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MOUNTING RAILS ALUM. VS STEEL |
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CRAZY LYNDALL
Optics GrassHopper Joined: July/29/2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2 |
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Posted: July/29/2006 at 22:30 |
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME FEED BACK ON MOUNTING SYSTEMS STEEL AND ALUM. PROS AND CONS OF EACH, LETS HEAR FROM THE PROS THAT USE THIS STUFF EVERYDAY.
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Chris Farris
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I use Talley Light Weight One piece aluminum on my hunting rifles with no problems.
Badger and Leupold started making aluminum tactical mounts recently and many are sold to the military. I think it depends on what brand you are considering and what strength of aluminum they are made out of. IE: I would not use Weaver brand aluminum bases on anything but would use Badger or Leupold Mark 4.
Avoid aluminum if you will be removing and reinstalling often as it tends to wear. |
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CRAZY LYNDALL
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TPS_Phil
Optics Journeyman Joined: September/14/2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 339 |
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This conversation comes up quite a bit, so here's our latest reponse to help out with the debate:
TPS has been asked by some customers to respond to the Aluminum vs Steel debate on the bases. |
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nksmfamjp
Optics Apprentice Joined: January/06/2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 117 |
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What about the issue of the different thermal expansion coefficients affecting zero between a hot zero of 100deg F and maybe a cold hunting day of -20 F? Is this possibly an issue? Does your zero shift more or less with aluminum or steel? I thought steel was more temperature stable, but scope tubes are al and this doesn't seem to be an issue or we would all be dropping $3000 on steel scopes!!!
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TPS_Phil
Optics Journeyman Joined: September/14/2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 339 |
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That is why you have your data book and should be writing down or noting your cold bore shot's.. That would have to do with your barrel and not the type of material your rings and bases are made of.
Even for say it was a issue- by noting your cold bore shots by temp, humid, weather, etc. You will know what your dope should be set on.
We at TPS don't see it as a issue... I had my rifle out this year and in all temp's and my zero didn't change much at all. The only time and I was still in the bull, I made a one click right, which it has 1/4 clicks.. |
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nksmfamjp
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Yea, that is the hard part about proving this theory out. There are just too many other parts with hot/cold movement. The log book of course covers all those into one.
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