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Sounds like your scope has a pretty soft tube.  This may be one of other
downsides,
why not get a "good" scope, such as a Leopold 3-9 EFR?   ld
Michael Mckeown wrote:
> Hey guys I haven't posted for a very long time, but I lurk and shoot all
> the time.  I just recently bought a used Beeman 68R scope for my Theoben
> rammed R-1, and I have two questions.  I had a 50R scope on it for some 6K
> rounds with narry a problem, but the 68R broke it's reticle in ~200 rounds.
>  The repair person says this is quite common with these scopes.
>
> My first question is should I save this scope for a PCP and get a Trophy or
> do you think now that it has fresh reticle wires it should last a long
> time?
>
> My second question is I see I began to pinch the scope tube a little bit
> from my first mounting of it (the second most common reason they are sent
> in for repair she says) and I never pinched the tube on the 50R, and even
> had it cranked down pretty tight.  I had the 68R tightened firmly, yet it
> still slid through the Sports Match mounts (the ones with wide clamps and
> four little allen bolts).  I see now I can't tighten it enough to prevent
> it from slipping through the mounts, or I'll certainly tweak the tube, so
> my question is how should I prepare the inner surface of the mount rings to
> prevent the slippage?  I'd thought to use like 'Tuck carpet tape' which is
> an aggressive double sided sticky tape, but please don't let me bias your
> responses.
>
> Thank you,
> M.
>
> --
>  (Michael Mckeown)
>          AirPower Information Services BBS * 610-259-2193
>       http://www.airpower.com  Telnet://airpower.dyn.ml.org
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