Need advice on 34mm scope rings

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BernieL

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I have just picked up bushnell elite tactical 3.5x21x50
Going to install on a smith and Wesson 1500 in .223 with a heavy barrel
This is my gopher gun and was accurate till the scope went bad.
I need to purchase 34 mm rings.
Who has any in stock?
What style or brand would be best?
I would love to have a spuhr one piece but I think that would be overkill on a 223. The level would be a nice touch.
Anybody in Canada sell the accuracy first scope level?
Thanks for all replys in advance
 
alberta tactical rifle said:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1365955-Mother-of-God!-The-Rings-are-here!

Seems that our rings seem to be held in pretty high regard.
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I was going to tell you to go there, but they already beat me....

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Steel Badger Ordonance rings with my heavy S&B scopes (4) havent move a micron in years, i think they are the perfect weld for stability... JP.
 
Your gonna need a rail to use the atrs or sphur rings, apa rings are really nice too and nightforce or leupold or Burris and the list goes on but all of them need a rail. As far as the accuracy 1st level I just ordered mine direct because I couldn't find a dealer in Canada.
 
caramel said:
One thing is sure with big heavy scopes, i would always favor steel over aluminium... JP.
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Depends on the aluminum alloy. I agree that rings and rails made of 6061 would NOT be my choice, but the 7075 we use in our rings and some rails is actually superior in many ways to the mild steel that almost all manufacturers use to make their rings and rail from.

I use aluminum rings on 50 cals with big EXPENSIVE scopes and have never had any problem. The design, engineering and quality of the materials and precision of the machinework is in my opinion the important part of the equation.

7075 T 651 aluminum has a tensile strength of 72000 to 83000 PSI, a 7% elongation at break point and a Brinell hardness of 191, BEFORE being anodized which further hardens the surface area.
The 1018 mild steel used in most steel rings and rails, has a tensile strength of 53000 to 63000 PSI and has 15% elongation at break point and a Brinell hardness of 126. Blueing or phosphate coating of mild steel imparts no addition hardness to the surface. Salt bath nitriding as we employ on our steel rails that are made of 416 stainless DOES impart a significantly harder surface finish than any other process does.
 
I dont dispute your numbers, they are right, in enginering while choosing the material for a project, steel were often utilized because of the elongation factor were vibrations were constant... JP.
 
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