Rifle Scopes Tikka Scope Ring Advice

[PinesAndProjectiles]

I've bought my Dad a Tikka T3X Lite for Christmas and I need to scope it.

My search has yielded Warne and DNZ scope mounts.

I won't look at the Warne because they are vertically split.

Has anyone used the DNZ mounts?

Any other sources I should be looking at?

Thanks

 

[patriot07]

Put an EGW pic rail on it and take your pick of any decent set of rings - TPS, Talley, Vortex, Badger, Seekins, etc.

I actually run the Tikka pic rail and cheap SWFA rings on my CTR and they work just fine since I got them installed properly. Was having issues originally, but the Hide helped me figure it out. But my CTR is heavy and braked, so the rings don't take as much of a beating as an un-braked T3x Lite would.

 

[bjtiger75]

Nothing wrong with the DNZ, especially for a hunting rifle. My brother has a set on a T3 270 and it's never had a POA shift in the 6-8 years he's owned the rifle.

 

[PinesAndProjectiles]

I'm not interested in putting a rail on the rifle, but thanks for the insight, patriot07.

I'll take a look at the DNZ a little closer and see if I can find some more info.

 

[roggom]

I have used pretty much all of those rings. Nothing wrong with them at all. DNZ work but are kinds chunky for a lightweight one piece. Chunky meaning the ring itself is like a frickin doughnut around the scope body.

The Talley lite will do the trick.

https://www.amazon.com/Talley-Tikka-Master-Scope-Mount/dp/B00DUEN42O

 

[TexasUplander]

Nothing wrong with the factory rings. I dropped my rifle twice HARD trying to hunt too soon after shoulder surgery. The zero never shifted at all. Good enough for me!

 

[powdahound76]

I use the Talley 1 piece rings.

Read about issues with the factory rings in more than 1 instance and it was easy to spend a little for peace of mind

 

[beetroot]

I used to just use the factory rings, but had a pair cause me issues threw them away and now use Talley one piece rings.

Really light weight and have held very well, unless you need a canted base I'd go for these.

 

[leeb10]

Check out the new hunting line of tikka rings and mounts by spuhr

 

[IronOperator87]

Another vote for Talley light weights, have them on my tikka forest.

 

[Hellbender]

I use the Warne vertically split rings on 2 hunting rifles and never had a problem. One of them has had the heck beat out of it and always held zero.

Only thing wrong with vertically split is people don't install them properly, most people are too smart to read the directions!

 

[IronOperator87]

I use the Warne vertically split rings on 2 hunting rifles and never had a problem. One of them has had the heck beat out of it and always held zero.

Only thing wrong with vertically split is people don't install them properly, most people are too smart to read the directions!

Why take the chance and make it harder on yourself to mount the scope? What benefit do you get out of vertically split rings vs traditional... serious question?

 

[308pirate]

Why take the chance and make it harder on yourself to mount the scope? What benefit do you get out of vertically split rings vs traditional... serious question?

I have both Warne and Larue vertically split rings.

There is nothing about them that makes them harder to mount a scope with compared to horizontal rings. People's problems with them are self inflicted.

Benefits?

• They are slimmer in width compared to horizontal rings
• For certain rifles I've had (Sako and CZ), Warnes have been the only rings that fit that rifle's dovetail and provided the ring height I was after

 

[308pirate]

I won't look at the Warne because they are vertically split.

You fell for the bullshit about them?

Talley vertically split rings have been the choice of many ultra custom rifle builders for many years.

 

[308pirate]

I'm not interested in putting a rail on the rifle

Finally, someone else who gets the utility of a dovetailed receiver

 

[IronOperator87]

I have both Warne and Larue vertically split rings.

There is nothing about them that makes them harder to mount a scope with compared to horizontal rings. People's problems with them are self inflicted.

Benefits?

• They are slimmer in width compared to horizontal rings
• For certain rifles I've had (Sako and CZ), Warnes have been the only rings that fit that rifle's dovetail and provided the ring height I was after

Thanks for the info. I was looking for the lowest possible rings to mount a 1-5 vx5 on my tikka ( for a better cheek weld) and wondered if the vertically split rings on the tikka dovetail would be my lowest option but I over looked them because of issues I’ve heard of. Can you explain the self inflicted problems during mounting? Or just read the f***ing directions right

 

[Novak77]

My wife and I have DNZs on both out hunting Tikka's. Zero complaints here and I dig the one piece design

 

[PinesAndProjectiles]

You fell for the bullshit about them?

Talley vertically split rings have been the choice of many ultra custom rifle builders for many years.

No. I've owned them and they are a pain in the dick to install. Other than that I could care less.

 

[308pirate]

Or just read the f***ing directions right

Pretty much. In a nutshell the lower bolts need to be tightened first all the way to rated torque before the top two bolts are torqued.

You do not tighten all four sequentially in a criss cross pattern like you would with horizontally split rings

 

[308pirate]

No. I've owned them and they are a pain in the dick to install. Other than that I could care less.

I must be doing it wrong.....Warne, Larue, and now ADM all split vertically and pretty easy to install and level a scope in.

 

[308pirate]

Or just don't fuck with rings at all and get a scope with Zeiss rail on the bottom along with a Zeiss rail that clamps onto the Tikka dovetail: http://optics-info.com/zeiss-zm-vm-rifle-scope-mounting-rail/

 

[Hellbender]

Why take the chance and make it harder on yourself to mount the scope? What benefit do you get out of vertically split rings vs traditional... serious question?

I've mounted multiple 100's of scopes since 1975, using pretty much every ring/base combo available.
I've shot competitively in multiple disciplines since I was 12 years old (over 45 years, wow!, that's scary!)
Anyway, the vertically split rings have their place, I specifically like them in 2 areas...

First, on a true hard use hunting gun that will be slid into and out of a saddle scabbard quickly, they make a nice slick sided package that does not drag when getting pulled. They are also one less thing to poke and dig on you if you carry flat slung in front while hiking.

I also like them on a hard use AR for the same reason I hate charging handles that tear holes in me when I'm running and climbing slung up.

Anyway, for installation (as 308pirate said), just remember to fully torque the bottom screws FIRST, leaving the top screws totally loose, level scope and get eye relief, then torque top screws....simple.

People don't read the directions and try to tighten them in a top/bottom crisscross motion (like a normal horizontally split ring) and it will not work, period.

 

[DJL2]

I’ve had Talley and DNZ - no complaints with either. DNZ are made just down the road from me, I grabbed some to support a local business and because I appreciated the idea of a one piece mount that didn’t weigh a ton and cost a kidney.

ETA: being something of a neophyte, I didn’t even realize people had trouble with vertically split mounts.

 

[PinesAndProjectiles]

Or just don't fuck with rings at all and get a scope with Zeiss rail on the bottom along with a Zeiss rail that clamps onto the Tikka dovetail: http://optics-info.com/zeiss-zm-vm-rifle-scope-mounting-rail/

That is slick. Im going to have to do some more research on it.

 

[patriot07]

I'm not interested in putting a rail on the rifle, but thanks for the insight, patriot07.

I'll take a look at the DNZ a little closer and see if I can find some more info.

Copy - I use DNZ on my Ruger 10/22 and like it quite a bit. But I have no experience with it on larger caliber guns.

 

[DJL2]

If it matters, my Talley lived on a CZ-550FS in 6.5 Swede and my first DNZ lived on a Rem 700 in 7mm Rem Mag. I’ve currently got a DNZ mount on an AR - it’s new, waiting to be zeroed.

 

[awpk03s]

I like the Sako Optilock ring/mounts on a Tikka T3.

Outside of that, I also like Warne and Larue. I have one DNZ mount on a T/C Strike but haven’t shot it yet.

 

[BCP]

If you don't want a rail the Warne or Talley.

 

[Ghogs Nightmare]

DNZ, easy to mount, sturdy and lightweight. Use them on my T3 and my dad does on his as well. Side note very rarely have I ever had to do any windage adjustment when mounting in a dnz mount.

 

[TexasUplander]

Vertically split warnes are awesome and never seems to leave ring marks.

 

[D2junky]

Sportsmatch. You’ll have to find them on the eGay as last I checked there was no gringo importer. Surprised nobody has mentioned them.