ORIGINAL: Rick C.
ORIGINAL: Semisane
I'm not familiar with that mount
Rick, so I looked it up on the Dixie site
http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=7612 . After reading the description I would suspect the mount is at fault rather than the scope. We often discuss the merits of steel vs. aluminum mounts, and some guys don't trust aluminum mounts
that are screwed down to the barrel. I just don't see any way a mount that is held to the barrel magnetically and with straps can remain stable shot to shot.
With the scope mounted, is it totally impossible to move it with your hand?
If they are saying that is normal, they are also saying it is normal for them to sell you a crap product. There is NO WAY that is accurate. The only non-solid mounts I have ever seen that hold zero are Leupold or Warne quick release rings, and even them some people report a small (.5-1in at 100 yd) variation in zero with them.
If it moves with recoil, it is crap. If you want to be able to remove it, go with one of the above quick-release systems. If the gun is not drilled and tapped, you don't have much option except to visit a gunsmith and get it done.
The mount is magnetic, but there are also set screws used to create a pressure fit as well against the side of the barrel. The mount presses in place on the barrel, takes a bit of a jerking motion to pull it off of the barrel. I was skeptical, but was told that this mount should not have issues with accuracy like I am seeing. The mount actually does move after each shot (which instructions say is normal), just press back in place against the reference point (breach plug) before the next shot.