sir_springer
Regular
- Location
- East Kootenays
For those wondering about whether Signature rings perform as advertised...
Have them on four rifles now, including my 300 WM Vanguard.
The beauty of them is...
a) Misalignment ceases to be an issue. Any imperfections between front and rear drilling or base surfaces...assuming it's not ridiculous...is compensated for by the spherical bushings the scope sits in. Lapping rings not required.
b) No ring marks inflicted on the scope tube, at least not for me so far.
c) With rear windage adjustable dovetail mounts, this feature becomes even more critical. IMHO, it is impossible to adjust a rear windage mount without torquing the scope tube, as the front dovetail is so tightly installed that there's no way it can move. With Signature rings, when sighting in for the first time, I slightly loosen the front ring caps, adjust rear for windage, and re-tighten. This allows the scope to pivot freely, and thus prevents torquing the tube. Cannot stress enough how important this is. Scope tubes can actually be bent by such torquing!
d) I've never yet experienced slippage in the rings, including on my 300 WM. I snug the ring screws properly, but not necessary at all to torque the hell outta them.
e) Additionally, although I've not used them, they supply offset bearings that can compensate for windage in lieu of using up internal adjustments of the scope.
I've become a real believer in these rings (Sako Optilocks use the same principle), and I won't even consider anything else for my rifles now. Have also installed them on several 300 WSM's for my son-in-laws, with no problems whatsoever. IMHO, these rings make everything else somewhat obsolete in design.
FWIW, and hope this is helpful.
Have them on four rifles now, including my 300 WM Vanguard.
The beauty of them is...
a) Misalignment ceases to be an issue. Any imperfections between front and rear drilling or base surfaces...assuming it's not ridiculous...is compensated for by the spherical bushings the scope sits in. Lapping rings not required.
b) No ring marks inflicted on the scope tube, at least not for me so far.
c) With rear windage adjustable dovetail mounts, this feature becomes even more critical. IMHO, it is impossible to adjust a rear windage mount without torquing the scope tube, as the front dovetail is so tightly installed that there's no way it can move. With Signature rings, when sighting in for the first time, I slightly loosen the front ring caps, adjust rear for windage, and re-tighten. This allows the scope to pivot freely, and thus prevents torquing the tube. Cannot stress enough how important this is. Scope tubes can actually be bent by such torquing!
d) I've never yet experienced slippage in the rings, including on my 300 WM. I snug the ring screws properly, but not necessary at all to torque the hell outta them.
e) Additionally, although I've not used them, they supply offset bearings that can compensate for windage in lieu of using up internal adjustments of the scope.
I've become a real believer in these rings (Sako Optilocks use the same principle), and I won't even consider anything else for my rifles now. Have also installed them on several 300 WSM's for my son-in-laws, with no problems whatsoever. IMHO, these rings make everything else somewhat obsolete in design.
FWIW, and hope this is helpful.
