I got a set of vortex rings (not the precision matched ones, the cheaper 20$/ring or 40$/set) and it seems that even though they do tighten down on the scope, the halves touch when torqued even to the minimum recommended specs of 15 in-lb. Are rings suppose to be this way? Maybe they are and the cheap ones have a large gap because machining tolerances are poor and making a ring a few thou undersized from 30 mm isn't cost effective for companies.

If your not understancing what Im meaning, and I dont blame you if not because I dont seem to explain things very well, if I tried to slip a .0005 thin piece of something in between the ring halves with scope installed when torqued to 15 in-lb with a wheeler engineering torque wrench, I wouldn't be able to. They touch. This could potentially mean Im not getting a solid hold on the scope tube. I might just switch to badger max 50 rings. 180$ but I like the way they look and id rather have wider then narrow. Thats just me...