It doesn’t seem to be gouged as that would leave a stronger marking no? Looks to be cut or filed down for some weird reason?? Maybe missing this part which would also possibly explain where that chip came from..
If you look at the image where you labeled front.It doesn’t seem to be gouged as that would leave a stronger marking no? Looks to be cut or filed down for some weird reason?? Maybe missing this part which would also possibly explain where that chip came from..View attachment 990182
Agree with kpax - but also, looking at the photo below, the red center line of the forward screw seems slightly more to the right of the adjacent yellow center line of the rear screw which seems to suggest that the screw has been drilled a little further out on the bracket lobe than the others which would then mean a smaller notch forming in the scope bracket body for the screw head. So less material needed to be shaved off to get the correct look (?)
Hope i'm not confusing things, its just that often there are multiple elements that can add to a discrepancy of details.
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Its also curious that the front scope bracket is not sitting down flush onto its lower half, so you can see part of the screw in the gap.
Could the screw head be broken off ?
Looking urs kpax I realize that it’s not a cut revealing the screw but that’s were the gouges are. Ok that seems to make more sense. I thought it was a full on chip..View attachment 990743View attachment 990744
Its also curious that the front scope bracket is not sitting down flush onto its lower half, so you can see part of the screw in the gap.
Could the screw head be broken off ?
Nah, that just happens. It all depends on the order in which you tighten the screws. The top half of a ring is not always gonna sit perfectly flush with a bottom half.
I do see the screw in between the ring halves in that pic, though, and in other pics. I do believe there is a gap there, and we are seeing the body of the screw in that gap. I see it in every shot of that side, except the SUPER DARK pic, because it's super dark.
Edit: Sorry, I was quoting that post from earlier, was distracted and didn't realize there were like ten more posts after that. And after all these years, I STILL have no idea how to use the "Quote" feature!