Hey guys,
I've been mulling this over trying to figure out why a lead sled might cause harm to scopes. Here's what I'm thinking. The LS adds mass to the rear of the stock. If you add too much weight can you imagine this scenario? If there is no give from the LS, then the stock has to absorb almost all of the recol by compression or flexing. Now batchie got me to thinking about the recoil senario of air guns destroying scopes because of 2-way recoil ( I have read about this years ago in a BEEMANS catalogue).
Here's what I think may be happening with the LS. The Recoil pad and the stock compress a small amount so the scope recoils backwards a little, but, then the stock and recoil pad rebound essentially producing a reverse recoil that reeks havok on scopes.
I can't prove this but to me it seems a likely explanation for scope failures.
If this is even close to what i s happening, it would seem that a modest amount of weight on the LS would still allow the rifle & LS to recoil rearward some without producing a significant reverse recoil.
What do you think of these marbles?