Well $hit...

dizzy said:
drill a hole into the end of that bar and then screw in a lag bolt, attach drill, and rotatation goes much faster, a lot less elbow grease required, unless you are a machinest and can mahine down the end of the rod to fit the chuck
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Bad idea - if you do this you run the risk of enlarging your rings to the point they will be un-usable. You are looking to simply increase contact with the bottom of the rings not increas the internal diameter all the way around. Back and forth is the way to go, with frequent checks - it's not a speed event...


blake
 
Ah, the joys of integral bases. Since there is next to nothing that you can do with the receiver top that brings you to the rings. Check that out with an alignment tool and find out where you're at. If they're out you've got work to do.

This where it gets harder. Lapping vertically split rings like the Warnes will ellicit enough sacriligious comments to ensure a second coming before you're done, and honestly isn't that great of a plan. In the interests of perserveing your sanity, let Craige take a crack at it with the Manson ring alignment reamer. If you want to lap, my 1" bar and sympathies are your's.:p

Next you may have to take a long look at the scope. You may have broken it already. It doesn't like the pressure at that rear ring position, whether because of mis-alignment or mistorqueing. More likely the first. There's SFA you can do about it for and aft positioning, since as you know it just barely fits on there as it is. I've had no problem with positioning the rear ring right at the lock-ring on dozens of Leupolds, includeing 4 different ones on CZ 550 Mags like yours, with 3 different styles of rings on the CZs. One of those was with a 2.5 X ultralight, the model which replaced your M8. One of the very few Leupolds I ever sold, that one. Dim little bugger.
I'd go with ring alignment, and a sledge-hammer subtle suggestion that you look into a scope upgrade at the same time. I can use yours for my Hathcock test.:p
 
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