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I've just mounted a beautiful new Bushnell Trophy 2-6X handgun scope on my Ruger Super Redhawk 9.5 inch revolver using Ruger scope rings.
I was expecting the two halves of each scope ring to fit snuggly once I snugged them down around the scope tube. But they don't. There is a gap between the two halves of the rings with the screws seeming to be tight. The scope is a 1 inch tube, and the rings are for a 1 inch tube.
Are those gaps between the two halves of each scope ring supposed to be there when the scope is mounted? Should I be tightening the screws more? If a gap is normal, how do I know how hard to tighten the screws? I am reluctant to tighten them more for fear of damaging the scope tube.
I was expecting the two halves of each scope ring to fit snuggly once I snugged them down around the scope tube. But they don't. There is a gap between the two halves of the rings with the screws seeming to be tight. The scope is a 1 inch tube, and the rings are for a 1 inch tube.
Are those gaps between the two halves of each scope ring supposed to be there when the scope is mounted? Should I be tightening the screws more? If a gap is normal, how do I know how hard to tighten the screws? I am reluctant to tighten them more for fear of damaging the scope tube.