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Mounts and Rings
- Thread starter Jim567
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Objective size? Up to 40mm and you can usually make low rings work, but some guys like mediums better. If low's fit that has always been my preference. Between 40 and 50 mm and mediums usually work. 50mm or larger usually need high rings. I emphasize USUALLY because there are always exceptions with some scopes.
I don't like and strongly suggest you avoid anything with dovetails and my preference is for something with the base and lower ring made together.
I have Talley Lightweights on most of my rifles, but on a Savage I might prefer DNZ. The hole spacing in Savage rifles places the rings farther apart when 2 piece bases are used and it can make it difficult to mount shorter scopes. The 1 piece base of DNZ eliminates this.
There is nothing at all wrong with the Weaver, or Weaver style with slotted bases and separate rings. As long as you avoid the budget mounts many of those work fine. They just don't look quite as good and are a little more difficult to mount. I don't think the brand of base is really important, but I like the Burris Z rings in those bases best. Of course the Weaver 4X4 rings sold at Walmart work too.
I don't like and strongly suggest you avoid anything with dovetails and my preference is for something with the base and lower ring made together.
I have Talley Lightweights on most of my rifles, but on a Savage I might prefer DNZ. The hole spacing in Savage rifles places the rings farther apart when 2 piece bases are used and it can make it difficult to mount shorter scopes. The 1 piece base of DNZ eliminates this.
There is nothing at all wrong with the Weaver, or Weaver style with slotted bases and separate rings. As long as you avoid the budget mounts many of those work fine. They just don't look quite as good and are a little more difficult to mount. I don't think the brand of base is really important, but I like the Burris Z rings in those bases best. Of course the Weaver 4X4 rings sold at Walmart work too.
Don Fischer
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Kind of like buying a scope. You can spend as much as you want or as little as you want and still manage to get something that works! I do like one piece base's adjustable for windage, I have a couple. I also have nice two piece base's with nice rings and they work very well. I've also had my share of what might be called junk rings and base's and surprise, they too worked! Unless you want something special purpose, the only thing required of base's and rings is to hold the scope in place on the rifle! Now what does that really take? In my experience with junk to nice Leupold and Redfield set's, not much. Go find a set you like and can afford and get them! if you don't like them but they are all you can afford, they will work!
Of course if you have some need for specialty rings and base's, that's different!
Of course if you have some need for specialty rings and base's, that's different!