Pinty's Flashpup

[Xraycer]

My bullpup was supposed to arrive Friday, but tracking says it's only about 30 miles away, and will be delivered tomorrow!

[billygee]

My bullpup was supposed to arrive Friday, but tracking says it's only about 30 miles away, and will be delivered tomorrow!

Patience Dinh

Hopefully the rail issue had been corrected on yours,

If your outcome is as compared to mine,
I  feel it will be worth the wait

Bill

[RichH]

Do you guys really think that Pinty would be able to get new rails made that quick? And shipped from China? I kinda think that nothing is actually getting done about it.

[avator]

I don't have one of these guns but if I did I would probably take the $30 and buy a set of weaver rings... case closed.
I think first I would decide on the scope that is going to live on the gun and buy the rings accordingly.
I mean, $30 ought to buy a pretty good set of rings.

[Xraycer]

I don't have one of these guns but if I did I would probably take the $30 and buy a set of weaver rings... case closed.
I think first I would decide on the scope that is going to live on the gun and buy the rings accordingly.
I mean, $30 ought to buy a pretty good set of rings.

Exactly, Bill!........as long as the gun shoots well.

[billygee]

I don't have one of these guns but if I did I would probably take the $30 and buy a set of weaver rings... case closed.
I think first I would decide on the scope that is going to live on the gun and buy the rings accordingly.
I mean, $30 ought to buy a pretty good set of rings.

Bill,

Not to disagree as I applied mine toward another PCP
where a piece of shim stock corrects the issue,
a lot less expensive for whatever your preference

Bill

[avator]

I don't have one of these guns but if I did I would probably take the $30 and buy a set of weaver rings... case closed.
I think first I would decide on the scope that is going to live on the gun and buy the rings accordingly.
I mean, $30 ought to buy a pretty good set of rings.

Bill,

Not to disagree as I applied mine toward another PCP
where a piece of shim stock corrects the issue,
a lot less expensive for whatever your preference

Bill

That works too as long as the scope sits center... stuff like that just bugs me.

[billygee]

I don't have one of these guns but if I did I would probably take the $30 and buy a set of weaver rings... case closed.
I think first I would decide on the scope that is going to live on the gun and buy the rings accordingly.
I mean, $30 ought to buy a pretty good set of rings.

Bill,

Not to disagree as I applied mine toward another PCP
where a piece of shim stock corrects the issue,
a lot less expensive for whatever your preference

Bill

That works too as long as the scope sits center... stuff like that just bugs me.

totally understandable as it does me

What ever works to put ones self in their comfort zone

Bill

[Xraycer]

My bullpup was supposed to arrive Friday, but tracking says it's only about 30 miles away, and will be delivered tomorrow!

Got the update this morning, and UPS changed it back to the original date of Friday. This actually works out better since it's supposed to be rainy all day today and I'll be getting home later than usual due to a doctor's appointment.

[RichH]

I don't have one of these guns but if I did I would probably take the $30 and buy a set of weaver rings... case closed.
I think first I would decide on the scope that is going to live on the gun and buy the rings accordingly.
I mean, $30 ought to buy a pretty good set of rings.

Weaver rings would not help the issue, unless they just happen to close further. Pic and weaver rails are the same width. They are different in the width between the rails front to back. The issue is that some rings do not close to less than 20mm. Picatinny and Weaver rails are actually 21.2mm wide. If you look at the majority of rings they are advertised as fitting 1mm or 20mm rails.
Best bet is to take the $$ as I can pretty much guarantee you that NO ONE will ever get a new rail from Pinty. They are a reseller and are not looking to provide parts at all.

[avator]

I don't have one of these guns but if I did I would probably take the $30 and buy a set of weaver rings... case closed.
I think first I would decide on the scope that is going to live on the gun and buy the rings accordingly.
I mean, $30 ought to buy a pretty good set of rings.

Weaver rings would not help the issue, unless they just happen to close further. Pic and weaver rails are the same width. They are different in the width between the rails front to back. The issue is that some rings do not close to less than 20mm. Picatinny and Weaver rails are actually 21.2mm wide. If you look at the majority of rings they are advertised as fitting 1mm or 20mm rails.
Best bet is to take the $$ as I can pretty much guarantee you that NO ONE will ever get a new rail from Pinty. They are a reseller and are not looking to provide parts at all.

I guess that remains to be seen. Maybe, I'm not sure if anyone has taken that option yet.
But I am curious.. Why would there be Weaver rings if they don't fit Weaver rails correctly?

[avator]

The way I understand it is that the difference is the width, depth and number of the slots. The overall width of the rails are the same.

[Xraycer]

For the price, I'm going to be the glass half full kinda guy. I'll make it work one way or the other, and get an additional $30 off the price of the gun.

[avator]

For the price, I'm going to be the glass half full kinda guy. I'll make it work one way or the other, and get an additional $30 off the price of the gun.

I believe the slots can be modified to work.

[Xraycer]

For the price, I'm going to be the glass half full kinda guy. I'll make it work one way or the other, and get an additional $30 off the price of the gun.

I believe the slots can be modified to work.

I'll find out tomorrow, when I'll be able to get an upclose look at it.

[RichH]

I don't have one of these guns but if I did I would probably take the $30 and buy a set of weaver rings... case closed.
I think first I would decide on the scope that is going to live on the gun and buy the rings accordingly.
I mean, $30 ought to buy a pretty good set of rings.

Weaver rings would not help the issue, unless they just happen to close further. Pic and weaver rails are the same width. They are different in the width between the rails front to back. The issue is that some rings do not close to less than 20mm. Picatinny and Weaver rails are actually 21.2mm wide. If you look at the majority of rings they are advertised as fitting 1mm or 20mm rails.
Best bet is to take the $$ as I can pretty much guarantee you that NO ONE will ever get a new rail from Pinty. They are a reseller and are not looking to provide parts at all.

I guess that remains to be seen. Maybe, I'm not sure if anyone has taken that option yet.
But I am curious.. Why would there be Weaver rings if they don't fit Weaver rails correctly?

Theses rails are neither weaver nor picatinny. If you tried a set of true picatinny mounts on a true weaver rail you would see that the mount will not even sit all the way down on the rail, let alone clamp. It's my guess that who were had the first problem of the mount not clamping was the one to suggest to Pinty that the rails were weaver and not picatinny. It wasn't the other way around.

[avator]

For the price, I'm going to be the glass half full kinda guy. I'll make it work one way or the other, and get an additional $30 off the price of the gun.

I believe the slots can be modified to work.

I'll find out tomorrow, when I'll be able to get an upclose look at it.

Yep, I done a bit of research and it can be done relatively easy. Probably as easy as a file.

[RichH]

For the price, I'm going to be the glass half full kinda guy. I'll make it work one way or the other, and get an additional $30 off the price of the gun.

I believe the slots can be modified to work.

I'll find out tomorrow, when I'll be able to get an upclose look at it.

Yep, I done a bit of research and it can be done relatively easy. Probably as easy as a file.

Maybe it's me not understanding, but when I read the original issue, it was that the rails were not 22mm (actually 21.2) but they were just 19mm and the rings would not tighten far enough to secure them. If this is the issue then no amount of filing grinding or sanding will make any bit of difference. As is any set of weaver or pic rings will go on the rail without any modifications at all. If you have a set that the clamping does not go smaller than 20mm then they will not tighten. If they do clamp smaller than 19mm then they will work.

[avator]

For the price, I'm going to be the glass half full kinda guy. I'll make it work one way or the other, and get an additional $30 off the price of the gun.

I believe the slots can be modified to work.

I'll find out tomorrow, when I'll be able to get an upclose look at it.

Yep, I done a bit of research and it can be done relatively easy. Probably as easy as a file.

Maybe it's me not understanding, but when I read the original issue, it was that the rails were not 22mm (actually 21.2) but they were just 19mm and the rings would not tighten far enough to secure them. If this is the issue then no amount of filing grinding or sanding will make any bit of difference. As is any set of weaver or pic rings will go on the rail without any modifications at all. If you have a set that the clamping does not go smaller than 20mm then they will not tighten. If they do clamp smaller than 19mm then they will work.

Yeah.. everything I read in my search pointed to the slots being the issue. I didn't see any reference to the overall rail width being different. I could be wrong.. it has happened once or twice in my life.. 

[bduares]

Either I got lucky or it was the fact that I used a Pinty scope/rings that let me get a scope on it with no issues at all. Odd

I did  have a bit of good news. I found a couple of .stl files for single shot trays that work with just a couple of minutes of sanding and rod filing. One type is top load and the other is side load. The side load seems to be the one I will use since it seems easier. Just tilt the rifle to the left and drop a pellet in the V slot