Talley Bases & Sako 85 Question/Confusion

[Devlin]

Hey Gang,

I may just be having a brain fart and the answer may stupid obvious but I'm looking for some guidance. I have a Sako 85 Brown Bear that I've decided to put a scope on. Leupold Vx3i 2.5-8x36mm. I had a set of Talley rings (quick detach) on hand but needed bases so I ordered a set from the gang at Prophet River.

I've included some pics below of what I'm wondering about, the Talley bases slide nicely into place on the built in rail but the screws that came with the Talley bases appear to be set screws that are just meant to sit against the surface of the existing rail, they aren't long enough to be tapped into the rifle itself so I don't believe that is needed.

I've fired off an email to Talley to see what the deal is, but wondering if someone here can set me straight on this. Is this purely a friction fit setup? Appreciate any insight you folks can offer as I've not encountered this before.

Pics below showing what I'm looking at here

Front base slid onto receiver

Rear base slid onto receiver

 

[Devlin]

Sigh....too short story of my life ;-)

Well next problem just materialized, scope is too short to sit on separate bases across the long action, by about 1/4". Looks like I'm off to contact the guys over at NEAR Manufacturing about a one piece base potentially.

 

[double gun]

They are setscrews and I've seen many receivers chewed up by the several brands who decide to add bases to a rifle with integral bases. If you do insist on using them, please save a sako and drop a bit of hard plastic into each hole before tightening them down.

My favourite mounts were the warne premier series (long since discontinued) they were also vertically split, available in fixed or quick detach and the front ring sat at the back of the front base, and the rear ring sat at the front of the rear base.

Sorry for your trouble.