Quote Originally Posted by stomp442 View Post
Never trust a factory mounted optic. I have had so many of those you could loosen up by hand, They are not put on tightly at all and also covered in oil. First thing I do with a new rifle is strip it down and clean it up, then remount the bases with some blue lock tight on the screws and replace the rings with something higher quality.
Dead on. I'd expect the rings to be loose, how would the factory know the new owner's eye relief and that's individual specific.