Preventing scope rings from scratching my receiver

[FLHTCUI]

The scope rings are touching the receiver? Odd.

Unless he is slipping them over the barrel.
But, I think there might be some terminology that has been lost in translation maybe?
Bases and rings go hand in hand and as long as one doesnt use a crescent wrench and a hammer for the install all is good.
Warne lites use an integral one piece base/ring design...
Rob

 

[Al Bear]

Well, after hearing how some guys get there ideas from a Cracker Jack box, I just gotta laugh. Putting anything between the bases and the receiver should never be done. People who think they have a cure for a non existing problem will eventually realize that their idea was not that good (or they just buy stuff and safe queen it to say they have it and never shoot it). If the manufacturers of quality bases and rings thought that it would be a good idea, don't you think they would have put that down in the instructions? If it's not broken, then why fix it?? Guys have been mounting them the old way for over 100 years without issues, why re invent the wheel? Some people got too much time on there hands. Buy the proper bases for the Winchester and be done with it. Ever heard of Pirate eye? Follow some of the leads above and you will soon find out what I mean.

Just because I’m a hypochondriac, it doesn’t mean there is nothing wrong with me.

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