Do-it-yourself leapers optical sight repair

In detail: do-it-yourself leapers optical sight repair from a real master for the site my.housecope.com.

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1. Remove the front part of the lens (fig. 1, pos. 1,2,3,4). To do this, take a small chisel, you can use a flat screwdriver and knock out the lens tube mounting ring (item 3, Fig. 1) in the direction from the lens towards the eyepiece.

Next, we unscrew the transverse screw that fixes the tube with the objective lens (item 2, Fig. 1). Mounting point (item 2, fig. 3). After that, unscrew the lens ring (item 1, fig. 3). We take out and put aside the spare parts (pos1,2,3,4, fig1). The lens is spinning!

7. Unscrew the ring with the lens (pos. 1, fig. 2), take out the pressure washer (pos. 2, fig. 2), unscrew the screws (pos. 4 and 5, fig. 2). After that, we remove the pipe (item 3, Fig. 2) and take out the cylinders with lenses of variable magnification (items 1 and 2, Fig. 5). Remember their position, as well as the position of the lenses inside! Do not be confused in places, then during assembly you will not end up with problems! In my case, the lenses were unwound in both cylinders.

This completes the disassembly. Now, in order for the sight to work for a long time and properly, you need to firmly fix all the lenses in the sight (6 pieces), excluding their unwinding with a powerful recoil. On the forums, they wrote that for this, most use a blue thread lock. I didn’t find the retainer, so I decided to use epoxy glue, which I don’t regret! Figure 6 shows offal of the first cylinder. The retaining ring (pos. 4, fig. 6) had sharp burrs, cleaned out with a zero. Be sure to check the contact points of the retaining rings with the lenses. They must be smooth, without sharp protrusions, otherwise, during subsequent use, you risk getting the lenses chipped. There are many photos of pokotsan optics in the internet for clarity.

Video (click to play).

8. The hold-down spring seemed to me a kind of soft, therefore, for complete confidence, I decided to "freeze" the sight (Fig. 9). I did so. At an angle of 45 degrees. I drilled a through hole with a drill at 3. Then I cut the thread with a sword at 4. Now you can tighten the screw 4, which will tighten the inner pressure spring. I highly recommend it to everyone! Further operation showed that after zeroing in and screwing in the screw, the STP does not go anywhere! Even after I removed the sight from the crown, then put it back in place, the STP did not change!

Day - two need to let the glue dry. While the adhesive is drying, carefully examine the reticle ring (key 7, figure 2). After hard soaking in acetone, my sighting mark almost peeled off from the ring. Sealed with epoxy. BUT! The cross must be very precisely in the center of the ring (actually, in the center of the optical axis)! Otherwise, when you change the multiplicity, the STF will change. I glued and aligned the cross by eye, when I change the magnification from 3 to 9, the STP takes 2 hours, 1.5 cm to 30m.

After drying, it remains to grease the thread on the ring with the aiming mark with glue and screw it to the inner tube (Fig. Do not forget to set the cross in accordance with the correction drums! We assemble the lens, lubricating it where necessary with the above-mentioned grease. Put in place the illumination drum. It turned out that the freezing screw does not prevent the drum from spinning at all, so the illumination could also be restored. The sight is ready! When mounted on a high bracket, the screw does not interfere at all.

We aim, adjust the correction drums. To date, the shooting has amounted to about 500 bullets. The sight is just super! Nothing floats or crawls, it works like a watch!
Here are a couple of photos from the shooting in the country. Distance 25m, bullets Gamo Match and JSB Exact. For a beginner shooter, I think not bad. The repair was a success!

It is best to entrust the repair of the optical sight to a specialist, but if there is none nearby, we take matters into our own hands. In general terms, this article will help you understand the structure of optical sights, learn how to disassemble them and carry out the simplest repair work. Stock up on patience and attentiveness - we are immersed in the precise world of optics.

Optical sight device

Before we climb into the insides of the optical sight, let's figure out its technical structure. The sight consists of the following components:

Before disassembling the scope, make sure you have the necessary tools and “accessories”. You will need:

  1. repair kit (set of flat screwdrivers);
  2. inexpensive transparent sealant (solvent free);
  3. cotton swabs;
  4. a clean cotton rag;
  5. jars (for storing small bolts);
  6. flashlight.

As an example, consider the disassembly of the VOMZ-P model. You will be faced with the following configuration:

  1. lens;
  2. eyepiece;
  3. lever;
  4. screw;
  5. lid;
  6. net;
  7. angular scale of lateral corrections;
  8. lens wrapping system;
  9. setting ring;
  10. aiming angle scale.

First you have to unscrew the lenses (back / front). The adjusting drums are screwed in until they stop (hour hand), then they are unscrewed together with the pressure washers. Then, in turn, the push and lock bolts are unscrewed. Half the pipe is unscrewed. The cassette containing the adjustment lens is gently extruded.

The lens-reversing system is localized in the remaining segment of the tube. If desired, it is easy to unscrew it - the system is locked by one microbolt.

The structure is assembled in reverse order. Pay attention to the smudged lenses - they should not be touched with fingers. The lenses are wiped with one-way movements (zero pressure).

Now is the time to study the fastening of the base units of the telescopic sight. Please note that this is a fragile device, so you need to disassemble it with utmost care. He starts to mess around after about one and a half thousand shots. To prevent future problems, tighten the mounting screws, watch out for horizontal guidance.

This video explains how the telescopic sight works and how to repair it (model Leapers 3-9 × 40):

Lenses for hunting weapons have a large diameter, designed for shooting at short distances (150-200 meters). Hunting optics have many rubbing surfaces that wear out over time. Backlash, mechanical displacements and optical parallaxes appear.

Optical sight lens diagram

The lenses are attached with a sealant. Having disassembled the scope according to our instructions, you reach the ring nut holding the crosspiece. Further, the procedure is as follows:

  1. squeezing out the cassette (do not lose the pressure spring);
  2. unscrewing the front nut, lens and guide screws (2 pcs.);
  3. removing the adjustment lenses from the inner cylinder (this must be done carefully, without giving the cylinder a vertical position);
  4. memorizing the location of the lenses;
  5. repair.

If the retaining ring is unscrewed at the trim lens (more often the front one), the thread will have to be lubricated with a sealant. After waiting for drying, assemble the entire structure in the reverse order.

In the course of repair actions, you will inevitably come across a pressure spring, which you need not only to save, but also to make sure of its functionality.

Unscrewed screws and nuts (if they do not twist well) should be placed on a sealant. Now the repaired structure together with the spring must be pushed back into the pipe - this is a rather laborious process. One end of the spring should end with teeth, the other should be completely smooth.

If necessary (the presence of chipping) the second end of the spring must be sanded. The spring is installed in the central part of the sight - between the holes for the adjustment drums. The pipe is pushed onto the cassette with the assembled lenses, while the spring must be held through the holes.

Not all parts and assemblies of an optical sight need lubrication. And even more precisely - only rings need it. Getting grease on the lens surface is highly undesirable. For the lubrication procedure you will need:

  • alignment control rods;
  • abrasive lapping paste;
  • tool (torque screwdrivers, wrenches and levels);
  • lock for threaded connections.

Aluminum, steel and titanium rings are used to mount the sight. After lubricating them, set the scope so that the nuts are on the other side of the receiver port and bolt handle.

The video shows how to properly clean the telescopic sight: