Mounting Screw Replacement For Burris Signature Zee Rings

[billt]

I just thought I would let you guys know that I replaced the slotted head screws Burris provides for mounting their Signature Zee Rings to the rail with 6-40 X 1" hex head screws from W.W. Grainger. I got a 50 count box of them for $16.44 Total including tax, out the door. I realize I'll never need 25 of them let alone 50, but it was the smallest amount they had, and the price was reasonable for the amount. They have over a dozen locations here in the Phoenix metro area alone you can will call from. Anyway, this is the link to the item # from Grainger on these screws if anyone else is interested.

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/wwg/search.shtml?searchQuery=6zb82&op=search&Ntt=6zb82&N=0&sst=subset

This is how the installation looks on my Savage Model 12-F/TR.



These are the screws,



If anyone here uses these rings and would like a couple of these screws to change out your set up from the slotted screws Burris provides, PM me with your address and I'll send you a couple. They really are a lot nicer, and you can get much better torque applied than with the slotted screws Burris includes with the rings. It's a small detail, but they are nice, and look like they "belong".  Bill T.

[Timothy]

"Warning:  Precision Target Trigger".....

Gotta love that warning...

Be carefull torquing those cap screws, they will break or strip out the rings.

[billt]

There is enough thread in the ring itself that you would most likely break the screw before you stripped anything out. You can get a surprising amount of holding power from a 6-40 NF thread.  Bill T.