EAW Pivot Mount DIY Install

I’ve put these mounts on quite a few rifles of mine. Read up on the adjustments you can make first and the rest is simple. I’ve never “glued” a set on any rifle so not sure about that. I always get the mounts in complete sets specific to ymy rifle - I don’t/wont buy separate parts to piece together. Takes about 25-30 minutes to mount a scope and return to zero is spot on. The best mounts I’ve ever used.
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I just had a local gunsmith install these on my Rigby Highland Stalker. He clearly didn’t have a clue what he was doing. The pivot is not aligned and the hind ring wobbles all over the place. There are no other gunsmiths in my state who do this sort of work so am going to do it myself.
Couple of questions for those who have done before.

What epoxy are you using?

The rear connection has a lot of play in it. When I am redoing it how do i ensure this is tight?

Thanks in advance,
Dan
 
I just had a local gunsmith install these on my Rigby Highland Stalker. He clearly didn’t have a clue what he was doing. The pivot is not aligned and the hind ring wobbles all over the place. There are no other gunsmiths in my state who do this sort of work so am going to do it myself.
Couple of questions for those who have done before.

What epoxy are you using?

The rear connection has a lot of play in it. When I am redoing it how do i ensure this is tight?

Thanks in advance,
Dan
On the rear base -There’s two screws on the opposite side from the lever, fore and aft. One is the adjustment and the other is the keeper. Make sure the base is correctly positioned first (it’s an offset peg), push and hold the bottom half of the rear ring firmly towards the rear of the base then tighten the bases adjustment screw until the ring half doesn’t move around any ( Don’t over tighten though). Set the keeper screw snugly against the adjustment screw. While working the lever and sliding the ring half out of its slot make sure the ring half “snaps” into place and that the lever will fully close with ease (usually on its own). Put the front ring half into the front base and rotate until lined up true to the rear ring half, then mount the scope. Make sure to tighten the two large pitch adjustment screws in the front ring assembly “foot” after the scope is mounted and while it’s still firmly in the bases. You should be good after this.
 

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