Fine tuning FX No Limits scope rings

DaveT1

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I really like the FX No Limits rings' ability to increase a scope's adjustment range at long distances. However I found that trying to adjust zero using just the rings to be way fiddly. I found, when adjusting the vertical movement, it was too easy throw the zero way out of whack. So I built a gadget to help fine tune the rings easily. I can now get the initial zero with out using extra clicks on the scope. I'm not sure if I found a solution to a problem that doesn't exist, but I found that it really makes re-zeroing scopes at different differences much easier. Besides it was a fun pandemic project. 

It's essentially the bottom half of a cheap scope ring with the ears cut off and a piece of 1/4" aluminum bar stock with a 1/4-20 hole tapped in it.
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I used an old knob from some photo gear as the adjuster, but any 1/4-20 bolt will work.

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Here's the adjuster off the gun.

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I took the locking pin out of the ring mount so I could drill a hole through the mount. That hole is not tapped. Its just there to allow the adjusting knob some extra room. After tapping the 1/4' aluminum flat stock I epoxied the two pieces together using a plain 1/4-20 bolt and nut through the hole to both align and clamp the pieces together. I put a thin coat of silicone grease on the bolt to make sure it didn't get glued in place. Finished the project off with a couple of coats of flat black paint. 

The whole thing was made with a Dremel with a cutting wheel, a belt sander and drill.
 
I took a little piece of a PTFE cutting board, cut it into the shape of a triangle and then used a belt sander to create a 30-35 degree angle on one of the sides. I loosen the ring just enough so that it will barely move, slip in my little triangle as a shim to hold it exactly in the right spot while I test and then tighten down the ring. It is also a little crude but does the job really well. I got tired of adjusting up, whoops, too far, back down, whoops, too far again. 😂 These definitely make it fast and more precise. 

I just replied to one of ODoyles posts where I showed a couple of pictures of some cheap $24 NcStar rings we bought a while ago. They are adjustable and use a little spring assisted wheel to adjust the elevation and it’s very smooth. It stays in place when adjusted and then once you get it where you like it, there are grub screws to lock it down. They aren’t as refined as some of the others but for $24, they are worth it. Definitely easy to adjust, lock down and they hold as they should.

Have a great evening. Stoti
 
Well Dang! Chuck-in-Ohio, I just checked my rings and there the grub screw was. Do they mention that in the FX instructions? Thanks for the heads up.



I do not know if they mention it or not to be honest. Keep your eyes peeled from now on on the FX picatinny rings, the early ones DO NOT have the fine adjustment screw. It was an improvement in the design at some point after initial release.



Your idea is pretty trick man, good creative thinking!