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Have one of the Swfa 10xscope deals coming in…the one that includes the Swfa scope rings.will I need a picatinny rail as well to mount the rings I have coming in? If so which one would you use?
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I use a Talley rail on several Tikka T3's, they are 20 moa, this with Burris Signature Zee rings.
No issues at all.
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So looking like I’d do better to just by 30mm rings that fit directly then. Fewer bits to mess with?
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I've used a MT rail on a couple of Tikkas. They have a very robust integral recoil lug. On the 20 moa version the front screw is sometimes just slightly too long. It can be ground down, or a shorter screw can be used. Other than that, been very happy with them.
The SWFA are good rings and are pretty low.
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Sportsmatch rings with recoil pin or else Area419 rail with either SWFA or Burris XTR Sig rings is my preference.
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I’m using the EGW rail on my Tikka T3X Lite and Burris Signature Zee Rings. No problems.
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I've got a Mountain Tactical 20moa rail on my T3x, they just sent me a black friday email, so may have deal going.
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Have one of the Swfa 10xscope deals coming in…the one that includes the Swfa scope rings.will I need a picatinny rail as well to mount the rings I have coming in? If so which one would you use? Many have already provided good suggestions or recommendations for your second question. So, as to your first question: yes, those rings will require a picatinny rail or, at least, separate slotted bases.
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Mountain tactical, EGW, or the factory steel CTR rail are good options..
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Have one of the Swfa 10xscope deals coming in…the one that includes the Swfa scope rings.will I need a picatinny rail as well to mount the rings I have coming in? If so which one would you use? Many have already provided good suggestions or recommendations for your second question. So, as to your fits question: yes, those rings will require a picatinny rail or, at least, separate slotted bases. Thank you!
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I’m running the sportsmatch on my t3x 223. Have to order them from overseas but mine arrived within a week.
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Have one of the Swfa 10xscope deals coming in…the one that includes the Swfa scope rings.will I need a picatinny rail as well to mount the rings I have coming in? If so which one would you use? As below Sportsmatch T084 A rail will have yo 1/4 “ higher
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Why wouldn’t you spread those rings out further in order to give more support to your scope as intended?
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SJDupont, When you mounted your rail, did you bed the recoil lug? I put the same rail on my daughters .260 TX3 stainless laminate (one of the prettiest rifles I've ever seen), but I did not bed the lug. Just wondering what you did.
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No I didnt bed it. Mounted it and rolled on. Shoots factory blue box 150s damn near in same hole and also handloads under 1/2 moa. Castle, the reason I didnt or better yet couldn't is the scope design. This Schmidt Bender Polar 4-16x56 has a separate knob for illumination. So that is as far as I could spread it out. I could have moved the front out further but I wanted them to look symmetric
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Have one of the Swfa 10xscope deals coming in…the one that includes the Swfa scope rings.will I need a picatinny rail as well to mount the rings I have coming in? If so which one would you use? As below Sportsmatch T084 A rail will have yo 1/4 “ higher CR: I notice that you have the rings spaced further out than what the factory recoil lug typically allows with the Sportsmatch rings. Just curious what you're doing for a recoil lug on that rig? On the newer Tikkas I've used the rear action hole between the threaded base screw holes to fit a 1/8" rolled pin as a lug. On older Tikkas I've used the furthest forward mount screw as a lug for which I cut a corresponding hole in forward portion of the bottom of the front ring.
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That may have been 10 years ago, but if I remember correctly I didn’t use any pins on that 260, just pushed the front mount into the end of the front dovetail and had no issues Nowadays I use a 3mm pin in the rear hole
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