Has anyone ever seen a scope ring do this?

[Arkyvarminter]

I just bought a used rifle and when taking the old scope off I noticed the front Ring is loose. It's a Leupold Steel Standard ring, the kind you twist in. The thing is so loose you can just spin it around? I can't tell if i need new rings or bases or both. Anyone ever had one like this? I never have....Thanks

 

[JRanum]

Yep. Worn out. Usually a combination of both ring and base, or a meeting of tolerances that pile up to a loose fit after just a turn in or two. Some people actually think you can just loosen the rear screws and turn the front one out with the scope and have an easy on/off mounting system.

 

[fkimble@charter.net]

Yep, not designed for todays "change things every week crowd". Works fine for the hunting rifle that us old timers used without disassembling. Wipe it down, clean the bore, set in the gun case til next season. A little grease in the hole never hurts hurts either.

Frank

 

[JEFFPPC]

Yep, not designed for todays "change things every week crowd". Works fine for the hunting rifle that us old timers used without disassembling. Wipe it down, clean the bore, set in the gun case til next season. A little grease in the hole never hurts hurts either.

Frank

Sorry Frank but do to a national moratorium on fossil fuels this is no longer legal by order of Komodent Biden.

 

[rjtfroggy]

I just bought a used rifle and when taking the old scope off I noticed the front Ring is loose. It's a Leupold Steel Standard ring, the kind you twist in. The thing is so loose you can just spin it around? I can't tell if i need new rings or bases or both. Anyone ever had one like this? I never have....Thanks

What make rifle? I have a few sets of rings and a base for Savage round action.

 

[SBS]

Designed by John Redfield back when there were a lot of receivers D&T somewhat off center after being manufactured. Allows for a lot of windage correction, but not good for frequent on-off-on scope installaton. It's a mechanical interference fit and the joint gets looser each time it's used. Plus the back ring doesn't hold much against recoil, just windage adjustment. Looks great, but best to mount and leave it there, as Frank says above. BR shooters went to Weaver rings/bases a long time ago (before the current popularity of Picatinny rails) because it was a better system for accuracy (both rings hold) and you could take the scope/rings ass'y. off and on without losing zero within a few clicks.

 

[Arkyvarminter]

What make rifle? I have a few sets of rings and a base for Savage round action.

Rem 700...thanks though

 

[DGP4]

Coke can shim would probably work fine.

 

[Arkyvarminter]

Coke can shim would probably work fine.

How do u do that?

 

[DGP4]

Cut a piece of it and place under the ring before you crank it down.

 

[Jeff Porter]

It is the base part not the scope part

 

[Ledd Slinger]

I just bought a used rifle and when taking the old scope off I noticed the front Ring is loose. It's a Leupold Steel Standard ring, the kind you twist in. The thing is so loose you can just spin it around? I can't tell if i need new rings or bases or both. Anyone ever had one like this? I never have....Thanks

Seen it plenty of times. Leupold rings are complete junk. I wouldn’t even give them away to someone for free. If they come on a used rifle I purchase, they get taken off and go straight in the trash.

Watched them completely break for no other reason than normal rifle recoil. Don’t replace it with the same ring unless you want the same problem later down the road.

 

[hogpatrol]

The Burris version seems to be better than the Leupolds. I use a six inch wooden dowel. It's short enough to get a feel for how much of an interference fit on the dovetail..

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I used to put them on pretty much every hunting rifle i built. I use the dual dovetails on my guns. They are what i consider one time use. If you really need to you can bend the ears that twist in up a bit to get tension. Support the ring bottom at the bottom where the scope sits or youll bend the ring itself from the hammering. I put them on a bar in the vise upside down to bend the ears back up. Grease them good before twisting in

 

[Bocephus]

I used to put them on pretty much every hunting rifle i built. I use the dual dovetails on my guns. They are what i consider one time use. If you really need to you can bend the ears that twist in up a bit to get tension. Support the ring bottom at the bottom where the scope sits or youll bend the ring itself from the hammering. I put them on a bar in the vise upside down to bend the ears back up. Grease them good before twisting in

I think that “grease them good” as it applies to the dovetail tenon(s) is really good advice. I’ve pretty much converted to pic bases now, but on 1” tubes w/40mm or smaller objectives the low std rings gave most M700 stocks a near perfect cheek weld. Many miles and lots of deer, chucks, crows along with other undesirables have been whacked with the std setup. “Care in assembly” seems to be a really good policy, then and now.