Recent content by tgm1024

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    Misaligned scope rail left/right. Beyond the ability of scope to compensate.

    Very useful! Thanks. Will consider this, if for nothing else, the next time I bump into this.
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    Misaligned scope rail left/right. Beyond the ability of scope to compensate.

    Rifle is Hopeless. Scope set up ok. Got a scope on and at 35 feet, and resting on a stand with couch cushions on it to steady everything, aimed in and cannot get a tighter spread than a 4 inch diameter. Pellets OR BB's. At 35 feet. $35 dollar rifles are not worth the aggravation. This one...
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    Misaligned scope rail left/right. Beyond the ability of scope to compensate.

    (emphasis mine) Probably not worth the pixels to write this, but the POS rings that came with the $30 scope I bought actually are designed with a threaded rod permanently affixed to the base. So there's no tapped out hole for a screw....there is no screw. What would normally be a screw head...
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    Misaligned scope rail left/right. Beyond the ability of scope to compensate.

    What was a total waste of your time? Did you solve the angle/parallel-to-bore problem another way?
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    Misaligned scope rail left/right. Beyond the ability of scope to compensate.

    ... >whew< That's a lot of great information. A few things I'll just list out about your helpful post. 1. Yes. Two piece rings, both rings mounted identically. I didn't realize that the clamping plates were reversible for that reason (no $30 to $10 scope had a box that seemed to say...
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    Misaligned scope rail left/right. Beyond the ability of scope to compensate.

    Very inexpensive bottom of the line "intro" BB/pellet pump rifle. Daisy 35, with a dovetail mounting rail that seems to steer the scope too far to the left (shoots right). I'm having trouble finding things online that can compensate for this; there exist some things that are very expensive, or...