing a lot of walking. The firing line is going to be pretty spread out, it's a big range.
Kristian
 
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Not sure if this has been covered, but does anyone know if the barrel thread is somehow different from the standard 1/2×28 which I was expecting?

Just out of curiosity, I tried to thread on a S&J 1/2×28 linear compensator which I had lying around, but after about 2 turns it was a full stop.
So either the manufacturer did a bad threading job, or I'm thinking the pitch might be different?

(It is the original with the full sized barrel..not the new 13 incher).
 
CZ Shooter said:
Not sure if this has been covered, but does anyone know if the barrel thread is somehow different from the standard 1/2×28 which I was expecting?

Just out of curiosity, I tried to thread on a S&J 1/2×28 linear compensator which I had lying around, but after about 2 turns it was a full stop.
So either the manufacturer did a bad threading job, or I'm thinking the pitch might be different?

(It is the original with the full sized barrel..not the new 13 incher).
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If you get more than 1 full turn the the pitch HAS to be the same. I will measure mine with a plug gauge and/or over wires when I get it if that helps you but I strongly think that whatever the product specs say it is, it will be.
 
Jahnj0584 said:
If you get more than 1 full turn the the pitch HAS to be the same. I will measure mine with a plug gauge and/or over wires when I get it if that helps you but I strongly think that whatever the product specs say it is, it will be.
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I'm not really too knowledgeable on these things....but based on my general experience all I know is, that sometimes it feels like a nut won't go any further and it can be successfully overpowered.

But sometimes that extra push will also strip things...hard to tell which category this one falls into.
I really don't want to damage the thread on the compensator, since it is worth almost $100 once accounting for shipping & taxes.

I think my best course of action might be to find a 25 cent nut in 1/2×28 at home hardware and try to plow my way through with that one first? (I think).

I haven't seen the thread specs on this rifle being listed on any of the retailer websites.
 
CZ Shooter said:
I'm not really too knowledgeable on these things....but based on my general experience all I know is, that sometimes it feels like a nut won't go any further and it can be successfully overpowered.

But sometimes that extra push will also strip things...hard to tell which category this one falls into.
I really don't want to damage the thread on the compensator, since it is worth almost $100 once accounting for shipping & taxes.

I think my best course of action might be to find a 25 cent nut in 1/2×28 at home hardware and try to plow my way through with that one first? (I think).

I haven't seen the thread specs on this rifle being listed on any of the retailer websites.
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If you can just wait I will put a thread gauge on mine when it's here, or just try a nut from the hardware store. It also looks like most/all of the 20" ones aren't threaded. Someone did say 1/2-20 in the Scorpio thread on here too.
 
Mystic Precision said:
Scorpio... 1/2X20 muzzle thread. Get an adaptor... do not try and thread on a 1/2-28 part.. bad outcome

Jerry
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Thank you.
Any suggestions as to where could I get this adapter?

Also, on the side note...why would the manufacturer even do that, knowing that the golden standard is the 1/2×28?
 
CZ Shooter said:
Thank you.
Any suggestions as to where could I get this adapter?

Also, on the side note...why would the manufacturer even do that, knowing that the golden standard is the 1/2×28?
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Ebay for the adaptor... although some shops might have it too.

Original rifle had this muzzle thread and manf has kept using the same pattern and tooling. I wonder if the new shorty will have the 1/2-28 thread...????

Jerry
 
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