This may seem like a dumb question, but I've just received my Leupold Mark 4 with 30mm tube and now starting to shop for a set of tactical rings. Looked on the web and its like going to a candy store - every Tom #### and Harry produces some sort of tactical rings. I've heard some are great others need to be reamed - stay away from aluminum - get steel - get quick release - don't get quick release. My intentions are 900 meters. I'm also going to need mounts - thinking on the lines of steel cant decide if I should get one piece or two. Oh help Oh help Oh help...............
SCOPE RINGS - Which do you think are the best?
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Unless you shoot a .50 Cal without a muzzlebrake forget the Badger Ordinance and US Optics types of rings, they are overkill to the max and just add unneeded weight to your rig.
Near Mfg. are a great ring but also somewhat overengineered for most applications.
My suggestion would be Nightforce Ultralights or Sako Optilocks. The Nightforce is a high quality ring that will not require lapping and the Sako by design eliminates the need to lap rings via the plastic inserts.
BTW you'll want a one piece 20-25 MOA base (Near or Farrell) if you intend on stretching the legs for your rifle.
Good Luck
Ivo
Near Mfg. are a great ring but also somewhat overengineered for most applications.
My suggestion would be Nightforce Ultralights or Sako Optilocks. The Nightforce is a high quality ring that will not require lapping and the Sako by design eliminates the need to lap rings via the plastic inserts.
BTW you'll want a one piece 20-25 MOA base (Near or Farrell) if you intend on stretching the legs for your rifle.
Good Luck
Ivo
Terry Perkins
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If you're using a heavy caliber such as a 338LM, buy heavy duty rings such as Nightforce steel rings.
My F-class rifle wears Richard Near bases and rings, other toys have a mixture of everything else.
The lightweight rifles wear Talley bases/rings and they seem to work very well considering their weight.
One of my favorite packing rifles, a Mod. 65 Tikka lightweight carbine has a set of older Tikka QD rings and they work amazingly well. It is a 6.5x55 with a 20" barrel and iron sights with a 6x Leupold and the scope can be taken off and put back on without changing zero allowing the irons to be used if required.
The lightweight rifles wear Talley bases/rings and they seem to work very well considering their weight.
One of my favorite packing rifles, a Mod. 65 Tikka lightweight carbine has a set of older Tikka QD rings and they work amazingly well. It is a 6.5x55 with a 20" barrel and iron sights with a 6x Leupold and the scope can be taken off and put back on without changing zero allowing the irons to be used if required.
Do you mean lapped?
i would think that aluminum would stretch and contract when it gets really hot/cold out, i could be wrong on this, they may do it but not enough to matter? but i don't think im wrong i have made a lot of things out of aluminum with threads and just by keeping it in my pocket with that little heat then taking it out its stretched and contracted.
If everything is torqued to specifications heat/cold will have no bearing on the tension.
