I bought a Ruger American Rifle a week or so ago. It didn't come with scope rings. I called Ruger and they said to order rings that are sized to the diameter of my scope, so, I ordered some 1" Weaver Grand Slam mounts which fit the scope just fine, but I can't get them on the rifle's scope mounts with the clamp screw provided. The clamp screw just seems too long.
I guess I am saying, even with the clamp screw in as tight as we can comfortably get it, still doesn't seat the clamp tightly in the saddle part of the ring, let alone get tight enough to grasp the Weaver base. It seems like they made the screw too long. Hubby could keep cranking on the screw with the Allen wrench, but I am afraid he will break the wrench and it doesn't really seem to be tightening it.
The option it seems, is to put in a washer, but, that doesn't seem right. It's going to mess with the aim of the scope. It seems like the Weaver base is too thin for the saddle, but, if it were, the clamp would not seat properly in the saddle, like I said, it seems the saddle screw is too long.....or was I supposed to buy a rail or something for this. Hmmm. Please help, because hubby's answer to everything is to 'make it fit' by force, and I know that isn't the answer in this case. (It usually never works, but that's just his way, sorta like kicking things to make them work, now and then, it works.)
I feel really dumb not getting this to work.
I guess I am saying, even with the clamp screw in as tight as we can comfortably get it, still doesn't seat the clamp tightly in the saddle part of the ring, let alone get tight enough to grasp the Weaver base. It seems like they made the screw too long. Hubby could keep cranking on the screw with the Allen wrench, but I am afraid he will break the wrench and it doesn't really seem to be tightening it.
The option it seems, is to put in a washer, but, that doesn't seem right. It's going to mess with the aim of the scope. It seems like the Weaver base is too thin for the saddle, but, if it were, the clamp would not seat properly in the saddle, like I said, it seems the saddle screw is too long.....or was I supposed to buy a rail or something for this. Hmmm. Please help, because hubby's answer to everything is to 'make it fit' by force, and I know that isn't the answer in this case. (It usually never works, but that's just his way, sorta like kicking things to make them work, now and then, it works.)
I feel really dumb not getting this to work.