Im a rather large man and have always been taught to be sure things were tight but my goodness. The boys over at sportsmans probaly had it tight, but then it sat, was used in the rain and snow a few times, so it was really setup in there.

After i got the 1st side drilled out the other one came out so easy and the other half of the other came right out.

After talking with Leupold, I got some more info on playing with the scope. Getting perfect optical center, ect. They said these new rings you dont have to wrench em on that tight. Just get em snug with one finger on the wrenchand you should be good to go. Im going to take his advice on this one.

Great customer service, has definatly made me a Leupold fan for life. I will be buying a VXII in the near future when i get my tikka.