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    Posted: December/08/2013 at 17:41
If it is tourist season, why can't we shoot them?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote stickbow46 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December/08/2013 at 18:01
Good catch BB.Maybe CF will chime in & let us all know his take on these.Looks like a great idea.............I'M in.........
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote jonoMT Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December/08/2013 at 19:54
Looks pretty good and simple. I've been content without zero stop on SS scopes since they have turn marks. I really disliked the absence of either on compact NXS turrets...enough to pay to have NF add zero-stop.
Reaction time is a factor...
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Rancid Coolaid Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December/09/2013 at 08:42
I've seen companies void warranties due to these types of zero stops, I'd get the OK from a Chris before buying.
 
That said, if it gets the OK, it'll be a good solution. 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote jonoMT Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December/09/2013 at 09:39
Originally posted by Rancid Coolaid Rancid Coolaid wrote:

I've seen companies void warranties due to these types of zero stops, I'd get the OK from a Chris before buying.
That's a good point. It seems like they'd be harmless, especially being made of Delrin, but you never know what might affect the inner workings of a turret.
Reaction time is a factor...
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Dale Clifford Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December/09/2013 at 09:46
nightforce zero is a locking clutch system that must be threaded to the same ultra fine pitch, then tapped to lock. inserts will act as a camming lever to lift the main assembly as the knob is turned down on it. this is the problem not the material its made from.  As RC suggests get SWFA's approval, (or any other makers') before using these. Personally I would avoid them on any high quality scope
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Chris Farris Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December/09/2013 at 10:44
I've asked them to send us a set so we can make see exactly how they interact with the turret's internal design.
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Tagged for interest.
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So, are these good to go or not? Waiting on your verdict Chris.
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They are good to go.

We've had plans to do this on our own but with too many irons in the fire we just never got around to it.

I am glad that they took the initiative to do this. We will be buying from them in bulk and offering them on our site soon.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Marine24 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December/20/2013 at 15:40
Understand these work with the fixed SS scopes, 3-15x and 5-20X based on one of the developers comments on another forum (TimK), who happens to be pretty close to where I live.

Do these also work with the SWFA 1-4x, 1-6x and 3-9X?
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Happy Happy Happy!!!
If it is tourist season, why can't we shoot them?
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Im sure I will need a set or two.  I have used rubber gaskets below the knob to approximate and keep from going too far. Might be a better design to make them lay around the base of the turret below the knob like the way I used the rubber gaskets.
 

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote billyburl2 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December/21/2013 at 10:40
Wes, can you send me a pic of your set-up? That sounds like a good idea, as well.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote FireEMT5 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December/21/2013 at 14:10
Can't wait to see them on your site.  Any idea of the price you'll offer them at?
 
Will be needing a set for a 1-6, 3-9, and 5-20.
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Interested
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Originally posted by FireEMT5 FireEMT5 wrote:

Can't wait to see them on your site.  Any idea of the price you'll offer them at?
 
Will be needing a set for a 1-6, 3-9, and 5-20.
 
Disregard my question - got my order filled right from the source.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote FireEMT5 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February/11/2014 at 17:01
One of the guys who is bringing these to market just posted on the "hide" that SWFA has determined that the shims for the 5-20 potentially could damage the scope and shouldn't be used............  Can you confirm this SWFA?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dillon_h Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: February/17/2014 at 15:25
The fixed power and 3-15X zero-stops are good to go.
The 5-20X zero-stop design will not work. I have been testing these for a while and found that the chances of damaging the 5-20 are fairly high when using the zero-stops. I have been exploring new options and hope to have a design soon.
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What about the SS 1-6 and 3-9?
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