Comments on: Slow motion video of scope and barrel flexing http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/10/14/slow-motion-video-of-scope-and-barrel-flexing/ Firearms not Politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:19:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: zach http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/10/14/slow-motion-video-of-scope-and-barrel-flexing/comment-page-1/#comment-34388 zach Fri, 21 May 2010 21:08:39 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=2853#comment-34388 Its not as much the scope flex that is bad design but the scope base. It's only attached at the front, which is why it moves around so much Its not as much the scope flex that is bad design but the scope base. It’s only attached at the front, which is why it moves around so much

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]]> By: fixit http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/10/14/slow-motion-video-of-scope-and-barrel-flexing/comment-page-1/#comment-20977 fixit Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:57:14 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=2853#comment-20977 if your blinking when your firing a shot, you should be spending a bit more time at the range improving your technique. if your blinking when your firing a shot, you should be spending a bit more time at the range improving your technique.

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]]> By: Vote For David http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/10/14/slow-motion-video-of-scope-and-barrel-flexing/comment-page-1/#comment-3109 Vote For David Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:46:38 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=2853#comment-3109 What he said. "they all do that." Your grandpappy's deer rifle that knocks 'em down guaranteed every time, and sometimes 2 for 1 bullet, probably bucks worse. You just don't notice it because you're blinking, and too slow with the visual processing anyhow. LOL @ oppressed! What he said. “they all do that.” Your grandpappy’s deer rifle that knocks ‘em down guaranteed every time, and sometimes 2 for 1 bullet, probably bucks worse. You just don’t notice it because you’re blinking, and too slow with the visual processing anyhow.

LOL @ oppressed!

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]]> By: Ry Jones http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/10/14/slow-motion-video-of-scope-and-barrel-flexing/comment-page-1/#comment-3105 Ry Jones Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:48:19 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=2853#comment-3105 If you saw the same video for any rifle, you'd see that amount of flex, scaled for the recoil. It's the violence inherent in the system. Help help I'm being oppressed! If you saw the same video for any rifle, you’d see that amount of flex, scaled for the recoil.

It’s the violence inherent in the system. Help help I’m being oppressed!

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]]> By: jdun1911 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/10/14/slow-motion-video-of-scope-and-barrel-flexing/comment-page-1/#comment-3104 jdun1911 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:16:13 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=2853#comment-3104 I can tell you one thing, that scope better be in warrenty. I can tell you one thing, that scope better be in warrenty.

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]]> By: dogon1013 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/10/14/slow-motion-video-of-scope-and-barrel-flexing/comment-page-1/#comment-3103 dogon1013 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:34:55 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=2853#comment-3103 I chock this one up to massive recoil forces from a .50BMG round. Frankly, as long as everything returns the way it was after the shot is taken (which it will, as long as nothing broke) , it doesn't matter how much it flexes. the flex actually may help protect the optics some. if you make everything too stiff, then something may break, instead of just bend. The barrel flexing is cool, I thought it would actually flex down, from the blast of the muzzle brake. On second look, maybe we are only seeing the last half of the muzzle blast shot, and maybe it is just whipping back up, after being pushed down from the muzzle brake. I chock this one up to massive recoil forces from a .50BMG round.

Frankly, as long as everything returns the way it was after the shot is taken (which it will, as long as nothing broke) , it doesn’t matter how much it flexes. the flex actually may help protect the optics some. if you make everything too stiff, then something may break, instead of just bend.

The barrel flexing is cool, I thought it would actually flex down, from the blast of the muzzle brake. On second look, maybe we are only seeing the last half of the muzzle blast shot, and maybe it is just whipping back up, after being pushed down from the muzzle brake.

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]]> By: Erni http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/10/14/slow-motion-video-of-scope-and-barrel-flexing/comment-page-1/#comment-3097 Erni Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:56:48 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=2853#comment-3097 Ummm, I chock this one up to crappy base design. You have a scope of weight hanging of a lever. Once you have recoil the whole pescy F=ma will cause a moment about the bolt down point of the base. You can see the scope base go up, which creates another moment about the scope rings and the bells go wobbly. Were the base actually fixed at the rear, and thoughout, this problem would be minimal as the recoil would be straight through more or less. Again chock this up to crappy base design, or crappy design that ignores physics. Ummm, I chock this one up to crappy base design.

You have a scope of weight hanging of a lever. Once you have recoil the whole pescy F=ma will cause a moment about the bolt down point of the base. You can see the scope base go up, which creates another moment about the scope rings and the bells go wobbly. Were the base actually fixed at the rear, and thoughout, this problem would be minimal as the recoil would be straight through more or less.

Again chock this up to crappy base design, or crappy design that ignores physics.

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