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Posted: 2/4/2015 6:20:09 PM EDT
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Well i bought a POSP 8x42 a while back from Kalinka and its been working fine ever since. However if you have ever owned one of these chances are you found out that when you zero the optic chances are the reticle wont be in the center of the optic. It started to bug me after a while so i wanted to fix it. Everyone across the internet said to shim the base by losening the screws and punching out 2 pins and inserting shims where needed. Most recommended piece of a soda can. So thats what i did. I got it somewhat on target where i needed it but ran out of time. Came back again to make final adjustments and took a few shots....like 4 feet high. Well sure as shit, the spot where i shimmed cracked. If i take the screw off the piece will fall right out. I didnt use that many shims either nor did i really overtighten it. Now i gotta resight it in with the offset crosshairs and even if i wanted to sell the scope eventually, it will pretty much kill its value. That being said, has anyone heard of this happening?
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Looks like cast aluminum to me. Zero chance of welding that back together. :(
I am a metal fabricator by trade and this is my recomendation. Epoxy the busted piece back in as best as you can, then take a small piece of 1/8" thick steel scrap and cut/grind it to fit inside the mount directly ontop of the busted chunk and the non busted chunk. Drill a hole and run a new bolt down and secure the pieces together. Might need a new longer bolt to reach all the old threads. Nothing is impossible bro. Good luck with the repair. Shoukd be cheap and easy. If your not intereated in fixing it, i might be willing to take it off your hands. ;) |
| Ohh!!! And for future references, shim optics with some thin plasticy stuff. I use 35mm camera film. Iv ised electrical tape in a pinch. And my guess is that if the bolt wasnt over torqued, then the mount was weekend my the manufacturer drilling the hole in it like that. Either way, sandwiching it from the top like i mentioned in my first post will give it more strength then stock and you shoukd be able to shim it to get close to your mechanical zero. PM me if you need some pointers. Later man |
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Quoted: Sell this hacked up scope? I wouldn't take for free. Quoted: Quoted: ... even if i wanted to sell the scope eventually, it will pretty much kill its value. Sell this hacked up scope? I wouldn't take for free.  Zero, as long as it doesn't loosen up it should be ok. Chances are you might be able to find a welder that can fix it up for you too. |
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and that helps how?
Zero, as long as it doesn't loosen up it should be ok. Chances are you might be able to find a welder that can fix it up for you too. Quoted:
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... even if i wanted to sell the scope eventually, it will pretty much kill its value. Sell this hacked up scope? I wouldn't take for free.
Zero, as long as it doesn't loosen up it should be ok. Chances are you might be able to find a welder that can fix it up for you too. Unfortunately as stated above, it apparently cant welded. Im not too worried about it because in order for the scope to even remotely budge, you gotta losen 5 other screws and punch out 2 pins. Its just kinda weird and i never heard it happening. Thanks everyone for the useful replies. Not sure what im going to do with it yet. Probably just rezero it for now and deal with the off center crosshairs. |
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How are the crosshairs off center? Did you loosen the screws on the turrets, zero the scope, and then tighten them back up? The gross adjustments on the turrets are for on-the-spot elevation and windage adjustments. Because turning the adjustment knobs makes the reticle move instead of the image so if your rifle's scope mount rail is not perfectly aligned, you'll likely have an off-centered reticle. Some alot worse than others. Ive seen peoples reticles being literally at the corner of the image/fov lol |
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