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Equipment & Gear => Scopes and Optics => Topic started by: papisjeep on June 16, 2015, 10:25:58 AM

Title: R700 mount and ring recomendation
Post by: papisjeep on June 16, 2015, 10:25:58 AM: I have a R700 inn 30-06 and I'm getting a leupold vx1 for fathers day just looking for recommendations on the mounts and rings that you use/ would use (it has a scope and mount on it now of unknown origin just figure best to upgrade all at same time)
thanks
Title: Re: R700 mount and ring recomendation
Post by: X-Force on June 16, 2015, 10:37:20 AM: you could use those rings.

If you mount any lower you may have to remove the rear site.
I like using a picatinny rail so i can move a scope from one gun to another without a bunch of hassle.

Any decent rings and bases will do. Go with weaver style bases and Leupold rings. :tup:
Title: Re: R700 mount and ring recomendation
Post by: superdown on June 16, 2015, 10:54:58 AM: I would get the Leupold standard 1 piece mount and matching Leupold rings. :twocents: X-force gives good advice but I rarely and basically never move my scopes to different rifles so for a normal/conventional hunting rifle i use Leupold scope/rings/base combo on most of my rifles :tup:
Title: Re: R700 mount and ring recomendation
Post by: bobcat on June 16, 2015, 11:19:40 AM: I don't like the standard Leupold mounts or any others that are the twist in style. Although I do have that type on my main hunting rifle, but only because it's been that way since I bought the rifle in 1997 and I'm not going to change something that's been working well for that many years. But on my more recent rifles I have used the Talley lightweights. If they weren't available I'd probably go with Burris Signature rings with Weaver style bases.

http://www.amazon.com/Burris-Optics-420521-Signature-Medium/dp/B0002IL194

http://www.amazon.com/Talley-950700-P-700-721-722-725-40X-Scope-Mount/dp/B00DUENA82
Title: Re: R700 mount and ring recomendation
Post by: headshot5 on June 16, 2015, 11:26:36 AM: Quote
I'd probably go with Burris Signature rings with Weaver style bases.

This :tup:
Title: Re: R700 mount and ring recomendation
Post by: papisjeep on June 16, 2015, 12:25:40 PM: I do like these see through rings but am concerned with the height of them, will it cause me any problems sighting in the new scope?
Title: Re: R700 mount and ring recomendation
Post by: bobcat on June 16, 2015, 12:54:21 PM: The see through rings cause the scope to be too high, so that you will probably have to raise your cheek completely off the stock in order to see through the scope. That is not a good thing and makes it difficult to shoot accurately.
Title: Re: R700 mount and ring recomendation
Post by: Taco280AI on June 16, 2015, 12:58:36 PM: I use Talley LW lows or super lows depending on scope
Title: Re: R700 mount and ring recomendation
Post by: superdown on June 16, 2015, 01:10:00 PM: If your concerned with being able to use your open sights still you could use a set of quick release rings. I have these leupold QRW's on my marlin 336ss https://www.baitnhook.net/Leupold-49856-QRW-1-Rings-Quick-Release-Weaver-Med-Matte_p_44662.html?gclid=CLuWg-GBlcYCFUprfgodT7YAIQ (https://www.baitnhook.net/Leupold-49856-QRW-1-Rings-Quick-Release-Weaver-Med-Matte_p_44662.html?gclid=CLuWg-GBlcYCFUprfgodT7YAIQ)