Disappointed with Area419 Match Rings

[flyfisher117]

I’d rather have a round cross bolt. There’s a better chance I will get even contact across the whole width of the bolt. Two flat faces will almost never mate up perfectly.

 

[grfox92]

To those who do not understand that concentrating the contact force between the pic vertical wall and a horizontal line on a round bar, I regret your failure to grasp a simple engineering concept, but I wish you well.

To those who got their feelings hurt because a customer is dissatisfied with a poor engineering compromise, oh well.

To those who asked if I used the rings: Of course not. I am not going to expose an integral pic rail on an expensive rifle to damage due to a faulty ring design.

As pointed out above, Zeiss, Seekins, etc. offer rings which do not have the defect of a round bar pushing against a flat wall. (And yes, yield of aluminum on the pic wall is ultimately the vulnerability.

And Clay, a bunch of these rings “like new, used once” have sold on SH. I have returned mine, as the engineering problem was immediately apparent in person although concerned on the Area419 website.

This is a "simple engineering concept" that you have made up in your head. Plenty of people have explained, not only why it doesnt matter, but also why a round bolt is actually better, including a skilled gunsmith. But hey, you're an expert who knows better than everyone else.

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