Yeah, title says it all.
LOL
4 screws out w zero issue. Brass punch on rib edge lightly tapped, walked quarter rib off dowels.
One dowel (front) stayed in the rib.
The rear one, aint comin out. Felt top edge of dowel and yeah, it's flared, where they drove it in the rib at factory.
So I cleaned that lip off.
Still cant get EGW base over it without force. Could open dowel hole on base.
Its a .22-250, so there's no need for any dowels.
But I could add the front dowel back, since it goes in and out without issue. 4 screws and 1 dowel. Just don't want one left stuck.
Checked online, one known #1 smith says he drill and taps em, makes a little slide hammer to get em out.
Yeeesh.
The EGW base lip might touch front edge of receiver. Aluminum, easy enough to clearance.
Not as pretty as quarter rib, but allows use of Burris Signature Zee rings.
Wont scratch up a nice Leupold varmint scope with those.
Plus none of the worry about scope tube length and needing two offset rings (which looks even more hideous).
Had a 3.5-10X AO on it and it was as far back in reg rings as it could go. Objective tube flare was at front edge of ring, and I used an offset at rear to better span the scope (not have turret jammed to front of rear ring and have that long rear hangover.
Might just run this old rig over to Penrod and have him yank the dowel.
Needs bbl inspected anyway. My dad's old rifle, dunno how throat is.
Might not be worth messing with (the dowel), maybe needs a new bbl.
Im done messin with it for the night LOL.
Removed all the old grease that solidified under rib, CLP or TriFlow..........hate the smell of that crap.
LOL
4 screws out w zero issue. Brass punch on rib edge lightly tapped, walked quarter rib off dowels.
One dowel (front) stayed in the rib.
The rear one, aint comin out. Felt top edge of dowel and yeah, it's flared, where they drove it in the rib at factory.
So I cleaned that lip off.
Still cant get EGW base over it without force. Could open dowel hole on base.
Its a .22-250, so there's no need for any dowels.
But I could add the front dowel back, since it goes in and out without issue. 4 screws and 1 dowel. Just don't want one left stuck.
Checked online, one known #1 smith says he drill and taps em, makes a little slide hammer to get em out.
Yeeesh.
The EGW base lip might touch front edge of receiver. Aluminum, easy enough to clearance.
Not as pretty as quarter rib, but allows use of Burris Signature Zee rings.
Wont scratch up a nice Leupold varmint scope with those.
Plus none of the worry about scope tube length and needing two offset rings (which looks even more hideous).
Had a 3.5-10X AO on it and it was as far back in reg rings as it could go. Objective tube flare was at front edge of ring, and I used an offset at rear to better span the scope (not have turret jammed to front of rear ring and have that long rear hangover.
Might just run this old rig over to Penrod and have him yank the dowel.
Needs bbl inspected anyway. My dad's old rifle, dunno how throat is.
Might not be worth messing with (the dowel), maybe needs a new bbl.
Im done messin with it for the night LOL.
Removed all the old grease that solidified under rib, CLP or TriFlow..........hate the smell of that crap.
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