Hey Folks- Well, I ended up getting a scope sooner than I expected for my Hog Hunter in .308; Nikon Buckmasters 6-18x40 Niko-plex reticle. I wanted to shoot it with the scope right away so I settled on using a set of Burris Zee rings (NOT the Signature Zee) mounted on 2 piece Weaver bases (aluminum, made in USA). I intend to get a set of Signature Zees next week or two- but a local gun shop had a set of the standard Zees...

Mounted it all up and I noted the Zees came with a set or pair of "Friction" stickies that according to instructions are to be mounted to the inside bottom half of the rings. So I did that, and using a Wheeler torque driver torqued the ring halfs at 17 pounds. I always mark my scopes using a contrasting artist pencil at the outermost side of each ring for easy reference relative to eye relief, should the scope slip or get bumped. I've never had any of my scopes slip before- but this one did, slightly.

Before I re-mount the ring tops and reposition the scope, I'm wondering if I should remove the stickers- or are they necessary? On my other rifles I have two sets of Weaver standard rings; and one set of Burris Signature rings (three rifles). ALL are torqued to around 17 pounds for the rings and none of them have slipped. Having said that- none of my other rifles recoil as much as the .308.

So again- should I loose the friction stickies, torque the ring screws more than 17 pounds or...? Thanks for any advice.
Brian