ORIGINAL: Pawildman
Always knew the barrel whipped upon firing and generated some distortion to the stock. However, if that example that was given is actually what does happen to the whole combination at firing, you best have a real stout scope on your rig. I just find it very hard to swallow that the scope is subject to the degree of flexing exhibited here. Go back and take another look at it..............
Here is the same view with no amplification.
The deformations in the first movie are amplified by 500X. The actual movement of the scope objective is about 0.0015" at its extreme downward position. Also there is quite a bit of over-hang on the scope in the model and it is a 1" diameter tube. The amplified deformations are so one can get a relative idea of where the motions are taking place.
Good Hunting... from Varmint Al
