Did I blow out the bear?

[ccc23454]

A lot of typing just to admit you missed...

 

[howl]

Vortex branded Seekins rings torqued down to spec. can be more than a Leupold scope tube can stand. I don't know about other Vortex rings.

 

[cahunter805]

Christensen's 20 moa rail, Vortex rings, and Leupold VX 6 3-18x44 scope. I run Talley rings on some of my other guns. The other scopes are Leupold VX 3 4.5-14x40

At the risk of getting flamed on this forum I would send that Leupold back and see what the results are. I’m willing to bet it doesn’t have a clean bill of health. I’ve had numerous Leupolds that needed “fixing”. For a dialing scope I prefer other brands.
Which Vortex rings? Did you lap them?

Did you make sure the Front screw holding the rail down wasn’t to long and hitting the barrel threads? Very common problem.