I need some ideas from the machinests amoung us. I have a set of .22 scope rings that are just a tad (maybe less than 1/64") too tight to fit on a rifle. The bottom ring is solid, with a boss on the bottom with the dovetail, and a slot cut almost to the bottom of the ring for relief. I'm guessing someone tightened them down way hard at some point.
My question is; how do I open the dovetail just a tad without damaging the lips? I'm pretty well equipped with wood working tools but very short on machine tools. I don't have a reverse clamp and my vice is way too big. I don't have a wedge that short. That's about as far as I've gotten thinking about this. I suppose I could take them to a machine shop but I'm way too stubborn!
They have no name or identifying marks on them. They clamp with a slotted screw and close on the scope with torx headed screws.