Originally Posted by dennisinaz
I have seen heavy kickers peen the slots in weaver bases .i won't use them on anything bigger than 223

Originally Posted by drover
In all of my shooting experience with rifles from 22 LR to 300 H&H I have used Weaver aluminums with no issues.

well now i don't know what to believe...

Originally Posted by alpinecrick
I have seen heavy kickers peen the slots on Weavers too, but it’s been with heavy scopes attached.

I use Weavers on most of my rifles, including one lightweight rifle that has plenty of recoil, but it has a 12 oz scope attached.

Well the rifle in question will be a 270 and the scope will be a 13 oz Burris Fullfield, so I might be in the clear?