Larry Koch
Silver $$ Contributor
When you see a scope for sale and it has ring marks. You can buy a torque wrench and never have that happen again.
BS, clamping force, metal to metal leaves witness marks, ever so slight.Hey its your scope you can use a monkey wrench and a hammer. But there is a better way. I've seen scopes go on and come off, several rifles with out a scope ring mark. The dent's and ring marks shows poor workmanship.
It's the exception to be able to mount a scope and then remove it without ring marks -- unless the Burris Signature rings are in the equation. There are how many different scope mfgs? Twenty? And how many different ring mfgs? Twenty?Hey its your scope you can use a monkey wrench and a hammer. But there is a better way. I've seen scopes go on and come off, several rifles with out a scope ring mark. The dent's and ring marks shows poor workmanship.
Not necessarily.I just think if you're going to spend good money on a scope, care should be taken in mounting.
Im not a scope manufactor but if you damage the outside, your damaging the inside. Plus the scope lens are not in perfect alignment. Which defeats the whole purpose.
I had the same aversion to ring marks. These things do represent a lot of cash layout after all.
But over time I realized that the knobs also begin to show wear marks, especially along the edges. Then the indicator markings begin to rub off or darken over time.
Certain scopes like my PM II’s have rubber eye rings and grips that don’t seem quite as “permanent” as the rest of the scope.
I basically decided that I’d sure try to avoid them, but wouldn’t sweat marks if they appeared because the whole idea of a pristine tactical scope means the rifle isn’t seeing any truly practical or field use.
Agree that plastic inserts prevent marks, but that style of ring and its slender size just doesn’t work with a huge 49 ounce tactical scope that a life might depend on like a three screw steel Badger that weighs 1 pound a set.
Now, chips or dents in stocks, that really gets me.
I have become a true believer in buying high-quality rails, bedding them, using very well made rings (such as Warne) and a torque wrench - no ring marks.
To me it is stupid to use a ring that heavy to hold a 4mm thick aluminum scope tube in.... The end results are what counts, not after you crush it. You can only torque to 15 to 20 inch lbs. ...... jim