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meatmachineman":2d39zylg said:Dub's got you pretty well set. About the only thing I do different is the lapping. A family friend with a machine shop in his garage made me a 1" lapping bar a few years back. I typically utilize valve grinding compound (available cheaply at most auto parts stores) in place of the 1k grit emery paper. For most rings I'll run the bar and compound until I've taken all the surface finish off the inside of the rings. That does change depending on the ring and the fit to the scope prior to starting.... sometimes you just don't have as much ring material to take off before the ring doesn't hold the scope. As Dub said, it easy to remove material but much harder to add. Once I have the rings lapped to my satisfaction, I'll remove as much of the compound as I possibly can using clean clothes. You don't want any of the compound grit left in the ring.
Of course.... you don't want to screw up those high end optics! Replacing scopes with the latest in plastic lens technology isn't cheap! :grin:tddeangelo":3oxs0ov2 said:meatmachineman":3oxs0ov2 said:Dub's got you pretty well set. About the only thing I do different is the lapping. A family friend with a machine shop in his garage made me a 1" lapping bar a few years back. I typically utilize valve grinding compound (available cheaply at most auto parts stores) in place of the 1k grit emery paper. For most rings I'll run the bar and compound until I've taken all the surface finish off the inside of the rings. That does change depending on the ring and the fit to the scope prior to starting.... sometimes you just don't have as much ring material to take off before the ring doesn't hold the scope. As Dub said, it easy to remove material but much harder to add. Once I have the rings lapped to my satisfaction, I'll remove as much of the compound as I possibly can using clean clothes. You don't want any of the compound grit left in the ring.
All that to mount your NCStar scopes??????
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I'd expect nothing less! Main point was it tends to take me several pieces of cloth or patch to get all the compound out... kinda until it pass the white glove test.... but you may have already surmised as much! :wink:dubyam":lifunqwp said::lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
And I have to say, the grammar nazi in me is wondering if there's any disadvantage to wiping the rings down with dirty clothes instead of getting clean clothes out of the dresser...
(I know, total smart azz stuff there...but it's a failing for me.)