Rifle Scopes Tikka T3 scope base

[ncbowhnter]

I picked up a Tikka T3 CTR and was looking for things to upgrade. I see a lot of people upgrading to a different scope base.
Which made me wonder, what exactly is wrong with the factory scope base? I see some have a recoil lug and maybe that is something to consider but the factory rail that came with my rifle has two small pins that go through the scope base into the receiver. Do they not serve the same purpose? thanks for the insight.

 

[wade2big]

Nothing wrong with it unless you need a 20 moa base if your scope doesn’t have enough elevation. Mine has plenty.

 

[pineoak]

I'd stick with the factory one and get a scope mount with MOA built in if needed. Tikka Performance makes good quality scope bases.

 

[Eoddave27]

Unless you have a 308 I think the standard base is fine. Even with a 308 you should still be fine honestly. I have a 6.5 Creedmoor CTR and with the 0 MOA rail I still have enough elevation to get me past the supersonic limit of the rifle. Now if you plan on shooting out to 1 mile you might want a 20 MOA rail.

 

[Rekkr870]

Pulled mine and put a 20MOA Warne on it. Gives me almost 20mil on my AMG, not counting 10 in the reticle.

 

[SlimySquirrel]

Went with the mdt model. It has a recoil lug and I like that feature for added protection against screws slipping under recoil.

Watched a Rex Reviews video where they talked about how common the screws slipping is and found the mdt well priced and well made.

 

[urabus]

Pulled mine and put a 20MOA Warne on it. Gives me almost 20mil on my AMG, not counting 10 in the reticle.

had the same setup. worked well!

 

[lou400a]

Hawkins makes 20moa hybrid rings for these, available @ Bertram bullets website. Have em on two my hunting rigs.

Can you post pictures?

 

[lou400a]

Thanks, I've meant to ask for pictures of the rifle with scope/rings installed