pat,

thanks for the post, and grats on that bear...

sorry i missed your visit here, but i was up in helena for the day.

your new scope-tru bar is in the post, and it will be there by wednesday. i think you will like this one better. the new bar will look exactly like the one in these videos as seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/mrhivelocity1?feature=mhsn#p/u/0/cTaRDi3bp3o (one minute version)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEeL_QNJRf0 (five minute version)

this is the final cnc version of the scope-tru. i made these changes as part of the concessions necessary to obtain product liability insurance. the changes are for the better, as the tool is much safer if dropped, and it is also much easier to ship.

this "newer" tip profile is very similar to the "removable threaded tip profile" that was part of my patent application--in addition to the ordinary "conical tip profile" on the early versions that i machined. however, to keep production costs down, this tip is integral. this critical decision also does away with the potential thread pitch problems with the removable tip, as in mass production--concentricity issues can arise.

you will be pleased to know that our good friend bill beyl at the powderhorn is having a great time using it--he said that after mounting a few scopes with it, a check with his sweany site-a-line collimator confirms that things are usually lined up within about 4 or 5 clicks of adjustment.

while it is still too early to say with any assurance, if the outcome of these initial installations continue to form the same trend with subsequent installations, it could add up to some mighty fine medicine...

jerry


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however, contrary to popular thought, one begins with the the narrow end.
the more you progress, the more it expands into greater discovery--and the less of an audience you will have...