I HAVE SET UP SEVERAL SCOPES IN BADGER RINGS. BADGER RINGS HAVE JUST THE SLIGHTEST RELIEF CUT INTO THE INSIDE UPPER EDGE OF THE LOWER PORTION OF THE RINGS, EXACTLY AT THE TOP WHERE THE LOWER RING MEETS THE UPPER RING. KNIGHT'S RINGS DEMONSTRATE THIS, AS WELL.
BADGER AND KNIGHT'S RINGS ARE NOT SYMMETRICALLY SPLIT HORIZONTALLY, LIKE MWG OR GG&G RINGS, FOR EXAMPLE. THE TOP PORTION OF THE RING ONLY CONTACTS APPROX 160 DEGREES OF THE SCOPE'S CIRCUMFERENCE, NOT 180. THE LOWER PORTION OF THE RING ENCIRCLES 200 DEGREES OF THE SCOPE, BUT ONLY CONTACTS 180 DEGREES OF ITS PERIMETER. THESE RELIEF CUTS ALLOW THE SCOPE TO PASS INTO THE LOWER PORTION OF THE RING WITHOUT PRESENTING A SHARP CORNER TO SCRATCH THE SCOPE. BOTH BADGER AND KNIGHT'S RINGS ARE SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHERS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED, AND THIS THOUGHTFUL ASPECT OF THEIR DESIGN IS JUST ONE OF THE REASONS.
WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS NORMAL. RELAX.
WES GRANT
MSTN.BIZ