Originally Posted by Partsman
So now have that 1987 classic Remington 700 in 338, any bases that are recommended for it, one piece or two piece?

Depends on your scope's eyepiece / spacing and your like/dislike of extension bases and/or rings.

I had an old Leupold Vari X III 2.5-8X with friction adjust. I mounted it on a couple 700 long actions with 2 piece dual dovetail
Leupold B&R. It fit but it had effectively ZERO room to move it forwards or backwards. A one piece base often moves the
mount point for the rings slightly forward or backwards as (I know, playing the role of Capt'n Obvious here) do extension rings.
On the other hand, a Vari X II 3-9X fits with a bit of leeway to move the scope fore and aft to get a complete sight picture and
so on.

If you can make 'em work with the scope you are going to use, my favorite are Leupold 2 piece dual dovetail mounts/rings.

Tom

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