Hey guys, i have 2 questions, totally unrelated.
1. I have a Barska 6-24x50 IR swat scope and i had it on my dpms ar10 sass. Like it alot, very clear optics and served me well until a few weeks back when i suddenly lost all focusing. I went ahead and bought another identical scope and that one works great also. So i picked up the old one and noticed a "clunking" sound inside in the front half of the scope when i tip it back and forth. I talking with a few people, it sounds like something related to the focusing came "unthreaded or unmounted" and is flopping around inside. Since i have a new scope, id like to use this one as a learning opportunity. Id like to take it apart and see whats going on and attempt to fix it. I realize that they r nitrogen filled and sealed, im not really concerned about refilling it, just want to attempt to fix it learn a few things, and have a "beater" type scope to throw on another rifle or even use it as a spotting scope. So, can anyone recommend an affordable "tool kit" for disassembly, repair, and reassembly?
2. I have a .50 beowulf upper that i recently built and am using on my Core15 ar15 standard lower. I shoot about 50 rounds through it every week and quite frankly, its starting to take its toll on my shoulder. Im all about raw power and am a bit of a recoil junky but this thing is makin my shoulder scream. Any recommendations for a stock that will cushion/absorb some recoil? Do the make a stock that has a spring mounted rubber end that will give kind of like a shock absorber on a car?
1. I have a Barska 6-24x50 IR swat scope and i had it on my dpms ar10 sass. Like it alot, very clear optics and served me well until a few weeks back when i suddenly lost all focusing. I went ahead and bought another identical scope and that one works great also. So i picked up the old one and noticed a "clunking" sound inside in the front half of the scope when i tip it back and forth. I talking with a few people, it sounds like something related to the focusing came "unthreaded or unmounted" and is flopping around inside. Since i have a new scope, id like to use this one as a learning opportunity. Id like to take it apart and see whats going on and attempt to fix it. I realize that they r nitrogen filled and sealed, im not really concerned about refilling it, just want to attempt to fix it learn a few things, and have a "beater" type scope to throw on another rifle or even use it as a spotting scope. So, can anyone recommend an affordable "tool kit" for disassembly, repair, and reassembly?
2. I have a .50 beowulf upper that i recently built and am using on my Core15 ar15 standard lower. I shoot about 50 rounds through it every week and quite frankly, its starting to take its toll on my shoulder. Im all about raw power and am a bit of a recoil junky but this thing is makin my shoulder scream. Any recommendations for a stock that will cushion/absorb some recoil? Do the make a stock that has a spring mounted rubber end that will give kind of like a shock absorber on a car?