Bolt Getting Caught on Front Scope Ring
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biggymu
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K43 Sniper
I picked this up last year, however kids and work prevented me from posting pics until now. This rifle was on GB out of Connecticut with limited photos, so I took a gamble. The rifle appears to have sat in a closet since the war, all internals match and all the spare parts were present in the...
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I had same problem but had to rotate front the ring to get clearance, still close but not hitting. Think the real issue is reproduction mount is just too low. You can see in the pictures how the angle position of the front ring is when compared to rear ring
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Dimitri
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I see what your saying. The repro mount being a bit too low had come to mind. I have both rings pushed as far out of the way as possible, but the rear one clears the bolt while the other one doesn’t. Would it be a bad idea to shave down the inner cylinder piece (the thing the bolt screws into) slightly to grant more clearance? Would it be a better idea to just buy different rings and put them on there?
That is what known as a "barrel" nut. Not sure if that would work. You would still have to make the band strap which is spring steel to conform to the re shaped barrel nut. Worth a try or you might look for another ring set before trying that,
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Sorry, I wasn’t sure what the best angle to post was. I’ll add another picture as soon as I get back home.
Blackpowderresearcher
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Concur that base is not properly installed. Screw in too deep and thus making the base too close, which in turns bring scope mount ring in line with travel of bolt?
Dimitri
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I hadn’t thought of that, but that makes a lot of sense. I’ll double check the base.
Blackpowderresearcher
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Or it could be the screw hole was too far back on the receiver. Was it drilled/tapped at the factory? How about the mount? Factory or repro? I can see where a repro mount can be off just a tad.
The steel receiver and scope mount shouldn't compress so I think my first speculation is wrong.
The steel receiver and scope mount shouldn't compress so I think my first speculation is wrong.
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Dimitri
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The mount and scope are both repros. I don’t know if the mount was drilled/tapped and am unsure as to how I would tell.
Blackpowderresearcher
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Since it's a repro, try to find an original and take a caliper to it and see how they're different. If they're identical, then compare the scope bases. Something in the repro setup is off.
You could also sketch both mount and base with measurements and post them here. Maybe someone with an original can measure theirs and post. Then we can learn how far "off" the repros are.
You could also sketch both mount and base with measurements and post them here. Maybe someone with an original can measure theirs and post. Then we can learn how far "off" the repros are.
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