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Telescope base recoil stud

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Sexton

Well-Known Member
I was just changing the scope on my TRGs, replacing the 3-9 with a Leupold 4-12. Both telescopes have about the same amount of usable tube length for rings. I notice that the rear base/ring is missing its recoil stud. It appears this was removed because the short length of the scope tube requires the base to be further forward. I am wondering if this is going to require a higher level of vigilance in keeping things tight?
Comments welcome, please.
 
No, not at all. The lug on the rear ring was designed as an indexing mechanism to assure that when the ring is removed and replaced while attached to the scope that it (as well the front ring attached to the scope) returns to the same place on the dovetail, thus assuring close return to zero when the scope is removed and replaced.

It is only happenstance that it also appears to serve to keep the rings from creeping forward under recoil, however it is the taper of the dovetails that assures no forward movement of the rings. Simply make sure that your rings are reasonably tight when mounted and they will never move.
 
Stone, after a polite pause to see if anyone else was going to chime in, I will now say, thank you for your wisdom.
 
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