Visit the SWFA.com site to check out our current specials. |
A Good traditional base for high recoil |
Post Reply |
Author | |
Muskethead
Optics GrassHopper Joined: February/15/2010 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Status: Offline Points: 2 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Posted: December/05/2013 at 08:18 |
Hello:
This is the question. I'm shooting a Browning BAR in .338 Win mag and a TC Prohunter in .300 win mag. I have a rail on the BAR with detachable Warne rings. The same on the T/C. I have Trijicon 2.5 - 10 by 56 mm scopes on each. I'm not happy with the BAR's performance. I want to return to traditinal scope mounts and rings that won't move or cause issues. I'm also considering a change away from Trijicon to a traditional cross hairs scope. Can someone please suggest a good steel base and accompanying rings for high recoil hunting rifles? I think I've had enough with the rails and detachable rings. Thank you.
|
|
You get much further with a kind word and a gun, than you ever will with a kind word alone!
|
|
SVT_Tactical
MODERATOR Chief Sackscratch Joined: December/17/2009 Location: NorthCackalacky Status: Offline Points: 31233 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
"Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be" - Abraham Lincoln
|
|
cheaptrick
MODERATOR Joined: September/27/2004 Location: South Carolina Status: Offline Points: 20844 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
Welcome to Optics Talk.
Concur with SVT.
|
|
If at first you don't secede...try..try again.
|
|
RifleDude
MODERATOR EVIL OPPRESSOR Joined: October/13/2006 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 16337 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
Muskethead, the aforementioned Talley LW rings are excellent, and will withstand plenty of recoil, but keep in mind, they aren't steel rings as you requested; they're aluminum alloy.
However, they are every bit as strong as many steel rings because they have a wide gripping surface with 4 cap screws per ring, and there is no separate base + ring; they are integral and mount directly to the receiver without a separate base. |
|
Ted
Money can't buy happiness... but it's much more comfortable to cry in a Porsche than on a bicycle. |
|
Stud Duck
Optics Journeyman Joined: May/20/2005 Location: WV Status: Offline Points: 508 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
I concur with SVT also or you could use a Leupold Dual Dovetail system. I've used both systems, to me it boils down to personal preference.
|
|
RifleDude
MODERATOR EVIL OPPRESSOR Joined: October/13/2006 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 16337 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
The Leupy Dual Dovetail system is indeed very good as well, as it dispenses with the weakness of the traditional "Redfield" dovetail system -- the dreaded rear windage screws that provide a very weak connection. It also gives you the added flexibility of using any mfg's rings designed for the "turn-in" dovetail cam system, so you have additional heights to choose from, along with being able to use the Burris Signature rings with the self-aligning inserts.
|
|
Ted
Money can't buy happiness... but it's much more comfortable to cry in a Porsche than on a bicycle. |
|
biggreen747
Optics Journeyman Joined: October/16/2009 Location: Colorado Status: Offline Points: 470 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
+1.. I've run the signature rings in double dovetail for quite awhile now and I swear by them. One set is on a Kimber Montana in 338WM and they are great for rifles with firm recoil.. I generally just swear at windage adjustable bases... |
|
We measure it with a micrometer, mark it with a crayon, and cut it with a chainsaw.
|
|
tahqua
MODERATOR Have You Driven A Ford Lately? Joined: March/27/2006 Location: Michigan, USA Status: Offline Points: 9042 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
Talley steel bases and rings are very strong and the machining is precise. They look good too.
|
|
Doug
|
|
RifleDude
MODERATOR EVIL OPPRESSOR Joined: October/13/2006 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 16337 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
Yes, they are indeed strong. I like them and have several sets. They incorporate recoil shoulders in the bases, and as you said, the machining is very precise. Some folks don't like vertically-split rings. I do like the clean look of Talley's vertically split rings, but I'm neutral on vertically-split rings in general from a functional standpoint. They're just a tad more difficult to setup and get the scope rotated so the reticle is square than with horizontally-split rings. I wouldn't hesitate to buy more sets in the future. |
|
Ted
Money can't buy happiness... but it's much more comfortable to cry in a Porsche than on a bicycle. |
|
Oldtrader3
Optics Journeyman Joined: May/16/2009 Location: WA (state) Status: Offline Points: 445 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
I run Talley bases and TPS steel rings. They are traditional base and rings but they won't move!
I had them on a Mark V .340 Weatherby for (5) years and they never moved!
|
|
CDR3
|
|
cowski
Optics Journeyman Joined: November/19/2009 Location: alabama Status: Offline Points: 342 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
i have a game reaper one piece scope mount.it looks solid to me.
|
|
never corner something meaner than you are jbc
|
|
Longhunter
Optics Journeyman Joined: February/02/2006 Status: Offline Points: 466 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
I use Leupold QR steel rings and bases on both my .338 and .30-06. They return to zero reliably, and let you carry an extra sighted-in scope for hunts in remote areas. I've never had a problem with them.
|
|
Post Reply | |
Tweet
|
Forum Jump | Forum Permissions You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |