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Other than the Talley Lwt's.
Thinking about swapping my 3.5x10x40 Leupold with a smaller and lighter 2x7x33 on my Rem model 7.
I have low Talley Lwt's on it now and it is higher than I like. With a smaller objective on the 2x7x33 I have a feeling I REALLY wont like it.
Any ideas?
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Conetrol...they're steel, lightweight and very low. More expensive than most but great looking and very strong rings. http://www.conetrol.com/Dan
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Strongest lightweights that go lower than Talleys are the ubiquitous aluminum Weaver's. They ain't exactly pretty, but then neither is a Model 7, but both are utilitarian ( I had them on an M7 fifteen years ago).
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I'd agree, but are they light? Never handled any personally.
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My scale shows 2.7 oz. for the DNZ & 2.1 oz for Talleys.
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Look at Burris dual dovetail super-low rings/base. Steel, but very low.
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VERY happy with single piece DNZ's. Recently put on two rifles (including new Tikka T3 lite in 7RM Mag - looks great too), will be putting them on more of our rigs during off-season... Elk hunting buddy has Talley's on new Sako A7 in 300 Win Mag and is pleased with those as well. Cant go wrong with either.
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I'd like to see what you end up with as I'd like to change out my Leupold 1 peace mount I have on my Model 7 to something a little more appealing.
Personally I think the DNZ's aren't the best looking things and would think Weavers would even been a huge improvment in appearance.
On the other hand I think the Model 7 is a very good looking platform.
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EVERYBODY knows weavers are to outdated and cheap to be any good!!
Seriously, most of my rifles wear weaver rings and bases. Partly because I am a cheapskate and mostly because I've never found anything wrong with them. And hey, if weaver was good enough for Virgil at the Houston warehouse, then who am I to argue???
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