For years, I was opposed to anything made from AL-U-MINY-UM on any of my rifles, including the scope tubes. Now, of course, you'd be hard pressed to find a steel-tubed scope anywhere but on Ebay. A few years ago, I replaced the steel bridge mount and 4x Leupold on my M70 with a VX-II (I think) 3-9 mounted in the lightweight Talleys. They match the matte scope and matte receiver very well and look fine. I like that they allow you to flip the bases around for flexibility in mounting and also the simplicity.
The best part was that they lined up so well that I could literally have taken the rifle hunting without touching the adjustments. To me that demonstrates quality machining of both rifle and mount. Others might attribute it to a horseshoe located in my nether regions. I think I finally ended up moving the adjustments about an inch.
Last edited by Pappy348; 07/29/15.
