>> Okay guys, please help me understand here. I'm understanding both Ron and >> Marcel to suggest that the butt flange in the picture below does not have >> sufficient contact with the action rail. Marcel goes further to suggest, >> that because of a lack of contact, the metal rods will imbed themselves >> into the flange and rail and the flange screws will continually loosen. > > I don't know if the flange screws will loosen (or the flange crush), but > no support under the screw head doesn't look like a good idea to me. What > are the wires for here? They won't establish or maintain alignment, and > aren't a broad enough contact surface to be of much use as support under > the screw head, so I don't understand their contribution. My understanding is that they are there to provide alignment and contact area - both of which they do - but I can also see that the level to which they do pales compared to a rail that has a well-cut hump at the screw hole that would provide very good alignment help and will provide 100% support. >> This system has quite a bit of contact between the flange and action >> rail. The two entire rectangular areas (about 12mm x 5mm each) of the >> flange above the flange screw and below the screw are in intimate contact >> with the action rail. Plus it also has the limited surface area of the >> wires. That's not enough? > > Maybe, but I wouldn't. > > Ron N Fair enough. Now I understand exactly what you are saying, and I think it has merit. I'm not convinced the current setup won't work (and I realize you are not saying that definitively either), but I do see the potential. Hmmmmmm.... Okay, where is that catalog....... Thanks for all the input. Terry Farrell
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