Help! I have a Leupold scope on my .375 H&H; that I don't seem to be able to tighten down enough. After about 40 healthy rounds, the scope rings slide back about 3/16 inch into the power adjustment knob locking it up tight. I have tightened it to spec and even a little tighter... it is now leaving scratches on the tube where it is scraping the bluing off as it slides back. I am using good Warne quick disconnect rings on a 1" scope. Should I use some kind of glue? Should I tighten it even more? Obviously, my next step will be to my gunsmith to see what he says but I was wondering if any members here have had to solve a similar problem. Any ideas would be appreciated... thanks.
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Help! I have a Leupold scope on my .375 H&H that I don't seem to be able to tighten down enough. After about 40 healthy rounds,
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I have a 45/70 that did the same thingabout every 10 shots, once I put blue loctite on all the screws and I wrap two layers of electrical tape around the scope tube to keep it from sliding, it hasn't moved since. My nikon scope is all scratched up and a slight impression was left by tighening to much, but it is dead on at 100 yards.
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i had the same problem on my 30-06, the first thing to do is make sure you have good rings, if you dont have good rings then its a hopeless effort, if you have good rings then take the Blue Loctite and apply it to the screws that will tighten the scope rings. DO NOT USE THE RED LOCTITE, you will never get it the screws back out, i have used this on my 30-06 and my 7mm mag and it has worked great on both of them.
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Mich the scope tube and also the rings, if you don,t have the equipment, see a gun smith. Once in a great while either of these items are not up to specs, and if they are setting on a high recoil rifle this shows up. Otherwise, the previous suggestions are all good.
I have even used a tiny dab of Super Glue. Raises hob with the bluing, but it will fix the problem.
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