No 4(T) Sniper Scope Tin

**waco16** · 08-28-2013 11:54 AM

I'm hoping that all of you experts out there can come to my assistance........

I recently sold a No32 scope tin on 'that' auction site and have just received a message from the buyer complaining that the thread in the front scope mounting in the tin is stripped, and as a consequence the tin is damaged and not as listed.

I'm sure that me telling him that they are supposed to be like this will not be enough so.........

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**Peter Laidler** · 08-28-2013 01:32 PM

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told you that it SHOULD be missing the front thread! Originally the tins were made with BOTH spigots threaded but if the bracket was slightly out or some other mishap prevented the thumbscrew threads engaging, then the whole tin was unserviceable. SO guess what they did? Yep. bored out the front thumbscrew thread!

**rgg_7** · 08-28-2013 02:28 PM

Looking at the front of the tin (latch side) the spigot on the left is bored out smooth and the one on the right is drilled and tapper 1/4" BSF. Same on my No4 T's and L42. Ron

**Charlie** · 08-28-2013 04:18 PM

I have three tins. One has the left spigot bored out, one has it removed completely and one is complete and threaded.

**Robert303** · 08-28-2013 05:39 PM

This is interesting as i have just bought a repro tin from Numrich for my original No32 Mark II as I wanted to protect the scope as much as anything else. The Front spigot is slightly out of alignment and I was about to try and 'Bend it to Fit' but may now just drill it out.

**Roger Payne** · 08-28-2013 08:04 PM

This thread spurred me to check a quick 'straw poll' of a dozen tins earlier this evening. Half were modified & half weren't! Don't know how representative this is of practice generally, but I suspect that both variants are common enough..........

ATB

**Scrivo18** · 08-28-2013 10:47 PM

Yet again we learn from some one asking the right question... I was always disappointed that the thread in the left side of mu Tin was damaged... :-)

Now we know

**waco16** · 08-30-2013 05:56 PM

Thanks everyone for your posts.

The buyer has now accepted that the tin is exactly as it should be

**Peter Laidler** · 08-31-2013 05:26 AM

In fact we used to drill out any threaded front spigots that we'd find!

**jmoore** · 09-02-2013 08:25 AM

I don't think I've ever run across a tin with two threaded attaching points! There's six (?) at the house now, and all are threaded only on the right side.

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