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Got it,
The factory hole is 180° from zero. Then you will need to redrill the dial
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Yep,that's what I was thinking.
Thanks for the advice. Just gotta find the right size bit and I'll be in business.
Do you order custom dials or just run the stock dial?
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I've had 3 and none of them had the pre-drilled hole in the right spot.
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I had 37 of them and all had the hole in the right spot
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Yep,that's what I was thinking.
Thanks for the advice. Just gotta find the right size bit and I'll be in business.
Do you order custom dials or just run the stock dial? I just run the stock dial, I have a lot of free dial cards, maybe I should send off for them
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Yep,that's what I was thinking.
Thanks for the advice. Just gotta find the right size bit and I'll be in business.
Do you order custom dials or just run the stock dial? if your hole is 180 out then you can use any small drill bit you want I used #48 as that's what fit in the predrilled hole
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Just checked five of mine, only one drilled in the right spot. Ready to go with some #48 bits and a Dremel. Thanks again for the good advice.
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I just finished four, drilled the hole two marks right of zero with a #48 bit and used a 5/64" drill end for the pin. After drilling the hole I pushed the end of the 5/64" bit into place then marked it with a fine felt tip pen. Cut to length by holding the keeper end in a small vise grip then using a Dremel cut off wheel. If you cut it too long, grind some off the end and try again.
Thanks for the info in this thread. The drill rod seems to be an easier, more positive system than the ball bearing way.
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I just finished four, drilled the hole two marks right of zero with a #48 bit and used a 5/64" drill end for the pin. After drilling the hole I pushed the end of the 5/64" bit into place then marked it with a fine felt tip pen. Cut to length by holding the keeper end in a small vise grip then using a Dremel cut off wheel. If you cut it too long, grind some off the end and try again.
Thanks for the info in this thread. The drill rod seems to be an easier, more positive system than the ball bearing way. That's what were all here on the campfire for, too help each other out. I to think the drill rod is a better way to go than the ball bearing. Glad it worked for you, good shooting.
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I just finished four, drilled the hole two marks right of zero with a #48 bit and used a 5/64" drill end for the pin. After drilling the hole I pushed the end of the 5/64" bit into place then marked it with a fine felt tip pen. Cut to length by holding the keeper end in a small vise grip then using a Dremel cut off wheel. If you cut it too long, grind some off the end and try again.
Thanks for the info in this thread. The drill rod seems to be an easier, more positive system than the ball bearing way. Spent 15 minutes on my scope tonight. I used the 5/64 bit, then used the dremel and vise grips to make the pin. When I was done, you could spin mine two clicks below zero. Would have been nice if it locked in on the zero, but I drilled it a hair over because I wanted to make sure it would still "zero". Probably enough room to drill another hole and do it right, but at least for now it won't rotate more than once. Overall I'd say it worked well. Thanks to everyone for the advice.
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If you run into a situation with the zero stops that don't quite line up with zero, you can always get some of these: http://customturretsystems.com/They work great, and they're cheap, tough, durable.
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I just finished four, drilled the hole two marks right of zero with a #48 bit and used a 5/64" drill end for the pin. After drilling the hole I pushed the end of the 5/64" bit into place then marked it with a fine felt tip pen. Cut to length by holding the keeper end in a small vise grip then using a Dremel cut off wheel. If you cut it too long, grind some off the end and try again.
Thanks for the info in this thread. The drill rod seems to be an easier, more positive system than the ball bearing way. Spent 15 minutes on my scope tonight. I used the 5/64 bit, then used the dremel and vise grips to make the pin. When I was done, you could spin mine two clicks below zero. Would have been nice if it locked in on the zero, but I drilled it a hair over because I wanted to make sure it would still "zero". Probably enough room to drill another hole and do it right, but at least for now it won't rotate more than once. Overall I'd say it worked well. Thanks to everyone for the advice. I prefer my stop to dial 1 MOA or so passed zero..its how i set my scopes up.
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What gives when I need more than a revolution of elevation?
I can't get from 25 to 200 with my 300/221 sub loads without going more than 360?
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all i would need is the ability to have a firm bottom stop... where I can go back to zero and know which marks apply then...
I do this now, knowing or used to, how many turns up from bottom it took until my home made label applied....
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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Did anyone ever figure out what the factory zero stop is/looks like?
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