Does a scope change regulation?

Travis2282

AH enthusiast
Joined
Dec 7, 2014
Messages
483
Reaction score
656
Media
19
Hunting reports
Africa
1
I was looking at a used Heym 450-400 with qd scope this weekend and looked at the regulation pics from factory and was curious since it was regulated before a scope was added does it change point of impact any with scope? Thanks
 
Maybe :) Double rifle regulation is art rather than science. The additional weight and stresses could affect the interaction between the barrels. However, starting with a rifle which you know will regulate (which this one apparently does - or did) helps a lot. I would suspect that the regulation load will stay pretty close with a scope. My one caution is with regard to who did the QD mounts and what sort are they? If they required soldering, like claw mounts, then heat was applied to the barrel joint and regulation could have been affected. The mount builder should have rechecked the rifle with whatever load the owner was using. If some sort of shade tree gunsmith mounting solution, then heaven knows. I would also note, that unless you have that exact factory test load (to include the particular production run of that load), you will likely be searching for the perfect match in any case.
 
Last edited:

Forum statistics

Threads
66,637
Messages
1,474,646
Members
141,535
Latest member
WesleyPirk
 

 

 

Latest profile posts

7x57Joe wrote on HunterX's profile.
How much is your friend asking for his M-S 8x56? Thanks
David jr wrote on Green Chile's profile.
Hello I am wanting the same thing done on a elephant in 2027 please keep me informed on how it is going
Is the 6 panels the whole elephant of just half
David Williams
Shotgun Coach wrote on Tdruck's profile.
In the RSA
Turner024 wrote on JG26Irish_2's profile.
Would you be willing to talk sometime about your experience with RDB? More so what you would recommened taking. I will be going in May.
 
Top