Chopping Down a SWFA Turret - How to?

[Reddish]

I'm considering chopping down a windage turret on my SWFA. Does anyone have a video showing how they did this or instructions?

 

[SDHNTR]

This is a thing?

 

[Reddish]

This is a thing?

I've seen it on here a few times...just can't find it when I need it.

 

[geoff995]

I pulled the windage turret on mine and cut the brass stem flush with the scope housing. After cutting it flush, I cut a small groove in the end of the stem so that I could adjust windage with a coin or screwdriver. Then used a furniture leg end as a cover.

 

[Reddish]

I pulled the windage turret on mine and cut the brass stem flush with the scope housing. After cutting it flush, I cut a small groove in the end of the stem so that I could adjust windage with a coin or screwdriver. Then used a furniture leg end as a cover.

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What did you use to cut the stem down? Any pics of the stem itself you can share?

 

[geoff995]

What did you use to cut the stem down? Any pics of the stem itself you can share?

I used a cutoff wheel on a dremel tool.

 

[Reddish]

I used a cutoff wheel on a dremel tool.
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Thanks. I'll give this a whirl.

 

[KyleR1985]

Is this easily reversible with new parts from SWFA? Or is it permanently permanent.

 

[Reddish]

I used a cutoff wheel on a dremel tool.
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Can the turret be put back on when it shortened?

 

[geoff995]

Can the turret be put back on when it shortened?

No.

 

[geoff995]

Is this easily reversible with new parts from SWFA? Or is it permanently permanent.

I honestly don’t know.

 

[SDHNTR]

How ridiculous. SWFA has cranium wedged in rectum.

 

[rhagenw1988]

Would modifications like this on scopes void warranty?

 

[Kaleb]

Mtnboomer done it years ago like pictured above. Worst case scenario is your scope fails and you lost 250-300 bucks. Lots of guys bet that on ball games every week. I don’t and I haven’t chopped my scopes but some do haha.

 

[Kaleb]

Would modifications like this on scopes void warranty?

I’m sure it would but less risky than deleting a truck under warranty. I haven’t done either but plenty of people do.

 

[Mike Islander]

How ridiculous. SWFA has cranium wedged in rectum.

For what?

 

[jfk69]

How ridiculous. SWFA has cranium wedged in rectum.

Why? Don’t like it, don’t buy. Like it, buy. I don’t see the issue but I’ve never been accused of being the sharpest tool in the shed. The turret length on SWFA scopes really doesn’t bother me, but that’s me.

 

[Reddish]

The bolt handle on my CZ 457 is hitting the windage turret, so I was looking for a fix. I could do higher rings, but then have to build up the comb. I may just pull the turret off without modifying the stem and see if that works.

 

[SDHNTR]

For what?

For starters, these ridiculously and unnecessarily tall turrets. Toss in an extreme inability to manage inventory for good measure too.