EDIT: False alarm!
I fell into two pair of rings that look to fit the bill. If either works out better than the other, I may look for more of the same.
I'm going to shop for a set of rings, maybe four. Before I dive into the deep end, if anyone has suggestions which relate to the application, I'd consider any advice.
Forever, I've used the cheap Weaver rings - bottom aluminum, top is a steel strap with TWO screws on ONE side. I've used these almost exclusively for years because they are so low profile and so lightweight, with no gangley appendages, but they are an utter pain in the butt to install and get the cross-hairs straight. Once I get them straight, they are rock-solid, don't budge and serve their purpose well, but I'm tired of fighting.
I sent a 357 Mag. Contender Carbine barrel out to have it threaded for a can and had to strip it of everything. When it came back, I cleaned up the screw holes, screws, etc., ,and remounted my base. Easy enough. Having removed a previously zeroed scope, and NOT having removed the rings from the scope, I figured I'd probably be at least "on paper" when setting the scope back onto the base. Maybe not perfect, but close enough to re-zero easily.
Nope. The cross-hairs are visibly way out of whack - more than just noticeable. Before I go to the trouble of "clocking" the scope past vertical, so that it eventually becomes vertical as I tighten the screws on the steel straps, I think I might just look for another set of rings. I just want to find something very low-profile, very light-weight and decent quality. The heaviest-recoiling cartridge I am shooting is either the 30/30 with 165s or the 357 Max with 180s.
Right now, the only other type of rings I'm using are Calhoun's "Hunker" rings on a CZ527 and they don't make those for the Weaver base. Besides, the 527 is something of a "special case."
I've used the steel Leupold and Burris "dovetail" mounts and was never happy with them on my varmint guns.
If anyone has a recommendation, I'd be happy to hear about it.
Thanks!
I fell into two pair of rings that look to fit the bill. If either works out better than the other, I may look for more of the same.
I'm going to shop for a set of rings, maybe four. Before I dive into the deep end, if anyone has suggestions which relate to the application, I'd consider any advice.
Forever, I've used the cheap Weaver rings - bottom aluminum, top is a steel strap with TWO screws on ONE side. I've used these almost exclusively for years because they are so low profile and so lightweight, with no gangley appendages, but they are an utter pain in the butt to install and get the cross-hairs straight. Once I get them straight, they are rock-solid, don't budge and serve their purpose well, but I'm tired of fighting.
I sent a 357 Mag. Contender Carbine barrel out to have it threaded for a can and had to strip it of everything. When it came back, I cleaned up the screw holes, screws, etc., ,and remounted my base. Easy enough. Having removed a previously zeroed scope, and NOT having removed the rings from the scope, I figured I'd probably be at least "on paper" when setting the scope back onto the base. Maybe not perfect, but close enough to re-zero easily.
Nope. The cross-hairs are visibly way out of whack - more than just noticeable. Before I go to the trouble of "clocking" the scope past vertical, so that it eventually becomes vertical as I tighten the screws on the steel straps, I think I might just look for another set of rings. I just want to find something very low-profile, very light-weight and decent quality. The heaviest-recoiling cartridge I am shooting is either the 30/30 with 165s or the 357 Max with 180s.
Right now, the only other type of rings I'm using are Calhoun's "Hunker" rings on a CZ527 and they don't make those for the Weaver base. Besides, the 527 is something of a "special case."
I've used the steel Leupold and Burris "dovetail" mounts and was never happy with them on my varmint guns.
If anyone has a recommendation, I'd be happy to hear about it.
Thanks!
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