Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Sako Optilock Owners....A Question

They have been made for a few years the ring mounts that is. I have seen them on other peoples guns..one can call beretta and order them directly.

I don't think it's an issue unless you want to mount something like a Leupold 1.75-6X32 and want to save a few ounces in the scope and mounts in an already light rifle like a Finnlite.The Ringmounts are better but with the old 2 piece your mounts are nearly as heavy as the scope and you wish a lower mount was offered.

I come to this conclusion from My own experience Raider, I have tried Opti-lok's with low rings on Sako 75 rifles and My 40 mm objective scopes were still way too high for My taste, I couldn't get a good check weld as I would have to raise My head to get a full sight picture in My scope, I also don't like the bulky look or weight of the Opti-lok system (I've got some stainless Opti-lok's still in the factory box that I would sell cheap)I finally settled on Talley rings and bases on all of My Sako 75/85 rifles, the Talley's got My scope down where I liked it and are much lighter and sleeker looking than the Sako system both however are mighty pricey.............Hb

If the objective bell clears the barrel, I'd not worry about any amount of gap, the measurement at this spot once cleared has no bearing. What is important, however, would be the location of the scope tube center in relation with your line of sight. Using your best form, mount the rifle to make sure a peephole down the center of the tube lines up with your eye. At that point, you'd be golden, as long as the bolt handle clears and you leave the port unobstructed.

For me, my combination lines up at a near perfectly natural, almost instinctive, line of sight. Flip side, someone who prefers to stock crawl to the extreme may find a less pleasing result. Every stock profile doesn't fit everyone equally well. It's a great fit with me, maybe not so with another.

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Very true Gary, what fits one man great might not fit the other man for chit! ..............Hb

I have a set of the Ringmounts with a Leupold VX3 3.5-10x40 on my Sako m75 Greywolf 338-06 Ackley Improved I had built in 2008-didnt knowthey existed till I picked up my rifle and the gunsmith had installed them.



Nice and clean. I do have the Optilock low rings and bases setup on all my other Sako m75 and Tikka t3 rifles. All my scopes are Leupold with 40mm OBJ.

Anyone find a good cheaper source for the new ring mounts yet?