Rifle Scopes ? On badger ordnance rings

Kenneth02

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Dec 2, 2019
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I got a set of 30mm rings and just got them in and see that the top ring is smaller than the bottom and i just cant see this being right .I have never sceen this on any other rings but these are the first BO i have had .
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I think that’s fine, that’s the way they’re suppossed to be
I have 3 or 4 and never a problem
They all look like that

Im gonna go out on a limb here and say that in no way should the diameter of the cap be different than the base. But I’ve never owned Badger rings ....🤷‍♂️
 
They are not parted on centerline. It looks like the bottom of the parting line margin is on centerline. Place the top cap on the optic... I'm guessing no light will shine through. This very well may be intentional.

If there is light... then Its probably a mismatched cap. Not sure what size is only 1mm or so less in diameter than 30mm though so it seems unlikely
 
You know, I'd call 'em just to be sure. I use Badger all the time, they're my goto and never had a problem one. For some reason your picture looks familiar but it's been a while since I mounted one.

They're also probably the most copied ring design out there too. I also have a pair of cheap knockoffs that look IDENTICAL to Badger rings. They were $20 for the pair. So I only buy these from the mfg.
 
turn the top cap upside down and line it up with the bottom. if the arc matches, then they match. I'm almost positive my badger AR mounts are like this. Never had a problem out of them. I'm pretty sure I had the same thought, but then I looked at them for a minute and it seemed clear to me that it was intentional.
 
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Took them down to my machinist and we checked the radius and they are the same so it's good i guess just an optical illusion , i am going to look at my NF rings and see if they are like that just out of curiosity .
 
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It's not smaller, it is an optical illusion.


The ring is cut above center to reduce the chances of the gap between the top and bottom from pinching your scope in the event they were over tightened or

if the ring cap was ever impacted
After looking at it and thinking about it it makes sense and really cant believe that i didn't think of that to began with .
 
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