I was trying to remove a scope from an old rifle when apparently I used the wrong size allen wrench and stripped the heads of both the screws that secure the top half of the ring to the bottom - it has Burris rings, just like Leupold where you have to twist in the front ring onto the base and the rear rings are windage adjustable.

I don't know if the former owner used loctite on the screws, but they all were TIGHT! I got the screws from the rear ring off with no trouble, but it looks like the front ring screws are hopeless.

Any advice? I'd hate to have to drill out the screws and probably ruin a $40 set of rings.

Last edited by czech1022; 10/11/15.
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