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brickeyee · October 23, 2006, 10:54 AM

"Is is worth it to use a Ransom under such conditions?

Isn't the value of the thing the absolute repeatability?"

You can still use a Ransom but you need to mount in on a base and mount a scope on the base also.
I actually have a piece of 1/2 inch Al plate that the Ransom is bolted to, along with a piece of 1 inch off to one side about 10 inches high that carries a scope.
Some benchrest type leveling screws allow the baseplate to be retured to the same spot on the bench if it does move, and the scope allows for very accurate sighting.

October 23, 2006, 10:54 AM	#12
brickeyee Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2004 Posts: 3,351	"Is is worth it to use a Ransom under such conditions? Isn't the value of the thing the absolute repeatability?" You can still use a Ransom but you need to mount in on a base and mount a scope on the base also. I actually have a piece of 1/2 inch Al plate that the Ransom is bolted to, along with a piece of 1 inch off to one side about 10 inches high that carries a scope. Some benchrest type leveling screws allow the baseplate to be retured to the same spot on the bench if it does move, and the scope allows for very accurate sighting.