Ishapore Scout

 As I've posted in the past I've been messing around with turning a hacked up Ishapore Enfield into a scout rifle. The last was getting the barrel threaded and a brake installed. I want to be able to tune the barrel harmonics. After that I purchased a scope mount specifically made to replace the rear sight assembly. Using a laser bore sighter I found the scope to be at a significate angle to the barrel. So I bought a set of rings with inserts designed to correct this issue. Using the maximum offset, front and rear, the problem seems to be corrected. Only a range session, or several will tell if all is well.

The rings use polymer inserts, some with offset bores, and that can rotate to eliminate torque on the scope tube. The local gunsmith recommended them. This allows the cross hairs to be centered in the tube to improve visuals and eliminate having extreme cross hair movement.

Back Home

 The wife, 2 dogs and a 5th wheel camper made it home from Utah in one piece. So now I need to rest from our 'vacation'. We were away for about a month, and saw some truly magnificent country.

There were a few 'bumps' along the way.

Had to get a local tech to get the trailer AC running during our Moab stay.

Heading back on I-80 we spent 3 nights in Rawlins Wyoming. One night the temperature dropped to the mid 20s F. The propane furnace barely produced any heat at that elevation (7,000 ft).

The high, gusting cross winds in Kansas and east Colorado wore me out.

Came within a few feet of smashing into a small car on I-80. One trying to enter, came next to the one in front of me, then both hit their brakes. My brakes locked, then I managed to swerve around them. Thankfully there was no traffic to my left.