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Bigfatts · May 2, 2006, 11:23 PM

I once had this happen with a .30-06 I bought. I was at the range sighting it in and the scope FLEW off on the 4th shot. It took 15 minutes for the people around me to stop laughing at me for diving over the bench to keep the Nikon from hitting the cement. Check the rings. The dummy that sold me the rifle put Weaver rings with square cross bolts on bases with round slots, there would be nothing that would keep those in place. The old square peg round hole thing...

May 2, 2006, 11:23 PM	#6
Bigfatts Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2005 Location: Lutz Posts: 1,528	I once had this happen with a .30-06 I bought. I was at the range sighting it in and the scope FLEW off on the 4th shot. It took 15 minutes for the people around me to stop laughing at me for diving over the bench to keep the Nikon from hitting the cement. Check the rings. The dummy that sold me the rifle put Weaver rings with square cross bolts on bases with round slots, there would be nothing that would keep those in place. The old square peg round hole thing...