Burris ring rant
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Mystic Precision
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Summerland, BC
did you measure the diameter of the scope?
I have yet to find any fitment issues on a very wide range of name brand scopes.
the inserts have an index mark on the sides. If these don't line up, the rings will not either.
Do you spray a rust preventative on your rifle/action/scope? Any lube that seeps in between the inserts and rings/scope negates any benefits to the design
yes, SAKO was the first and likely kicking themselves for not getting them patented. Burris has likely made a small fortune selling their rings.
I torque my bolts down HARD. wonderfully tough hardware. the included wrench is way too weak to really get the bolts snug the way I like them.
No slipping for me.
Jerry
sir_springer
Regular
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- East Kootenays
Ring mounts do have this advantage.
On rifles such as the Ruger or Tikka, with built in integral mounting, odds of misalignment should be virtually non-existent.
Personally, I think Burris is missing the boat badly on this segment of the market. Combination of their Signature design to fit these rifles would be just about as good as it gets.
For that matter, they could also make Signature ring mounts for the Remingtons, Winchesters, etc, of the world, too. I'd go for these over separate bases in a heartbeat!
Mystic Precision
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Summerland, BC
Maybe there are copyright issues???? costs????
the cross bolt in the weaver base is plenty good for keeping the rings from moving on the rail. so any design to improve on this would make it a niche market product with limited sales.
For the big boys is all about the volume
Jerry
Degrease the rings and inserts and install them as described by sir_springer in post #18 and you should not have any problems. I really like the inserts both for protecting against ring marks and for windage/elevation adjustment.
Having said that I think Burris skimped out on the amount/quality of material where the rings fasten to the base. This area should be beefed up IMHO and if anywhere I think this is where they will fail.
Having said that I think Burris skimped out on the amount/quality of material where the rings fasten to the base. This area should be beefed up IMHO and if anywhere I think this is where they will fail.
I've just got to let off a bit of steam here.
For one reason or another I've used burris Zee rings with the plastic inserts. I felt it protected the scope and the rings were strong and sturdy.
I've mounted at least five scopes with these rings. Every bloody one allowed the scope to slip. And now I've had screws break for a second time during a shooting session. All the rings were mounted correctly. The torque was done correctly and I know what I am doing. Compare this to the four rifles I have with cheap ($10) tasco rings that have never failed after hundreds of rounds.
Conclusion : I am stupid and slow that it took me 5 sets of rings to realize an inevitable conclusion. These rings are over priced pieces of crap and never again.
I know that many of you have had success with this product but I just needed to vent. Thanks and have a great season
I had the same problem with Buris Signature Series rings. They don't hold onto gloss scopes very well. I started using blue locktite between the insert and the scope. That solved the slipping problem.
Hmmm. After reading the rest of the posts in this thread, I suspect my problem was not cleaning the rings well enough.
