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Leupold "twist in" scope rings - is the steel hardened or does it have any other properties that means it cannot be welded ?

I ask as I have a ring that I want to weld so that it does not twist - its permanently fixed to the base. It can be done from under the base in the hole that the ring slots into.

Why ? The rear ring is a long cantilever so, a knock on the scope allows a TINY twisting movement on the front ring. Barely noticeable but enough to lose zero. Its for stalking so I need to be confident in the zero.



I have taken off the front base and it looks like the bayonet part of the ring could be permanently attached to the base from underneath / behind the base, with a big blob of weld.

I just dont know if the steel in rings and bases CAN be welded ?

Who is going to weld it. I would recommend a shielded gas weld. If they are steel it should be Ok I will be surprised if they are hardened.

Alpha1 wrote:Who is going to weld it. I would recommend a shielded gas weld. If they are steel it should be Ok I will be surprised if they are hardened.

Not sure yet.

Just looking at my options / possible solutions.

I would buy different rings or use epoxy etc

I would expect the heat put into it to distort it ever so slightly.

I'f it is steel, TIG'ing it i would think would be the simplest way, but it's still an awful lot of heat as you need to melt the metal afterall...

JB Weld or epoxy

Or as the Canadian sez, "A grinder & paint makes me the welder I aint"

Nice rifle by the way. Gas shielded is the way to go. For a job like that I would be looking at a coded welder he will know how to do the job with out screwing things up. Our welders weld 1/16" tube using shielded gas with out any problem. So a blob of weld on a ring base should not be a problem for some one who knows what he is doing. Other than that may be a different rail and rings.

Alpha1 wrote:Nice rifle by the way. Gas shielded is the way to go. For a job like that I would be looking at a coded welder he will know how to do the job with out screwing things up. Our welders weld 1/16" tube using shielded gas with out any problem. So a blob of weld on a ring base should not be a problem for some one who knows what he is doing. Other than that may be a different rail and rings.

That should of read as 1/8" internal diameter tube not 1/16" even thy are not that good.

Thanks guys - a rail is not an option due to bolt and receiver design though.

Will see if I can find someone to do that shielded gas thing.

A tack from a mig will be just fine.

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TIG would be better I would not recommend MIG for this application. Its a pity you didn't live a bit closer. We could of had a look at it for you.