Rifle Scopes Steel or Aluminum Rings & Bases

#3
Re: Steel or Aluminum Rings & Bases

I have used steel and aluminum for both bases and rings. All have worked time and again. The Savage I just sold had an EGW aluminum tactical rail, and I used Warne steel rings. No problems.

My next Savage will have a Badger steel tactical rail and EGW aluminum rings. So steel receiver with a steel rail on top, followed by aluminum rings with an aluminum tube on the scope. I have every confidence that it will function perfectly.

DK
 
#4
Re: Steel or Aluminum Rings & Bases

Steel is the way to go in my book. It has the same expansion coeficient as your action unlike aluminum. It is also what the military uses. Its only a couple of ounces in weight so who cares. It is harder and can take more tourque on the screws and overall more solid.
 
#5
Re: Steel or Aluminum Rings & Bases

To what gain is the expansion coeffcient when the scope tube is of aluminium?

There is alumminium that has considerably better quality than low quality steel

In my world there is no such discussion as steel or alu, the discussion is more about the workmanship, the actual material and the design and features about it.

Håkan
 
#9
Re: Steel or Aluminum Rings & Bases

I think either would work fine. However I have Steel/Steel on my Heavy Tactical Rifles. I have Aluminum/Aluminum on my Lite Tactical Rifle. I am all about Bullet Proof on my Heavy Rifles, and steel should be more durable. I was all about weight savings on the Lite Rifle.
I have Badger and TPS rings and bases.
 
#10
Re: Steel or Aluminum Rings & Bases

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RM2/SS</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Steel is the way to go in my book. It has the same expansion coeficient as your action unlike aluminum. It is also what the military uses. Its only a couple of ounces in weight so who cares. It is harder and can take more tourque on the screws and overall more solid. </div></div>

How is the expansion coefficient going to matter? First, I don't know that the receiver gets hot enough for it to matter. And if it did, I think the heat is going to dissipate before getting to the rings and base. Second, things don't expand in a nice even way. When you have things clamped together like rings to a base or a base to a receiver, the expand against each other, so who cares what the coefficient is?
 
#11
Re: Steel or Aluminum Rings & Bases

You are going to have steel to aluminum contact at some point, unless your scope tube is steel! I for one think its best to have that contact at the base/rings junction (steel base, aluminum rings) but thats just my opinion so take it as such.
 
#17
Re: Steel or Aluminum Rings & Bases

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sniper_peach</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> NF makes great quality so hopefully ill be good to go. </div></div>

You will. Rest assured. NF rings and bases are excellent. I easily rate them with Badger and Seekins.
 
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