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How did they do this?
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Phillip McGregor (OFC)
"I am neither a fire arms nor a ballistics expert, but I was a combat infantry officer in the Great War, and I absolutely know that the bullet from an infantry rifle has to be able to shoot through things." General Douglas MacArthur -
They took a band saw or hack saw and split the ring in halves through the claw on the bottom.
My 2c guess.
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scope was taken apart, installed and assembled...have seen it before..if it aint broke...fix it till it finally is.Comment
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Phillip McGregor (OFC)
"I am neither a fire arms nor a ballistics expert, but I was a combat infantry officer in the Great War, and I absolutely know that the bullet from an infantry rifle has to be able to shoot through things." General Douglas MacArthurComment
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not Military for sure.. i know of the rifle you have pictured...alot of non military ad onsif it aint broke...fix it till it finally is.Comment
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I purchased a M84 scope like that at one time and couldn't figure it out either? Destroyed the rings while removing them.Comment
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Disassemble the scope and put the tube in the rings, then reassemble the scope. Pretty easy, the Germans did this also during WWII.Comment
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John, the commercially available vintage Beuhler's, as well as the new Warne's are set up as you describe.
A guy MIGHT be able to find a set of Beuhler's in 3/4 or 7/8" diameter, but IIRC, the Warne's only come as 1", 26mm or 30mm.
In any event, the Beuhlers, especially, can be a BUGGER to assemble with nerve-damaged diabetic hands and sight!!!Last edited by Darreld Walton; 09-28-2015, 05:51.Comment
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FWIW the Tech Manual shows the tube for the M84, including the housing for the W&E turrets under a single part number (7667424). While it's certainly possible the M84 tube is assembled from three subassemblies which are threaded or otherwise secured to the W&E housing I have never seen one disassembled. The manual does give any clue that this may be the case.
I someone has disassembled one it would be very interesting to hear how they dit it and to view pictures if available.
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I'd like to see that M84 disassembly too. I didn't know the tube, turret and eyepiece could be disassembled. Of course I've never needed to disassemble further.
Most likely the band was cut as John said. I have also seen rings that had been spread and then pressed back together, but they usually show some deformation or finish irregularity. I don't see any deformation in the rings or finish in your picture though.
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