Scope slowly slides on rail

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Cjsrch

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ShotS kept drifting more of target using my .22 savage and a tasco scope with dovetail rings.
I tossed the rings on my mill and drilled throu them to accept a better bolt that I can really crackdown on. But I was also thinking of using a metal punch on the rail to make a small detent ( keep in mind this raises a small amount of metal around the hole) on the rail to give the dovetail something to grab onto or push against


Any input or ideas ?
 
Cjsrch:

When you button down the rings, are the mating surfaces touching? If they are, mill a few thousands off of both the top and the bottom ring. There must be a small gap so the the rings can grip the scope tube.

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Try new rings before you go making permanent marks on the dovetail. Keep in mind you get what you pay for when it comes to rings. Cheap rings are cheap because the tolerances are not up to par. That said, the dovetail itself could also be out of spec. You should not have to crank down on rimfire rings.
 
I have the exact same problem with mine! still unresolved. It comes down to being a bad design on Savage's part imo. let us know if you fix it. i was considering epoxying my rings to the rail, but so fat haven't done anyting.
 
It's not the scope moving its the mate from ring to dovetail. I may just make a new bracket instead of the crappy 1mill bent thing that comes with it
May also put a small amount of rubber cement on it or tapin a small set screw
 
Seems unlikely that a scope would be moving on a 22...
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They do if they're not tight enough. Happened to me with a BKL cantilever mount on a CZ-452. I had to really torque it down to keep the mount from moving.

If the OP can't tighten the rings enough, he should get better rings. I recommend BKL (if they're still around).

As an alternative, try putting a piece of aluminum tape on either the dovetail on the rifle, or on the bottom of the rings in an effort to fuill the gap.
 
I've had this happen with the old Weaver 22 mounts. There are mounts that use a solid one piece base/lower ring setup with 3 screws. This with some Loktite should hold on most any 22 application.
 
stripped the screw trying to tighten it .hence why I drilled it out.
I'll try this first then prolly just buy better rings
 
A look at a variety of dovetails and assorted scope rings shows that some combos don't work right. The parts don't exactly fit as they should. You can tighten the screws as hard as you want, but some pieces just don't grip or clamp tight. I see this now and then. Take a really good closeup look at how the gripping part of the ring may or may not fit the geometry. Some rings have pieces that can be reversed for a better or poorer fit in the dovetail. Some dovetails are cut at perhaps 11 or 12mm, so they are too narrow for a regular 13mm ring. The ring just can't get a good hold even being overtightened. I found Leupold rimfire rings to grip and hold better in cases where the dovetail is a bit too narrow. I have quite a large selection of rimfire rings and they sure do differ. That's why I have them. I find some rings work well in a particular application while others do not. What does not fit one gun, will fit a different one. You might have a standard dovetail and buy "rimfire" rings- but there's no assurance your particular parts will just fit and hold like you expect.
 
Buy Millett's, their bulletproof!!!!! The only ring I will use on a dovetail receiver because of the way they clamp down and they are STEEL!!
 
Are you saying lock Tight on the rail itself?


Also you are right the clamps don't fit perfectly an only touch on the edge. Guess since they use a pivot point at the top screw in the center type mech to clamp
 
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