Swfa zero stop shims ?

ztc92

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I used nylon washers and sanded them down until I got it where it would go .1-.2 mil past zero.

Can't remember the size of washers but one was not enough and 2 stacked was too much, hence the involvement of sand paper to file it down a bit.
I had the same issue where one hose washer was too little and 2 was too much so thought about doing this myself. However, after adding 1-2 thin plastic washers, both my scopes elevation and windage will get hard to turn about 1-2 mils past 0. While it would be nice to have it stop much closer to 0 like what you’re describing, I think this will be good enough for now but time will tell…
 

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As long as you hit a wall at some point while dialing back down you'll always be able to get back to zero pretty easy, it should work, 1 to 2 mils past zero isn't terrible.
 

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I have been using the plastic washer method on my 6x, and it works ok for me. I still wish I could get right to 0, currently I’m .5 mil under. I have seen on the Signtron S-tac with zero stop, it looks like a collar with set screws. So I got thinking maybe something like that could work? I’d have to buy one to test, and maybe the turrets are too big in diameter? It may also depend on how much elevation has been used up so far, or how much the part could be modified?

I found this online. Let me know what you guys think!
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I just ordered a set of SWFA zero stops on ebay from seller "tmkulin". Last time I checked they were out of stock, so I'm happy to see them available now.

I just got a couple of these too. The ebay seller "tmkulin" is a good guy to deal with and the shims are good quality.
 

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Pricy but they fit.

 

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Pricy but they fit.

It’s interesting that they say they manufacture the shims. My guess is that they get them from the local hardware store and put them in a plastic bag. Not sure if that counts as manufacturing.
 

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It’s interesting that they say they manufacture the shims. My guess is that they get them from the local hardware store and put them in a plastic bag. Not sure if that counts as manufacturing.
Hes active on sniperhide. They are actually manufactured and come in specific sizes to add .5, 1, etc. and have the number on the side.

 

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Hes active on sniperhide. They are actually manufactured and come in specific sizes to add .5, 1, etc. and have the number on the side.

Good to know. I’ll give this more credit then and may consider getting a set.
 

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Hes active on sniperhide. They are actually manufactured and come in specific sizes to add .5, 1, etc. and have the number on the side.

That makes more sense and might make the cost worth it at that point. I was thinking if they are just the same ones you'd buy from an Ace hardware then you would be better off to go buy 270 of them at .10 a piece until you got the right size.
 

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Hes active on sniperhide. They are actually manufactured and come in specific sizes to add .5, 1, etc. and have the number on the side.

Good to know. I’m not on the hide. Do you know if he also makes shims for the 3-9?
 

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I reached out a while back and they said they were going to start making them again but that was 18 months ago and haven't seen anything
 

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There is an STL file online if you want to just 3D print your own (they posted 1, 2, 3, and 4 turn files). The "1 turn" file can be scaled vertically to whatever you need if you want 5.5 turns or whatever.

 
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There is an STL file online if you want to just 3D print your own (they posted 1, 2, 3, and 4 turn files). The "1 turn" file can be scaled vertically to whatever you need if you want 5.5 turns or whatever.

Cool, thanks for sharing! I'm going to see if my brother in law can print this.
 

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There is an STL file online if you want to just 3D print your own (they posted 1, 2, 3, and 4 turn files). The "1 turn" file can be scaled vertically to whatever you need if you want 5.5 turns or whatever.

This is excellent. I noticed that it is for a SWFA 10X. Do you know if it will work for a 6X or 3-9? My nephew just got a 3D printer and is looking for things to print.
 
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This is excellent. I noticed that it is for a SWFA 10X. Do you know if it will work for a 6X or 3-9? My nephew just got a 3D printer and is looking for things to print.
The turret and shims should be the same on the SWFA SS 6X, 10X, and 3-15X. The HD 3-9 turrets are shorter and a different diameter.
 
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