Range day! Range day! Party Time! Excellent!
So yesterday I went to the range, to sight in a new scope, and discovered in the process that I need about .060 milled off the bottom of my rear scope base. Which I’ll have to do later in the week, when I can get some machine time.
In the meantime I put some shims under the front and got close- but the shims allow the mount to move around, so I will have to get the bases at exactly the correct height. It occurs to me that I might see if I can get undersized mounts and line bore them in place on the rifle. Anyone ever see those? Also, I’m concerned that the scope isn’t getting twisted, so I was looking at the spherical bushing mounts. The old scope/base wasn’t nearly as critical, being lower powered and lighter-duty.
I spent a bit of time with a fella who told me that scope mounts are almost NEVER in line with the bore of a factory-drilled rifle. He mostly uses adjustable mounts, but also will custom machine them.
Don’t remember if it was him, but I’m sure I read about others machining the mounts while they were mounted on the rifle.
Crikey! Jim Dunmeyer reads my blog! Jim, you’re one of my frigging heroes!
If you’ve never visited Jim’s site it’s a lesson in self-sufficence and cheapness.
Dang. Welcome Jim. Welcome to the blogroll, though you’re not a blog.
Og,
You can lap the scope rings with this tool, or one like it:
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=227261
If the Dimocraps get their way down here in Indy, the sheriff is going to have the power to shut down any range he wants. The following came from the NRA last night.
The consolidated City of Indianapolis-Marion County may soon consider Proposal 174, which if enacted, would essentially ban the discharge of firearms within the city limits. Authored by Councilor Angela Mansfield (D-2), proposal 174 is riddled with arbitrary and restrictive provisions that are clearly designed to completely outlaw recreational shooting with Indianapolis-Marion County.
Among the proposed draconian changes to existing ordinances are: it will be unlawful to discharge a firearm anywhere within the consolidated city/county limit, except at an approved shooting range; all shooting ranges must be approved by the Sheriff, and the Sheriff shall develop “safety inspection” standards; every range must be approved on an annual basis. Additionally, any shooting range that does not pass “inspection” shall be deemed an environmental public nuisance and shall be subject to closure!
As if those measures aren’t onerous enough, Proposal 174 also provides that a person may apply to the sheriff for written approval to shoot firearms on his or her private property if he or she has a minimum of 15 acres! Moreover, the written application submitted to the sheriff must contain the following information: name of the property owner; names of any other persons that the owner is permitting to shoot on his or her property; address and property boundaries of where the person proposes to shoot, time period requested to shoot; and purpose of the request to shoot. As with the shooting range regulations, the sheriff has sole discretion in determining if any shooting activity should be allowed on any property and may revoke approval at any time.
The City County Council’s Rules and Public Policy Committee may hear proposal 174 as early as Tuesday, April 3. Please contact the Committee members listed below and strongly encourage them to oppose these arbitrary and outright hostile changes to the City-County firearms discharge ordinance. Also, if your Councilor is not on the Rules and Public Policy Committee, please contact him or her immediately and urge them to oppose Proposal 174!
Rules and Public Policy Committee:
Rozelle Boyd (D) – rboyd@indygov.org – 317-327-4240
Dr. Philip Borst (R) – 317-327-4242
Cherrish Pryor (D) – cpryor@indygov.org – 317-327-4242
Bob Cockrum (R) – 317- 856-5549
Lonnell Conley (D) – kingro@sbcglobal.com – 317-547-6652
Monroe Gray (D) – mgray@indygov.org – 317-297-1155
Joanne Sanders (D) – jmsanders@msn.com – 317-283-6040
Scott Schneider (R) – schneider725@yahoo.com – 317-845-1815
You may also locate your Councilor by accessing the following link: http://www.indygov.org.