I have a old 77 which I fitted a scope on today when I tried to zero I had to wind it almost to the max, I know the scope is OK so is it a common issue to have barrel droop on a 77 or is this unusual.
I have a old 77 which I fitted a scope on today when I tried to zero I had to wind it almost to the max, I know the scope is OK so is it a common issue to have barrel droop on a 77 or is this unusual.
Its unlikely to be barrel droop as thats something that effects break barrels. Just shim the back of the scope.
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Usually it droops UP.
When somebody lets go of the undercover.
Master Debater
Put a straight edge along the top of the cylinder to the barrel and just check to see if the barrel is not drooping by inspecting the gap between the straight edge and barrel all the way along is even.
It was not uncommon on older 77's to have the breech block slightly slack in the cylinder when the two welds were done, end result is a drooping barrel, adjustable mounts resolves this with no chance of damaging the scope.
Have you had the rifle from new? I ask because I have known a 77 that was quite old and had a replacement trigger block on it. This created sufficient mis-alignment between block and cylinder to give the effect you noticed with a scope when the front mount was on the cylinder and the rear mount on the block. The solution was to put both mounts on the cylinder; just enough space.
Cheers, Phil
Have you put it over a chrono, the spring may be shagged, atb Daz
I had a barrel bend on one some 20 years ago, the sling fitted detached from the underlever as I was carrying it, swung backwards & the barrel hit the ground bending it
John
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Check the scope mounts are sitting true to the action. It is unlikely that it would be the barrel.
A.G
Thanks for all the feed back its defo. the gun I will try an adj mount when funds permit
I just bent them back.