I have a leupold VXIII 1.5-5 scope, rings and base on a Winchester m70 375hh.
I was swapping the scope out for a newer 1.5-5 leupold with the CDS ZL turret. I noticed when I removed the old scope the front ring. The one that turns in a half turn and locks, That the bottom portion of the ring was loose in the base and wiggled a lot. I sent Leupold a message and got a response that the rings where not intended to be reused.
I didn't moved the bottom part and as far as I known the ring has never been separated from the base.
Coincidently the rifle shoots very well somehow with the loose front ring. It maintained better than 1/2 -3/4 moa out to 250 yards for me. I was just putting on the newer scope so I could dial up for longer shots on plains game or western game if needed.
Leupold is sending me new rings, I can not complain about leupolds customer service or products really. But I am some what concerned if the ring loosened from the 375 recoil. I do not want to have a failure while I am traveling.
Should I switch bases and rings now or replace with the new rings and try again? I will take a better look at the front ring when I remove it completely and post pictures. I am just waiting for the new rings to arrive.
I was swapping the scope out for a newer 1.5-5 leupold with the CDS ZL turret. I noticed when I removed the old scope the front ring. The one that turns in a half turn and locks, That the bottom portion of the ring was loose in the base and wiggled a lot. I sent Leupold a message and got a response that the rings where not intended to be reused.
I didn't moved the bottom part and as far as I known the ring has never been separated from the base.
Coincidently the rifle shoots very well somehow with the loose front ring. It maintained better than 1/2 -3/4 moa out to 250 yards for me. I was just putting on the newer scope so I could dial up for longer shots on plains game or western game if needed.
Leupold is sending me new rings, I can not complain about leupolds customer service or products really. But I am some what concerned if the ring loosened from the 375 recoil. I do not want to have a failure while I am traveling.
Should I switch bases and rings now or replace with the new rings and try again? I will take a better look at the front ring when I remove it completely and post pictures. I am just waiting for the new rings to arrive.