Lapping TPS TSR W rings

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Jhedges

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I had just finished lapping the leupold rifleman rings on my wife's 243, and i was curious if anyone out there laps their TPS TSR W rings. I at first was assuming since they were made so well that they were already evened out, but i figured nothing is perfect by any means, so dont assume so. I have a set on my Model 700 .308 and my savage 17, but I was thinking about lapping the ones on my .308. but is it such a good idea?

Thanks for any advice guys.
 
I would NOT touch them.... you will NEVER get them any better than they are out of the Box. ... they are Very nice Ring's..
 
Originally Posted By: reddog964I would NOT touch them.... you will NEVER get them any better than they are out of the Box. ... they are Very nice Ring's..

Disagree, respectfully.

TPS makes totally decent rings, as do many others, but if you have the correct tools to lap them, and the rings are going to live on one rifle (for a long time), do it. There is no way a production shop CNC is going to achieve the same concentricity you can by properly lapping/honing. Even if they could, once you torqye them onto your pic rail and put some stress in them, they wouldn't be perfect anymore.

Bottom line, they're fine as is, but lapping is "mo-betta".
 
Thanks for the info, I will think about whether or not they would stay on that particular rifle for a while enough to do it. I just know im lapping all of the game reaper mounts and cheaper rings I have before i touch the TSR's. Thanks again..
 
It isn't so much a question of the rings quality guys.

No matter how perfect the rings, if there is any runout or twist to the receiver after heat treat, it will put the rings out of alignment and mar or bind up the scope. And most receivers have some twist to them from the heat treating process.

If you are putting a 600 dollar scope in a 100 dollar set of rings, I would consider the rings to be consumables as they are the cheap part and lap them to protect the scope.

Pennywise, pound foolish.
 
I have to respectfully disagree. With today's automated manufacturing tolerances, I have don't find the lapping of quality rings required either.
 
I see the points some make about lapping rings to protect a scope and saying just in case there is some mis allignment in them or the reciever and base... that said quality rings, quality bases SHOULD not need it unless there are MAJOR issues with the mounting holes on the reciever, and most of the time a quality base will bring that to light before you ever mount rings as it will not mount up flush to begin with. I don't think you can mar a scope with the minuet amount of imperfection in today's manufacturing of quality rings and bases.
 
Yeah, that's why you never see ring marks on a used scope.
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Originally Posted By: usngunnerYeah, that's why you never see ring marks on a used scope.
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I'd say people over torquing causes more ring marks than rings that were out of alignment(or in need of lapping)
 
Originally Posted By: svt tactical
I'd say people over torquing causes more ring marks than rings that were out of alignment(or in need of lapping)

Yep ,over torquing or misalined rings are way worse.
I do also believe those pointed alignment tools are a joke. If you are gonna use alignment bars, you need a perfectly surface ground FLAT end.
 
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