Precision Steel Rings?
- Thread starter douginont
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These (TSR version) if he wants steel with a target look, also Murphy Precision makes steel and titanium rings, Warne makes some in steel.
7075 rings vs steel nobody would know the difference, they will perform the same.
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Does putting 1 piece alloy Talley rings/bases on to a steel receiver cause corrosion?
TRDYamahauler
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I think when you are are talking one or two screw, 1/2” wide, thin profile rings on a typical hunting rifle you could surely make a case for steel, but when you are talking thicker profile 4-6 screw, probably 34mm, typical precision rings I don’t see the need and I’m not sure anyone else does either because most(all?) of the high end, very well regarded rings and mounts are aluminum. The exception might be on a big boomer large caliber magnum ELR setup... even then I don’t think it’s necessary but some might see the extra strength as a benefit.
Like others have said, aluminium is perfectly fine for the application, most high end manufacturers (Badger Ordnance, Leupold, Nightforce, MDT, Spuhr, etc) use it for their rings/unimounts. All you have to gain by using steel rings is weight. I have MDT rings on numerous rifles that have seen thousands of rounds and zero issues.
He actually ordered the MDTs from you this morning, I put mine on my .308 within the last hour. Look nice but the level is kind of hidden.
