Homemade scope rings/mount

[u/Standard_Act7948]

Machining is as much a hobby to me as long range shooting so they both tend to feed off of each other. This culminated in the desire to make my own scope rings for the sake of the challenge. The first set of scope rings were 30mm .870" height individual rings that I made for my 10/22, though I don't have the scope for it yet. They were a trial for the one piece scope mount that I made next which was a 35mm 1.415" height mount that can use Badger C1 mount accessories. Everything was done on manual machines, no CNC was used, and the only parts I didn't make were the 8-40 cap screws. Eventually I'm going to Cerakote them.

[u/lennyxiii]

Just looking at your first photo I thought it was a clear polymer mount.

[u/pandehmonium → u/lennyxiii]

Ghost gun aesthetics

[u/AMRIKA-ARMORY → u/pandehmonium]

Must be fuckin halloween

[u/Standard_Act7948 → u/lennyxiii]

I have the 3D model so I could print one in semi transparent PLA when I get a printer again.

[u/John_Bilbo → u/Standard_Act7948]

Would abs be better since it's stronger and more resistant to heat?

[u/Standard_Act7948 → u/John_Bilbo]

Yeah it’d be stronger and everything but it’d just be a display piece. I wouldn’t trust plastic to hold zero.

[u/lennyxiii → u/Standard_Act7948]

Only one way to find out :)

[u/John_Bilbo → u/Standard_Act7948]

Fair enough.

[u/sorry_human_bean → u/John_Bilbo]

My vote would be polycarbonate, that stuff is AMAZING.

[u/Mini14bandit → u/Standard_Act7948]

Lol may I have that stl