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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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McClure: Nay, from here. I have mounted MANY scopes on customers and friends Rifles in the past half century - where they wanted (had purchased) vertical split rings and even after "reading the directions" they were a pain in the ass to mount/align. Plus I simply have more faith (based on 5 1/2 decades of use, on literally a few hundred Rifles!) in horizontal split rings. If it ain't broke - don't fix it! Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
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Campfire Greenhorn
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Campfire Greenhorn
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I’ve ran a lot of different rings. I’ve had far more issues with scopes slipping in vertical rings.
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Campfire Regular
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Campfire Regular
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Love the Warne rings. Never a problem. A bit heavy, but no big deal to me.
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
Joined: Mar 2012
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I’ve ran a lot of different rings. I’ve had far more issues with scopes slipping in vertical rings. If you've experienced multiple issues of scopes slipping in rings, the mounting technique just might be the culprit.
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Campfire Greenhorn
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Campfire Greenhorn
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It’s not the technique. I follow the manufactures instructions and torque specs. I think the main issue is heavy recoiling lightweight rifles. I’ve set up many different rifles and always mark the scope tube with a pencil to check for slip. I’m aware of all the tricks to keep scopes from slipping, but have just personally had more issues with vertical split rings slipping without using any of those special tricks.
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Campfire Regular
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Campfire Regular
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Everyone has their own experiences. All I can say is I have vertical split rings on many rifles chambered from 257 Roberts up through 375 H&H — probably all Talleys. I’ve never had a problem with installation or slippage.
Al
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