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I recently purchased a Tikka T3x in .270. I’m about to receive a Zeiss V4 3-12X56 scope. Need some suggestions on a mount. Like the idea of a Warne that fits the Tikka dovetail but I’m not sure it will give me enough adjustment. Any suggestions from users is appreciated.
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There's a very informative thread on Tikka mounts in the rifle forum. It may be on page 5 or 6 by now, but worth the search... Personally, I'd go Leupold dual dovetails myself, but there are a lot of options.. However, since that is a 30mm tube, the popular way to go is the sportsmatch.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I bought a pair of Warne's a couple weeks ago when I was home and put on my Tikka T3. I am happy with them, and got them off Amazon for a good price as well. Granted my are 1" rings, but I wouldn't hesitate to use the 30mm Warne rings either.
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I tried the new Burris tikka dovetail mounts. Very nice and have a recoil stop. I was using meds 30mm with 50mm objective, think the 56 might make or get high.
Sport match rings are nice as well.
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All my Tikkas wear Talley LW’s and I wouldn’t change a thing.
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I'd go with Sportsmatch or Burris Tikka rings if mounting directly to the dovetail.
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Direct to the dovetail makes the most sense, as wareagle700 said. Warne's and SM's are great.
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I just installed a 12x SS in a set of the SportsMatch rings on a Tikka.... I’m impressed with them, and I think they’re the only way I’ll go for 30mm scopes on Tikkas. The 13mm ring height works well on scopes with 40-42mm objectives, for the 56mm I’d probably go with the 17mm height.
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I’ve got 2 Tikka’s both wearing DNZ 1 piece rings/base. Solid as a rock.
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I’ve used the DNZ Game Reaper 1 piece mounts with luck. I actually have a 30mm 0 Moa mount for sale. PM me if interested
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I tried the new Burris tikka dovetail mounts. Very nice and have a recoil stop. I was using meds 30mm with 50mm objective, think the 56 might make or get high.
Sport match rings are nice as well. Post a pic of those Burris rings please. They sound interesting..
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Direct to the dovetail makes the most sense, as wareagle700 said. Warne's and SM's are great. You are off your fu cking rocker lately man. To say they make the most sense is arbitrary at best. People have been using the bolt on mounts for damn near 100 years now. Back in the day, most 22lr's had dovetail mounting systems, but you don't see a whole hell of a lot or manufactures using them anymore. Why is that, if they are the best and make the most sense? For fu cks sake, some of these ideas are never not funny... Tikka is cool, because they offer 2 options. Use what you want and quit spouting off stupid chit...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Direct to the dovetail makes the most sense, as wareagle700 said. Warne's and SM's are great. You are off your fu cking rocker lately man. To say they make the most sense is arbitrary at best. People have been using the bolt on mounts for damn near 100 years now. Back in the day, most 22lr's had dovetail mounting systems, but you don't see a whole hell of a lot or manufactures using them anymore. Why is that, if they are the best and make the most sense? For fu cks sake, some of these ideas are never not funny... Tikka is cool, because they offer 2 options. Use what you want and quit spouting off stupid chit... Not surprised at the chilidish response from you. Unlike you, I speak from having lots of Tikka experience. I've been shooting Tikkas for over 20 years, and have used Optilocks, the Tikka rings that came with the T3, modified Talley's, Warne, and SM. Mounting directly to the dovetail is ticket, IMO anyway. Don't you have some paper to go punch, or post up some more targets? Never seen you with a dead animal come to think of it.
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Yeah.... dismissing the bases all together does’t make any sense at all....
I know it’s never a good idea to eliminate opportunities for mechanical failure.
Ultimately.... they do “make the most sense”. You’re clamping the ring to something that has absolutely no chance of moving: the receiver. No other system that uses “bases”, including Talleys, can say that.
That’s not to say that the other options aren’t viable... or even necessary sometimes..... just that the less moving parts, the better.
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Don't you have some paper to go punch, or post up some more targets? Never seen you with a dead animal come to think of it. Pretty sure you never will either. He gets a little sensitive when asked to post pics of himself with a dead animal.
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He's a paper killing machine though, gotta give him credit for that.
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I can see having an affection towards one mount or another but after owning over a dozen different Tikkas I can’t say that any one mount worked better than the next, from rails to Talleys. I know we have gone full tactical with most chit but has anyone really had one system fail over another? With the exception of guys like Big Stick living in the land of salt and corrosion and chit just plain rusting out I haven’t seen any evidence of any one mount being a weakness. Sans the soft screws on the original Tikka mounts even they worked well once quality screws were installed.
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Any USA source for Sportsmatch other than Ebay with overseas shipping? The airgun dealer listed in Arizona as a source doesn't seem to list the Tikka rings on the site.
Other rifle makers stopped doing dovetails and bridges because of cost. Heck of a lot cheaper to drill and tap 4 holes. But, since it is there on the Tikka, no reason not to use it.
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Other threads list the direct site, non-Ebay to get some Sportsmatch. Only sources known that makes the most sense. LOL Tried to Google but typed sortsmatch 084 and this came up.
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I can see having an affection towards one mount or another but after owning over a dozen different Tikkas I can’t say that any one mount worked better than the next, from rails to Talleys. I know we have gone full tactical with most chit but has anyone really had one system fail over another? With the exception of guys like Big Stick living in the land of salt and corrosion and chit just plain rusting out I haven’t seen any evidence of any one mount being a weakness. Sans the soft screws on the original Tikka mounts even they worked well once quality screws were installed. +1
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