I bought some cheap Millet rings not long a go and they came with some tape-like inserts....no glue and very thin but otherwise resembling electrical tape. So I left them in there.
Worry about a few marks on equipment is needless worry. Then I read where someone has Grandmas rifle and they cherish all those marks from her past hunts. Perhaps some of our Grandkids will have our rifles someday and conclude that Grandpa didn't hunt all that much or at least not very hard.
Oh, I'm a big fan of good honest wear on a tool. Patina. Love it. Guitars... old trucks.... guns...
Ring marks are different though. They are like extra holes in the door of the truck where someone badly mounted different mirrors.
Strips of bicycle innertube cut just a little undersized to allow for squish expansion. About 1/8 inch narrower than the ring on both sides is about right.
Works like a charm.
Next it will be cake frosting.
You boys are on a ROLL!...............
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
Wow! Not only are you talking about tape, but high quality tape!? Who are the best custom tape builders? Can you use the same tape for your muzzle and your rings?
Tape, glue, and bicycle tire bits in rings are the same as the accutrigger. A solution for a problem that wouldn't exist if the job were done right in the first place.
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
And ,we ALL know that the Germans and Austrians are FAR ahead of everyone else in terms of electrical tape quality.
To all gunmaker critics- "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.."- Teddy Roosevelt
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
You just added $500 to his imagination................
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
Big Stick: In the past 50 years of mounting/using scopes I have indeed used electrical tape quite a number of times. If you have NOT had to use tape to permanently or temporarily correct a scope/ring/mount issue then indeed your experience is obviously quite limited! There are lots of reasons that tape can enhance ones scope/ring/mounting systems - I won't enumerate them all here and now. heres a recent one though - just this summer I had visiting Varmint Hunters in and I/we had to disassemble a scope mounting job of one of my visitors. As a fix to a poor initial scope mounting job on one of my friends new Rifles we added tape to one of the bases - this corrected an alignment issue that should have been (but was not) dealt with during the initial scope mounting. I have maybe 4 Rifles in my arsenal today that have electrical tape in one or both rings. You make think its somehow funny to use electrical tape in rings or under bases, but I think its funny that an inexperienced person would pass judgement on something they obviously know nothing about. I, for one, appreciate this thread and have taken notes on a couple of tape styles others here have taken the time and used their good manners and benevolence to post about. Consider deleting your posts - they add nothing to this thread. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
You'd have to be some exotic type of nut to put anything in a scope ring that has any sort of thickness to it.
On steel rings, I coat the bearing surface with a trace amount of Rig. Never had a slip, even on two medium bore 35s (one whelen ackley, one gibbs) that were both lighter than 8 lbs all up. Bare/bare with aluminum rings.
Big Stick: ...I, for one, appreciate this thread and have taken notes on a couple of tape styles others here have taken the time and used their good manners and benevolence to post about. Consider deleting your posts - they add nothing to this thread.Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
Big Stick: In the past 50 years of mounting/using scopes I have indeed used electrical tape quite a number of times. If you have NOT had to use tape to permanently or temporarily correct a scope/ring/mount issue then indeed your experience is obviously quite limited! There are lots of reasons that tape can enhance ones scope/ring/mounting systems - I won't enumerate them all here and now. heres a recent one though - just this summer I had visiting Varmint Hunters in and I/we had to disassemble a scope mounting job of one of my visitors. As a fix to a poor initial scope mounting job on one of my friends new Rifles we added tape to one of the bases - this corrected an alignment issue that should have been (but was not) dealt with during the initial scope mounting. I have maybe 4 Rifles in my arsenal today that have electrical tape in one or both rings. You make think its somehow funny to use electrical tape in rings or under bases, but I think its funny that an inexperienced person would pass judgement on something they obviously know nothing about. I, for one, appreciate this thread and have taken notes on a couple of tape styles others here have taken the time and used their good manners and benevolence to post about. Consider deleting your posts - they add nothing to this thread. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
You used electrical tape UNDER bases? Nothing like a good solid base. And you question anyone with ANY experience? WOW!!!!
You should be asking advice, not giving it...
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
