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Aluminum oxide, while quite hard, does not build into a shell, rather stays in a very fine form without meaningful structure. Bare aluminum builds a surface oxide layer almost instantly when raw aluminum is exposed to oxygen.I have no dog in this fight, but I'd make sure you keep any bare aluminum touchoipoints from oxidizing. see, eg.
Email me images of what you're talking about, if possible. I'm curious as to what you have going on here. Craig(at)Area419(dot)comI want to clarify my experience.
I had 2 mounts. One of them was holding a ZCO 527 and the other a S&B 6-36. When the mounts were removed, yes there was “aluminum transfer” but that was not the issue, I just wiped that off with some alcohol.
On both scopes all around the edges where the rings end there were marks that were not removable. Both mounts were torqued to 15in lbs using fix it sticks. Now, was there an issue with the 2 mounts I had or an issue with the finish on my scopes? Am not sure, maybe If I owned the mighty Arken I wouldn’t have had this problem.
I also would like to clarify that I think Area 419 makes great products and I will continue to be their customer because my experience with them has always been positive aside from this one experience. I have own a few pairs of their match rings in the past as well and never had any issues with them or any of the other items I own.
Unfortunately, I no longer own those scopes or mounts. But thank you for showing interest.Email me images of what you're talking about, if possible. I'm curious as to what you have going on here. Craig(at)Area419(dot)com
Regular Hoppes has always worked great too.So I stumbled across something this week - acetone is fine, and does a decent job, but WD-40 is what you really want. If you get aluminum transfer, wipe it off with WD-40, then degrease, and it's a brand new optic. Absolute magic.
Rotating your scope in the Area419 mount is close to impossible due to the bare aluminum. Just keep that in mind when installing.I decided to try the cantilever A419 mount. Already have Grey Ops and Spuhr and Badger and NF.
Anyone else running them on an AR?
I was gonna text you but i just bough a ZCO 420. Jelly?Rotating your scope in the Area419 mount is close to impossible due to the bare aluminum. Just keep that in mind when installing.
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420 is awesome. I'll shoot it again at SAC Blue Ridge. Shot well in Idaho for the firstI was gonna text you but i just bough a ZCO 420. Jelly?
Oh nice you are shooting Sportsman at Blue Ridge?420 is awesome. I'll shoot it again at SAC Blue Ridge. Shot well in Idaho for the first![]()
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I’m running their standard mount on my AR10. Big fanI decided to try the cantilever A419 mount. Already have Grey Ops and Spuhr and Badger and NF.
Anyone else running them on an AR?