WHAT’S YOUR OPINION ON HAND-LAPPING SCOPE RINGS?
—George Gardner, Pittsburgh, Pa.
With high-quality rings and/or a light-kicking rifle, lapping is probably unnecessary. However, with cheap rings and/or a hard-kicking gun, hand-grinding (lapping) the rings for maximum contact may be necessary. Cheap rings often give you hardly any contact at all. Also, scopes can slip even with lots of contact. That can be cured by applying machinist’s rosin or Barge Cement to the rings.
FOR A 17-YEAR-OLD, SHOULD I GET A .30/06 OR A .300 WIN. MAG. FOR ELK HUNTING? HE IS PRETTY BIG, AT 240 POUNDS, BUT DOES NOT HAVE MUCH EXPERIENCE WITH RIFLES. HE’D LIKE THE GUN TO BE VERSATILE.
—Aidan Isler, Columbus, Ohio
If the kid weighs 240 pounds at 17, he’ll soon be able to kill…
