All this reminded me that I had a set to mount. So I mounted 'em up and got out my lapping bar & compound. When I set the lapping bar in the rings, it does not touch the bottom of the rings - it appears that the sides are "bent" in (not really bent, but I couldn't think of a better word), and hold up the bar off the bottom of the rings. Tried laying a scope in 'em and it looked the same. To get the lapping bar to make contact with the bottoms of the rings, I have to put some pretty good downward pressure on the lapping bar.
So for you guys who have lapped several sets, does this sound normal?
Supposedly the rings "spring" open, and allow the scope to drop to the bottom. I mounted a set once and after snugging down the top, there was still a gap when viewing with a flashlight. I lap all mine ever since. Lapping is not that big of a deal, and is a fast process especially with aluminum. Not sure why people are in such protest over it.
