nef/scope base

[Dave Allen]

hello, i picked up a ultra hunter for the heck of it last night & noticed a gap between the front of scope base & barrel front meaning towards the muzzle it seems this is the only way it will work,they have a screw to snug towards barrel.my question is do you allow that to touch the barrel ?? or back off slightly ?? i like it snug but also think that would add pressure as things heat up...seems somewhat odd i also understand it's a inexepensive gun.just wondering what other nef guys think......

 

[wrongtarget]

H&R's spec is .0015" clearance off the barrel for the set screw. It's there just to support big scopes mounted on the end of the rail. I prefer to have the forward ring closer to the supported part of the rail if at all possible.

Tim

 

[tcman]

Yep...leave it set where the factory had it in the first place...it should not quite touch.

 

[Longcruise]

If you aren't using that portion of the mount, cut it off.

 

[Dave Allen]

hello, thanks for the replies..longcruise i thought the same i will check out when mounting a scope.

 

[tcman]

I wouldn't do that...up to you though.

Encore bases do the same thing...without the little set screw. They are good to go just they way they were built.

 

[Dave Allen]

tc, i just hadn't seen this type of scope base setup before,maybe i just need to go shoot this thing....thanks

 

[tcman]

Ya, it looks kind of odd, but the Encores have had that "overhang" all along too. They seem ok, so far from my experience.

 

[Longcruise]

I don't think you gain or lose anything by whacking it off. It just looks goofy on the NEF. I was ready to whack mine off on my 30-30 but decided to lose the scope altogether and go back to the factory irons (plastics!).

 

[Yellowhammer]

No problems with the gap on mine. Shoot like a charm.