Firearm BS thread

If it's a tactical build, I'd recommend an EGW one piece base and picatinny rings. If it's a lighter build like a CDL or something, I'd recommend a standard two piece base and rings to save weight and get the right look.

 

Thanks for the input! It's primarily going to be a hunting rifle. How about the two piece cross slot bases with picatinny rings. I like the idea of picatinny rings for some reason

$35 Leupold QRW Rem 700 2-pc, Matte

https://www.amazon.com/Leupold-QRW-...d=1490447694&sr=8-1&keywords=leupold+qrw+base

Leupold PRW 1-in High

https://www.amazon.com/Leupold-5415...=1490447773&sr=8-3&keywords=leupold+prw+rings

 

Those should be OK.

 

I always loctite the mounts/rings...better safe than sorry..

 

is a 1 piece mount really needed for strength?

 

Strength of what? If the mounts are mounted securely and the rings are aligned correctly, that is realistically as strong as you're going to get or need to get!

 

transferring recoil through the scope tube. if the mount is stiffer than the tube, it will take the recoil instead of the scope tube.

 

I have never heard of this. The biggest issue to me is that a 2-piece base has more potential to be out of perfect alignment, possibly stressing the scope tube if not lapped.

 

this makes sense too. With a 20 MOA EGW base, would I still need high rings to clear the 50mm objective?

 

??????what. The whole set up should be stiff, the scope being able to handle the recoil is up to the quality of scope\ manufacture

 

If you go 20 MOA it actually reduces the clearance for the bell, because it angles the front of the scope down. So you would have less clearance, not more. I don't know what height you'd need - those Leupold bases look pretty low profile so you'll probably need high rings. You might get away with mediums if you use an EGW. They're pretty tall.

 

That is obviously more the concern that most people have. With that said, all scopes amounts should be trued to one another, in other words the scope rings need to be checked first to see how far out of true meant they are and then lapped to true,

 

Are you going to go with a 20 MOA mount?

 

the 2 piece Leupold mounts are standard, and the website calls for high rings for the scope I currently have. The one piece I am looking at is 20 MOA.

 

Traditional hunting rifles have used two piece mounts for the last 50 years and as long as they're mounted correctly, do not have issues. You certainly could use a one piece mount,and there's nothing wrong with that.but two-piece will work just as good, the downside being adjustability of where you want to put your rings/scope. But like I said the two piece work well and are put specifically in the medium of where you would normally mount your rings anyway giving you adjustment room.

 

You can certainly go with the one piece with the 20 MOA in it, get that first and then dry mock up your scope on it to figure out the ring heights that you will need. This is a perfect example of doing that

 

If you go the single rail mount route with the 20 MOA, obviously do make sure you put the rail in the right direction slant down towards the barrel, I know one might think that would be obvious, but I have had to fix quite a few that were reversed and then people couldn't understand why they couldn't get more than 20 minutes of angle out of their scope

 

FYI in my photos the scope you see is only a soft mount, it just happened to be the way it was sitting on my table to put it on for the photos,When you mount your rings, do turn your rings around the other way as mine also are now. it's just makes them more aesthetically pleasing.

 

how far are you realistically going to be shooting?

 

Right now no longer than 500yds