Which Scope Lapping & Alignment rods?

Okie Hunter, I use a piece of 1" stainless rod and grinding compound. The last scope I mounted I used the burris signature rings with the posiline(something like that) system. These take away the need to lap the rings. They will be my first choice from now on.
 
+1 on the Burris Signature rings, I have 20 some scopes mounted in them, won't use anything else if I have a choice! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif

Tim
 
As CrossJ and wrongtarget stated, the Burris Signature rings are the cat's meow! They work.

Regards,
hm
 
The pointed rods will get you close, but not always exact. The points may touch, but everything is not neccessarily in perfect alignment. I use a gizmo that started out as a piece of ground and polished shaft stock( 1" and 30mm) about 3" long, chucked up and centered in the lathe and bored completely through with a 5/16" hole. The shaft stock is now cut in half and the hole through the middle is chamfered on both ends. The outer corners of both pieces are dressed to remove the sharp edges.
One piece is placed in each scope ring and snugged up. Now a piece of 5/16" drill rod is inserted into one end of either piece of shaft stock, if it slides easily through both halves in each ring without binding, your rings are now in perfect alignment. If the drill rod binds going into the second ring, you need to lap the rings with one of the bars with a handle with some valve grinding compound.
Lap both rings until you get a non binding pass through with the drill rod.
Dave Manson and others(Clymer,etc) make a reamer for scope rings for around a hundred bucks, a turn or so with one of these and your rings will be dead nuts to each other.
F1
 
Sounds like a lot of unnecessary work when Burris Signature rings work so well without any effort or extra $$, no ring marks EVER, and the offset insert option is the cats meow for bore to base misalignment problems. I counted the scopes I have mounted in em today, 29....so far!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Tim
 
I've mounted many a scope.., usually in Dual Dovetail style ring/mount configurations. I've never...ever needed an alignment tool!! All you need to do is eyeball them straight, rest the scope in the rings and check for any uneveness along the sides..., and adjust the rings if nessesary, lap and your done!

Nothing fits a Scope better than properly lapped rings!!

No plastic sleeves for me!! I'll probably have quit shooting long before I get that lazy an un-precise!!
No one can convince me that metal to plastic is as solid a mount as metal to metal!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif

Easier maybe...., but better?? No way!!!
 
 
I have the Sinclair rods in 1" and 30mm.
But, the one Russ Hayden sells has two handles on it, so I bought one of his. The two handles give FAR better control than the single handle Sinclair tools. I only use the Hayden tool now.
 
If you don't like the plastic inserts Jewell makes rings with aluminum inserts. At $140 a set they are not cheap but very well made.

Jack
 


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