Tapco Heavy Duty Sope mount. Honest opinion.

Bubba · November 21, 2001, 20:40

I'll have to admit that it is heavy duty.

These are the things that they don't tell you... The mount is made by Leapers. That is no problem with me. Leapers makes alot of good stuff. I just figured that they should tell us who it is made. I didn't know who made it and figured it was made by Tapco when I ordered it.

It weighs a ton. OK, not a ton, probably 1/2#. I guess it's made of steel. The ads don't say aluminum and they do say heavy(duty). That isn't bad until you slide it in top of an FAL that is already heavy because of a type III receiver and bi-pod (and in my case with a heavyer that usual scope by about 1/2# = total of 1# extra).

The quality is good! I didn't want the weight. They should advertize more details.

If you don't mind extra weight, It is excelent! And Tapco takes care of their ciustomers!

**BUFF** · November 21, 2001, 21:58

I don't think TAPCO actually "makes" anything- they just sell stuff, some of which they have made or modified for them, like the G-1 fake flash suppressors they had sleeved from regular, evil, wicked, immoral, godless, devil-inspired real flash suppressors.

"Father, forgive me, for I have suppressed flash."

They made me smile today! The BBT brought my new, in-the-wrap FN magazines and one of those now-righteous fake flash suppressors.

Fuatos, blessed be your coworkers.

Maybe they "make" shooters, especially FALers, grin.

Nihilist · November 24, 2001, 21:45

I believe that advertise it as "Aircraft grade" aluminum.

larphred · November 24, 2001, 22:15

Yeah, Buff. Bless fuatos--UPS must. Did you see where he is now shopping for a Galil. I'm a lowly college instructor--I'm applying to UPS for a job so I can afford all the nice goodies fuatos has. (forgive me, Bryan)

**BUFF** · November 25, 2001, 02:20

larphred:

I bet we couldn't get to the Utah Lake shooting spot tomorrow in a Hummer! Where we gonna shoot now?

**EMDII** · November 25, 2001, 06:19

Try a magnet to see if it's steel. I think Nihilist is correct on the aluminium. It is massive, but less-so than the DSA, which is a real piece of work!

Vanden Berg · November 26, 2001, 04:25

The mount I received from Tapco is aluminum. It worked okay for a while. After being installed on a couple of rifles, the screws began to strip out. I am sure that they are metric, miked roughly 0.139". I drilled out the mount 0.187", tapped the inside brackets 10-32, and installed four 10-32 button head torx screws (the same screws I use to secure my free-floating forearms). The result is a mount that is much stronger than before and the torx screws look a lot better than those cheesey little slot-head screws that came with the mount. Leapers came close, but they failed to put in substantial mounting hardware.

[ November 26, 2001: Message edited by: Vanden Berg ]

November 21, 2001, 20:40	#1
Bubba Registered FALaholic #: 88 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: The Hills of TX Posts: 331	Tapco Heavy Duty Sope mount. Honest opinion. I'll have to admit that it is heavy duty. These are the things that they don't tell you... The mount is made by Leapers. That is no problem with me. Leapers makes alot of good stuff. I just figured that they should tell us who it is made. I didn't know who made it and figured it was made by Tapco when I ordered it. It weighs a ton. OK, not a ton, probably 1/2#. I guess it's made of steel. The ads don't say aluminum and they do say heavy(duty). That isn't bad until you slide it in top of an FAL that is already heavy because of a type III receiver and bi-pod (and in my case with a heavyer that usual scope by about 1/2# = total of 1# extra). The quality is good! I didn't want the weight. They should advertize more details. If you don't mind extra weight, It is excelent! And Tapco takes care of their ciustomers! __________________ Praise the FAL, Bubba.

November 21, 2001, 21:58	#2
BUFF Old Fart Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 789 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 7,141	I don't think TAPCO actually "makes" anything- they just sell stuff, some of which they have made or modified for them, like the G-1 fake flash suppressors they had sleeved from regular, evil, wicked, immoral, godless, devil-inspired real flash suppressors. "Father, forgive me, for I have suppressed flash." They made me smile today! The BBT brought my new, in-the-wrap FN magazines and one of those now-righteous fake flash suppressors. Fuatos, blessed be your coworkers. Maybe they "make" shooters, especially FALers, grin. __________________ BUFF

November 24, 2001, 21:45	#3
Nihilist Registered FALaholic #: 2080 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: ephrata, Pa, USA Posts: 30	I believe that advertise it as "Aircraft grade" aluminum. __________________ "I do not set much value on the friendship of people who do not succeed in getting disliked by their enemies."

November 24, 2001, 22:15	#4
larphred Registered FALaholic #: 1555 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Sandy, Ut. Posts: 3,098	Yeah, Buff. Bless fuatos--UPS must. Did you see where he is now shopping for a Galil. I'm a lowly college instructor--I'm applying to UPS for a job so I can afford all the nice goodies fuatos has. (forgive me, Bryan) __________________ Michael O'Sullivan was my great friend. But I don't ever remember telling him that. The words that are spoken at a funeral are spoken too late for the man who is dead. What a wonderful thing it would be to visit your own funeral. To sit at the front and hear what was said, maybe say a few things yourself. Michael and I grew old together. But at times, when we laughed, we grew young. If he was here now, if he could hear what I say, I'd congratulate him on being a great man, and thank him for being a friend. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --the forty-four spoke and it sent lead and smoke, and seventeen inches of flame. ----Marty Robbins

November 25, 2001, 02:20	#5
BUFF Old Fart Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 789 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 7,141	larphred: I bet we couldn't get to the Utah Lake shooting spot tomorrow in a Hummer! Where we gonna shoot now? __________________ BUFF

November 25, 2001, 06:19	#6
EMDII Evil Moderator Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 6 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 13,971	Try a magnet to see if it's steel. I think Nihilist is correct on the aluminium. It is massive, but less-so than the DSA, which is a real piece of work! __________________ "The Spartans do not enquire how many enemy there are. The SPartans merely enquire WHERE they are." E.M. (Ted) Dannemiller II 1*

November 26, 2001, 04:25	#7
Vanden Berg Registered FALaholic #: 3498 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Houston Posts: 556	The mount I received from Tapco is aluminum. It worked okay for a while. After being installed on a couple of rifles, the screws began to strip out. I am sure that they are metric, miked roughly 0.139". I drilled out the mount 0.187", tapped the inside brackets 10-32, and installed four 10-32 button head torx screws (the same screws I use to secure my free-floating forearms). The result is a mount that is much stronger than before and the torx screws look a lot better than those cheesey little slot-head screws that came with the mount. Leapers came close, but they failed to put in substantial mounting hardware. [ November 26, 2001: Message edited by: Vanden Berg ] __________________ If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try ordering someone else's dog around. -Cowboy wisdom

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