NOE R92 'scope rail
Posted: 22 Feb 2018 14:08
Not quite the fit that I had hoped for. Looks like I shall have to bed it onto the barrel in order to get proper contact all round Is this a "normal" fit for these items?
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The "fit" is very poor indeed - they've clearly machined a constant-radius groove on the base of the rail which is obviously never going to fit properly on the tapered section of the barrel. Hopefully the underside of the rail is at least making full contact with the barrel at the points where the screws pass through. It will be a bugger to bed using a fluid material like "Acraglass", so I'll have to try and find something stiffer - epoxy "putty" perhaps - to fill the gaps.9x80Drilling wrote:The NOE rail I mounted on my .45 Colt fits similarly to yours, severnsider. I asked about this issue here on the forum a couple of years ago, wondering if I should bed it.
NOE replied that it should not be necessary. I still wonder if bedding would be advantageous every time I look at the fit.
My guess is the potential for problems would be greater as the mass of the sighting implement went up. I used a 2x7 scout scope on the carbine for 2 years. Now I have a FastFire 3 on the rail. If you're familiar with the FastFire 3, you know how light it is-under an ounce.
Yes, thanks - I'm aware of it but it's hard/impossible to find over here. We are not well provided for in the UK in that respect....... perhaps there's insufficient demand for it. I shall put a few shots down today and see how it goes without bedding. Thanks for your suggestion of the gel.9x80Drilling wrote:I've used Brownell's Acraglas Gel when I needed a non-running bedding agent. Are you familiar with that product?
I appreciate your comments, Mike, just wanted those that have come to the forum since this went down what was involved and who made the some of the decisions that affected how it turned out.severnsider wrote:Thanks for the background info Michael - good of you to provide the explanation! I have to say that other Rossi owners I know have said that the NOE looks far more substantial and useful than the flimsy Rossi original item. One of them wishes that he had known about the NOE rail before he sold his Rossi!
I shot 100 rounds through the rifle yesterday and nothing came loose. In fact, the scope itself shifted in the weaver rings so any concerns about the rail were clearly unfounded.
Again, thanks for the reassuring words about the strength of the item and fixings - I hope you will understand my initial concern about the fit of the rail, but I shall now look forward to many trouble-free shots...........
Kind regards
Mike