Rant: My buddy's near miss with a loose scope mount shifted my whole view

My fishing buddy brought his rifle in last week, complaining the shots were all over the place. I figured it was just his shooting, but he insisted I look at the scope. Turned out the mount screws were barely finger tight, and it could have come off any time. I used to brush off client worries, but now I double check every mount myself. It's scary how a small thing can lead to big trouble.

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4 Comments

brooke_taylor1mo agoMost Upvoted

You ever check those screws after cleaning? I got in the habit of running a torque wrench over my mount screws every time I clean the bore. Found a couple that had worked loose from recoil after a range day.

fionam111mo ago

Remember when my friend's scope slid right off?

walker.julia22d ago

Sounds like your friend got a free lesson in field-stripping his rifle.

ryanc711mo agoTop Commenter

My Ruger's scope got wonky last month, turned out two base screws had backed out almost completely.