Shimming is as permanent as the mount you put on the gun. Temporary implies that it will need to be redone at some point. If there is a problem with the barrel causing the scope to be misaligned, there is no permanent (by your definition) fix short of replacing the barrel. I'm still unclear why shimming the base or using Burris Signature rings is so bad in your mind when the end result is exactly the same -- a rifle that shoots accurately and can be sighted in hear the scope's optical center. Please explain to me why this is so bad.

I'm not disagreeing that you can send it in to T/C (on your own dime) and hope they fix it. And then potentially send it in again (on your own dime) if they don't get it right. And hope this all leaves you time to get ready for hunting season next month or so.

Or, you can shim (for nothing) or put on rings designed to fix this problem (for about $30) and be done with it. I don't see why either way is right or wrong. Personally I have just not had good enough luck with most company's customer service (including T/C) to screw around with Option #1 when I can permanently (by my definition) fix it myself.


It's like when I was not happy with the 3-inch groups and wandering POI my Omega shot from the factory. The problem was the contact between the action and stock; now I could have sent it back to T/C and fought with them about it trying to get the problem fixed. But I'd already paid TWICE to send the stock back because the front swivel stud pulled out with finger tension (they did finally fix it right to their credit, after like 3 months of back-and-forth) so I was not about to throw good money after bad. I took 2 evenings and bedded the stinking stock and was done with it, sub-MOA gun now and it cost less than shipping it back to T/C again.

Perhaps I'm more inclined than some to tinker. Perhaps I just don't have the patience and money to go back and forth on minor gunsmithing issues that anyone with a screwdriver,drill,and pair of pliers should be able to handle. Please explain to me what is so terrible about shimming a scope base or using canted rings?