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<blockquote data-quote="tony d willIiams" data-source="post: 3074796" data-attributes="member: 108777"><p>Gotcha. </p><p>I started with little engines, until I had sucked all the horsepower and torque from them.</p><p>Went bigger, and the little things like pre-fit, airflows, bumps in the manifold, what do oils and gasses do, (at what altitude, temperature, humidity), and proper torque began to invade my dreams and a lot of my waking hours.</p><p>Back to firearms and scopes.</p><p>I purchased a couple mini-inch pound torque wrenches / screwdriver types also. Some were digital, had memories, would tie into a computer, and some I managed to get my bosses to pay for. Some of them shoot and have "hobbies".</p><p>I cross-tighten, and sneak up on all the final settings. During the tightening, I do my best to see what the thread stretch and distortions do to the final alignment(s).</p><p>Took me quite a few months to settle on the proper alignment and torque for my ELR/scope. I kept collecting more and more data, and how could a variance of 0.2 inch pound make such a large difference in point of POA/POI?</p><p>I have a friend and I finally told him to not touch my scope. <strong>It is correct.</strong><em> If it was not, I would not be able to make large holes out at distance.</em></p><p>He is planning on getting the same rifle & scope I have. He asked me to help set it up. I told him what we would do, and he said, "Isn't that a bit excessive?" </p><p>Probably is. But do you want to always hit what you aim at? Do you want to wonder if the impact will be exactly where you want it to be?</p><p></p><p>My wife used to tell me I was very anal, even for an engineer. Then I designed and made our special needs child, handicap equipment, and our home friendly for him. Now I just pay attention to detail.</p><p></p><p>Silly me, but I will say it. Do not spend $100.00 and expect $1,000.00 part. Buy and cry once.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tony d willIiams, post: 3074796, member: 108777"] Gotcha. I started with little engines, until I had sucked all the horsepower and torque from them. Went bigger, and the little things like pre-fit, airflows, bumps in the manifold, what do oils and gasses do, (at what altitude, temperature, humidity), and proper torque began to invade my dreams and a lot of my waking hours. Back to firearms and scopes. I purchased a couple mini-inch pound torque wrenches / screwdriver types also. Some were digital, had memories, would tie into a computer, and some I managed to get my bosses to pay for. Some of them shoot and have “hobbies”. I cross-tighten, and sneak up on all the final settings. During the tightening, I do my best to see what the thread stretch and distortions do to the final alignment(s). Took me quite a few months to settle on the proper alignment and torque for my ELR/scope. I kept collecting more and more data, and how could a variance of 0.2 inch pound make such a large difference in point of POA/POI? I have a friend and I finally told him to not touch my scope. [B]It is correct.[/B][I] If it was not, I would not be able to make large holes out at distance.[/I] He is planning on getting the same rifle & scope I have. He asked me to help set it up. I told him what we would do, and he said, “Isn’t that a bit excessive?" Probably is. But do you want to always hit what you aim at? Do you want to wonder if the impact will be exactly where you want it to be? My wife used to tell me I was very anal, even for an engineer. Then I designed and made our special needs child, handicap equipment, and our home friendly for him. Now I just pay attention to detail. Silly me, but I will say it. Do not spend $100.00 and expect $1,000.00 part. Buy and cry once. [/QUOTE]
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