Seekins pic ring issues

[JFO68]

I have Seekins pic rings on some rifles and I came across a comment by Form about them having issues,

"Just as an FYI- Seekins rings (and likewise the Vortex versions) show issues with drops. Not saying that’s the issue, just that scopes relatively often lose zero from drops with them, yet don’t with other standard Pic rings."

Form, you mentioned the Seekins rings are suspect after being dropped. Is there a hack to eliminate this issue or is it just a bad design/machining?

 

[waspocrew]

Have you had issues with them personally?

I used a pair on my 338 RUM for a few years and despite shooting 285-300 gr projectiles, I didn't experience a wandering zero.

 

[JFO68]

Have you had issues with them personally?

I used a pair on my 338 RUM for a few years and despite shooting 285-300 gr projectiles, I didn't experience a wandering zero.

I have not had any issues to date. Reading the comment from Form made me wonder if it was a common issue

 

[NevadaMike]

I have Seekins rings on everything. I use them harder than most and have never had a failure. I have seen two rings fail. One was my personal set of Leupold Cross Slot backcountry rings and the slot tab broke off of one of the rings. It took a minute to figure why my groups were inconsistent. The other set was at an NRL hunter event where I was the RO and the shooter had his scope slip in his UM rings. He was an UM employee. Having said that, I am changing to Area 419 Hunt rings on my next setup. I am only switching because of the locating pins that help keep the scope from rotating as the rings are torqued. It is trivial but that drives me crazy. If you have them I think you can relax and feel confident they will continue to serve you well.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

I've seen 1 pair of seekins/vortex, and they cracked. That's enough for me to not try again.

 

[NevadaMike]

I've seen 1 pair of seekins/vortex, and they cracked. That's enough for me to not try again.

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Interesting. How long ago was that? Is it possible the base was over torqued? Seekins is one of the best companies out there. I can't imagine if this was a regular problem it would have not been addresses by now.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

That's the only set I have seen. There are other similar pictures from other folks. This was about 2 years ago.

The rings that use 6000 series aluminum for the clamp and have a sharp angle in that area are all prone to this type of failure.

 

[NevadaMike]

That's the only set I have seen. There are other similar pictures from other folks. This was about 2 years ago.

The rings that use 6000 series aluminum for the clamp and have a sharp angle in that area are all prone to this type of failure.

Thanks. I see they use 7075-T6 now. I appreciate the information.