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I was turned on to the benefits of a picatinny rail and Nightforce Ultra Light rings, my entire thinking was tossed
Murphy Precision rail, medium Nightforce rings If you are going to spend money on Murphy precision why not buy Near bases that actually have a recoil lug? So do the Murphy, actually three ![[Linked Image from murphyprecision.com]](https://www.murphyprecision.com/modpub/catalog/items/1344/768/3_Tikka_T3X_Silver_BOTTOM.jpg) Indeed they do, I wish they would put a Near type lug on their Weatherby bases. And they are available in titanium
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Pict rail with Vortex pro series rings works well.
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I use DNZ game reaper mounts on both my tikkas one piece base/ring very rugged. This works for me, follow Formidolosus' mounting instructions and you will be happy. I have spent the last 15 days hauling my T3 Lite w/ SS 3-9 around the Mts. of Idaho and Wyoming and checked zero this AM and all was good. Tikkas and SWFA scopes, mounted properly make me feel smart. mike r Do the game reaper mounts have the recoil lug?
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I use DNZ game reaper mounts on both my tikkas one piece base/ring very rugged. This works for me, follow Formidolosus' mounting instructions and you will be happy. I have spent the last 15 days hauling my T3 Lite w/ SS 3-9 around the Mts. of Idaho and Wyoming and checked zero this AM and all was good. Tikkas and SWFA scopes, mounted properly make me feel smart. mike r Do the game reaper mounts have the recoil lug? No
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Light weight Talleys or DNZ one piece if you really want to hard core
All of them do something better than the 30-06, but none of them do everything as well.
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Anything that screws on top is a second rate choice
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I think you and I are the only ones running the DD's here. I like them on my model 70's. They have always been perfect, so why not that way on the Tikka rifles? The nice thing about the Tikka's is they give you options. You don't need to use the dovetail to mount your bases and rings. Rifles have been using DD style of bases for decades with no problems. The same will go for the Tikka. I believe I still have pics of your rifle with the DD's. I'll post those and then look for pics of my rifle with them. I'm running the same size scope the OP is asking about (4.5-14x42). I believe you were also running that size of scope on your rifle. Here are the pics you sent me to post a while back: ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/LhYjrYo.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/R5le0xo.jpg) Here's my rifle with the DD's and zeis 3-9x42: ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/UbzWizx.jpg) However, I'm running a Burris 4.5-14x42 on my superlite now. The DD's are clean looking, durable and proven on many other actions. They will work just fine on a Tikka as well....
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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Anything that screws on top is a second rate choice Bull cheit, guys have been using that type of mount without fail for many many years. You guys need to get a fu cking life...
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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 Take a deep breath and relax, if you want to believe four quite short 6X48 screws are as good as clamp on mounts with a proper recoil pin you are welcome to do so.
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I use Sportsmatch rings for my Tikkas. I used the Warne Maximas but in the same of saving weight the Sportsmatch work great and seem pretty rugged as well.
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Warnes work great on all of my Tikkas.
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Take a deep breath and relax, if you want to believe four quite short 6X48 screws are as good as clamp on mounts with a proper recoil pin you are welcome to do so. Amen.
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I am going the rail mount, I have a couple of 30mm DNZ Tactical mounts in the classifieds.
The DNZ 215 Tactical is a heck of a mount if you have no intention of ever removing the scope.
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2 Tikkas one with the Sportmatch and the other is topped with a Mt Tactical Rail and Leupold PRW rings. Like both setups.
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Been using Leupold DD mounts for the past 25 yrs or so....never had a problem with them on any rifle(in any caliber) inspite of those dinky little 6x48 screws.
They are a classic, clean and very strong mounting system that, to my eye, looks much nicer than all the bulky, mil-spec type mounts that seem to be so popular nowadays. Even used them on my new Tikka T3X Superlite in 6.5 CM without a hitch...imagine that.
I also like the Talley steel bases/ring mounts...very stout and clean looking in a vertically split ring style.
Fortunately, we have lots of excellent options these days in scope mounts to suit all tastes.
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Anything that screws on top is a second rate choice Bull cheit, guys have been using that type of mount without fail for many many years. You guys need to get a fu cking life... Very clean looking setup.
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