Vertically split rings

I've never had an issue with Talley rings. Recently I purchased a pair of Warne QD for an old 1950 rifle. I prefer the Warne rings because I believe they are of better quality. Anyway, there is a method/trick to install vertical rings. First, install rings on scope and only tighten-up the bottom screw(s). Leave enough slack in the bottom screws that it will fit into the dovetails. Second, tighten the bottom screw(s). Third, adjust your scope for eye relief and reticle levelness. (don't use that crap thing - level bubble - it's nothing but a sales gimmick.:mad: Fourth, tighten the top screw(s).........and voila!!!
If that does't work........then duct tape.;)
 
They are hideous.

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I'm not a fan of the simple type of vertically-split rings where the same set of screws on the bottom serves to both hold the halves together and also secure them to the rifle. Talley makes this type and they are a pain, plus you can't remove the scope from the rifle without also buggering up the mounting of the scopes in the rings.

But the Talleys that have a separate screw at the bottom for securing to the rifle, which maintain the scope firmly clamped in the rings themselves, are lovely. I'm not sure how anyone who has even perused the directions once can fail to mount them quickly and easily.

They look different, to be sure...but they are only truly ugly when you mount a matte-finish scope in gloss rings on a gloss rifle.

I dunno...reading this thread makes me think that some guys are actually better off having the minimum-wage-earning kid at Cabela's mount their scopes for them when he finishes sweeping out the back room.
 
Don't own any........don't want any.The old style Weaver rings can also be a PITA as the scope will move ever so slightly as it is tightened.
 
Leeper said:
Difficulty levelling the crosshair, with any sort of ring, is a reflection of the capability of the installer; nothing else.
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There are exceptions... Ruger rings "draw down," in that they pull down and rotate the side that you are tightening... even with perfect crisscross technique, tightening down a little at a time and moving laterally front and back, the scope often rotates, necessitating another attempt, several attempts are often necessary to get the stadia correctly leveled. Once locked down, they do not move, but it can be a pain to get it done right... and is not the fault of the installer, even with lapped rings, although lapping definitely makes the process easier.
 
I’ve just used some Nikon A series and Talley’s on a few rimfires

Definitely less trouble to level.

Ugly? Maybe in a hose clamp sort of way, but big fat n wide has an ugly factor of its own when you’re not mounting some tactical tower turret lump of a scope.
 
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