Burris Zee Rings

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pepperbelly

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I needed a set of rings to mount a scope on my AR15. These rings were the best they had in the store, except for the Leupold rings for twice as much. These Burris rings were about $27.00.
Why are they better than the cheaper Weaver rings that were about $12.00?
Are they good rings? The salesman said they don't twist like Weaver rings do when mounting.
I put the piece of friction paper that came with them on the bottom ring. Why is this necessary? I don't remember using one before but haven't actually had to mount many scopes. I tend to collect old C&R rifles like Mausers and use the iron sights.
Please excuse what must be basic questions.
Thanks,
Jim
 
The Burris rings are OK. I used many of them until Leupold came out with the PRW and the QRW rings. You will need the "High" rings and even at that they are .030" shorter than the Leupold. The Leupold rings are high but I really like the design. they hold the scope very securely without making ring-marks. I don't know why it took someone this long to make a ring designed that way.

The friction paper is just that. I gives a little compressable material between the scope and the ring for a little added hold.
 
That should put you up plenty high. I don't think you'll have any trouble with the Z rings. I have probably used 300-400 sets of them and only had a couple that had any problems at all. None of the bad ones made it into the field, you could tell they had problems just by looking at them.
 
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What makes them different from other rings?
Jim



I am assuming you are asking what the difference between the Leupold rings and all the others. The PRW and QRW rings have a sturdy steel base, but instead of the base covering half the circumference of the scope, like most rings, it only covers about one third of the circumference. The top of the ring is spring-steel and makes up the remainder of the circumference, about two-thirds. You "snap" the top part of the ring over the scope and it moves freely on the scope-tube. When you drop the scope onto the base part of the ring, you can move the scope and tip it without making any marks. When the four screws on the ring-cap are tightened, it pulls the band tight around the scope.

If you think about it, most rings are much like the Z ring. It is a steel circle cut exactly in half. Well, what would you guess the dimension of the inside of the ring is right where the two halves come together? You've got it, just under 1". That means that even when the ring-cap is loose, if the scope is seated into the lower ring, the scope is not "loose". It may get scratched while trying to move it or tilt it.

Difficult to put in writing, hope it made sense.
 
I had a set of Zee Rings break on me. I heard a pop and the cross screw that goes through the Weaver mount was loose. When I inspected it, a thread had clean popped out like a ring and the screw was not in contact with any other threads.

I have given them another chance and this set seems to be holding up.
 
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