The fix for slippery scopes is a product made by 3M called Scotchcote. This product was made for the electrical industry. A good hardware stoe should stock it. Apply this to the inside of the rings, avoiding the screw holes at the flat. Attach the scope as normal and remove the excess Scotchcote. Make sure the scope is in the position you want it, because this stuff sets up fast. Let this cure overnight and go to work. The scope can be removed; you haven't superglued it in place, but it will not slip. This works on heavy rifles and air guns, which really beat the tar out of a scope.
This additional information submitted by Big Bore.
I've been preaching the virtues of ScotchKote for years. It is the easiest to appy - 1 drop to one half of the rings - and works better than anything else I have tried: tape, rosin, lapping...you name it. From .309 JDJ to .50 Alaskan handguns, and from .22 LR to .458 and .416 Rigby, this stuff won't let your scope slip. To remove the scope, just pull up on it and clean up with acetone.
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