At the last steel challenge there didn't appear to be a distinction between optics and irons, all PCCs are glumped together. The irons (and my eyes) on the sub2k are not optimal so I wanted to mount up a dot. I had my old 4MOA vortex, but the rail on top of the sub2k is not actually flat. There is a 'peak' to it which prevents things from locking on solidly. Tighten all you want, but optics mounts will flop around.
I read on the internet (so it must be true!) that you can sand down the rail peaks and things will mount correctly. Using a Keltec precision rail squaring tool:
I sanded down the first rail section and now in fact I can mount an optic and it won't wiggle around:
Obviously it won't fold, and I'm aware of all the options for mounting stuff up to let it do that, but reusing the optic I had and being able to try a dot out on here at essentially no cost was the goal.
I'll try it today and see if it holds zero. The irons do, I know the sub2k shoots right so I've at least got that going for me.
I read on the internet (so it must be true!) that you can sand down the rail peaks and things will mount correctly. Using a Keltec precision rail squaring tool:
I sanded down the first rail section and now in fact I can mount an optic and it won't wiggle around:
Obviously it won't fold, and I'm aware of all the options for mounting stuff up to let it do that, but reusing the optic I had and being able to try a dot out on here at essentially no cost was the goal.
I'll try it today and see if it holds zero. The irons do, I know the sub2k shoots right so I've at least got that going for me.