Ken wrote:

> Not necessarily. Many of the modern scopes are manufactured with brass
> mechanisms. Brass is easily machined and is a very stable material
> dimensionaly of a broad temperature range. This is important where the
> scope may be used for accurate measurment work. Although they may not
> appear to be made of brass this is only because they apply chrome plating
> and black paint to them for packing purposes only. Under the fancy
> paint and plating they are still brass for the most part.

Okay, but I was also looking at the design. Very thin arm, curvature of the
base...

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