Warne rings dented my Swarovski. I swear I'm not a monkey.

[gpjoe]

Yep, I had the same thing happen with my Warne rings and a brand new Nikon scope.

Used a cheap torque wrench at it's lowest setting (broke two rules there). I figured that since the Warne spec for torque was 25 in-lbs, even at the lowest setting (20 in-lbs) if the wrench was off +/- 25% I would be in the neighborhood of 15-25 in-lbs. Within spec, but I still crushed the scope tube.

I'm not going to blame Warne, but 25 in-lbs of torque seems awfully high to me. I have a proper torque wrench now and would NEVER try to apply 25 in-lbs of torque to any rings or bases. As stated above, my max now is 10-15 in-lbs and a re-check after a range trip.

 

[wingman]

The Burris signature zee rings are the most "safe" ring available IMO to prevent scope damage however a heavy hand could still do harm.

 

[GJgo]

So I ended up getting the Wheeler scope ring lapping kit & torque wrench, and using it on the Warne rings. On both the front & rear rings there were noticeable high spots that I lapped off. Cleaned it all up, and re-mounted on a fresh section of scope tube at 15-18 in-lbs. Fingers crossed I'll never have to dismount it again! I agree that 25 in-lbs. is just way too much for this application.

 

[Salmoneye]

You are probably smarter than what another guy tried to do, it was trying to wrench down a 30mm tube with 1" rings.

That was my first thought...