wokkywokky Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Same here still waiting on mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 Just got mine today, not impressed! The grub screws are no where near long enough to bolt onto the rib of my Maxus! I put mine on and took it down the foreshore, put an empty plastic bottle about 15 yards out to see if it was right, blew the bottle to pieces!! I was very keen to get it going then. Only 5 mins later as I was settling into some reed's I noticed one of the grub screws had come loose (from the firing? not sure!) and fallen out, so the site came off. I ordered some other grub screws off amazon as couldn't find any shops selling them! M4 (4mm) size for the Shooin site. These ones are 4mm x 5mm, which are too long really, stick out a little but hey at least I can make sure they're tight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr gen Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 two weeks after ordering, mine has arrived haven't fitted to my old Marochi yet but already toying with the idea of trying to tape some kind of small LED to the light tube to make it work in poor light or when out lamping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 I put mine on and took it down the foreshore, put an empty plastic bottle about 15 yards out to see if it was right, blew the bottle to pieces!! I was very keen to get it going then. Only 5 mins later as I was settling into some reed's I noticed one of the grub screws had come loose (from the firing? not sure!) and fallen out, so the site came off. I ordered some other grub screws off amazon as couldn't find any shops selling them! M4 (4mm) size for the Shooin site. These ones are 4mm x 5mm, which are too long really, stick out a little but hey at least I can make sure they're tight! Somewhere on this thread someone superglued the grubscrews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.C Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 A drop of Loctite 243 threadlock will do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Yer but then you can't adjust them can you? Took me a bit of fiddling and loosening and tightening different sides to get what looks like it's central on the rib. Also left some bloody screw end marks on my rib lol!!! Be warned, out some rubber or something inbetween if you don't want any marks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancer425 Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 A drop of Loctite 243 threadlock will do the job. This is what you need to do, subsonic said to locktite the one side pair of screws to aid re attachment, i have not bothered although my rubber spacers are a tight fit and the available thread on the site base was enough to tighten the screws up good and tight, but if the packers are too soft or not a good fit i can imagine the screws could work loose or be too short, just make sure the spacers not only protect your rib but are when combined with your rib width compatible to the scope base size with the packers installed . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 This is what you need to do, subsonic said to locktite the one side pair of screws to aid re attachment, i have not bothered although my rubber spacers are a tight fit and the available thread on the site base was enough to tighten the screws up good and tight, but if the packers are too soft or not a good fit i can imagine the screws could work loose or be too short, just make sure the spacers not only protect your rib but are when combined with your rib width compatible to the scope base size with the packers installed . . Which rubber spacers did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancer425 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 I cut mine from an old mud flap, it came off a Landrover it was not the supple genuine cLR type but some guessing early 90s aftermarket type, you could use anything like this i saw some of that industrial fake laminate flooring the other day i did think that might make a good packing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wokkywokky Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Alternatively you could use an old plastic ruler and chop this up to make two thin slithers to go on both sides of the rib. Use a bit of double sided tape to stick the slithers to the insight of the sight to aid fitting otherwise you end up trying to slide things in place and tighten screws at the same time making you wish you had a extra pair of hands 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wokkywokky Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Mine has just arrived and it's a shooin and not the rambo. Will fit it later today and may get out there tomorrow to pattern it. As promised I will do a comparison video against the easyhit but my initial impressions is that the shooin looks to be built to a very similar standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Although I do not own one of these sights the mention of plastic shims imo is not a good idea, the grub screws will eventually cut into the rubber/plastic and work loose, my suggestion would be metal strips, this will give the grub screws something to bite into and also protect the rib. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancer425 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 (edited) You are of course right oldun yet mine as probably 100 rounds through it on the nikko 5000 skeet gun and not come loose so far . But if ever i decide to leave it on a spacific gun i will make something more permanent. Edited September 20, 2017 by lancer425 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 I think I might have to give in and try one, at £15.99 it's got to be worth a try, if I don't like/get on with it it'll just go in the bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 I think I might have to give in and try one, at £15.99 it's got to be worth a try, if I don't like/get on with it it'll just go in the bin. That's where mine is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 That's where mine is. 😂😂😂😂 Should have stuck it on here for £10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Should have stuck it on here for £10. If anyone within striking distance of Exmouth wants it, the domestic waste is not collected until next Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 It was that good then 😁 It was that good then 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breastman Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 (edited) My mates arrived the other day and he's glad he only wasted £15 on that than £160 on the genuine Easyhit As mentioned the grub screws are too stubby to fit narrower ribs properly (his was tried on a Benelli M2) and you definitely want to put something between the rib and the screws to avoid marring the finish. Depending what you pack it with this might also address the spacing problem with the grub screws. The dot is not precise/blurry, i'd guess is about 10MOA in size and is best viewed under direct sun light. When you're used to high end red dots this is a bit like wearing someone elses glasses! The 'adjustment' manner is also far from ideal and the dot on the one I saw was well over to the right of the light gathering bead, around a centimetre, so in order to straighten it out the front right and rear left grub screws had to be tighten to the point that they were almost dropping out of threaded holes and the sight was visibly skewed on the gun. Maybe he got a duff one but I'd be surprised if he uses it again, I think one of his sons has starting doing Airsoft so he'll likely end off with it. Edited September 20, 2017 by Breastman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 well there making a lot of money off you lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancer425 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 As i said in line 21 of post 241 i don’t see me using this sight very often if at all, but it works and works well, to place it in the bin is extraordinary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 As i said in line 21 of post 241 i don’t see me using this sight very often if at all, but it works and works well, to place it in the bin is extraordinary. Well, that's me for you. I mean sometimes I put bits of left over take away pizza in there as well (Line 21 Post #241) So far, can't even give them away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wokkywokky Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Well, that's me for you. I mean sometimes I put bits of left over take away pizza in there as well (Line 21 Post #241) So far, can't even give them away. I'm not anywhere near you but if you can post it I will gladly pay £10. No need to give away when people are willing to pay 😀. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancer425 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 As i said EXTRAORDINARY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancer425 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 I'm not anywhere near you but if you can post it I will gladly pay £10. No need to give away when people are willing to pay . Call me an old doubting Thomas if you like but i doubt it will be coming to you any time soon But more than happy to be proved wrong and ill apologise if wrong un reservedly. What we have here is a genuine ENIGMA These sights evoke reactions unexpected of them given their innocent nature . I think its a pigeon watch phenomenon hitherto unseen in modern science. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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