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I'd simply point out that the fact that the scope held zero speaks well for it. E Which is why I mentioned that. Love those Talley rings -- I suspect such drops aren't so uneventful when a bloke is using front dovetail and rear windage rings. Hunt it. Who cares about looks on a hunting gun? You hunt or show off? At least I"ve never taken time to touch up scratches on any weapon I own... Your point is taken. No one else sees my guns, so I don't show them off, but it can't hurt to touch up the now-and-then ding that's inevitable for a hunting rifle. I sold all my rifles with nice wood because rifles are tools. You don't use nicely figured and finished wood for a hammer handle unless you're going to enclose it in glass for some reason and not use it. Steve
"I was a deerhunter long before I was a man." ~Gene Wensel's Come November (2000) "A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user." ~Theodore Roosevelt
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All rings do is hold the scope in place. Impacts like that can and do cause the scope's zero to shift while not moving in the rings. E
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All rings do is hold the scope in place. Impacts like that can and do cause the scope's zero to shift while not moving in the rings. E Even so, when I can I rely on the Talleys more than the set-ups with separate bases and the inverted conical windage screws. They'd make Rube Goldberg proud. Steve
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Who you dinging ? Conetrol or SK ? Either is rock solid, has windage on both bases as are actually good looking, unlike Talleys that look like a C clamp sitting on your rifle. Being from PA, I doubt your rifles spend days in a saddle scabbard being bumped by trees, brush or having a horse take a slide down a snow covered screed hill. Heck, steel Weavers are as solid as Talleys, no more ugly and a lot cheaper. Finn used them on his M-70 375 H&H in Africa for decades ! Solid & good looking: http://www.conetrol.com/http://www.scopemounts.com/index.html?main.htmlStrong and ugly: (w/NO windage adjustment) http://www.talleymanufacturing.com/
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Who you dinging ? Conetrol or SK ? Neither. It's these I'm not especially fond of: I doubt they'll be as sturdy when taking the bumps and bruises a hunting gun takes. When it comes to ugly, Talley's aren't so bad, but I won't argue with a person who says there are better looking mounts, because that person is right. Steve.
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...... So here's the question: what would you do to hide the blemishes? The scope is a matte black finish.
Thanks. Steve. Drop it on the other side so it matches! Seriously, I have some 30 year old Leupolds. Eventually they get some marks. No biggie. One time I asked Leupold if they could refinish a gloss scope to matte. They said - No, they don't refinish scopes. That may have changed, but I'd probably just live with it. Bob
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I suspect we are on the same page when it comes to bases and rings. You can't run fast enough to give me most mounts with a windage screw. That's because the vast majority of them don't grip the scope ring with much. The exception are the very light mounts by Gentry. They have proven to be very tough and stable. E
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The mount you show is neither two piece nor has any conical screws on it.
Weatherby supplied Conetrols on his rifles (or Buehlers) for decades. If it can stand up to a 460 WM, I rather doubt a 7mm08 would take it apart !
The days of carrying your scope in a leather belt pouch because they were so fragile are long gone. Heck some scopes (Kahles, Nightforce, Schmidt and Bender) are even useful to pound in tent stakes.
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If I were smart enough, which apparently I'm not
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The mount you show is neither two piece nor has any conical screws on it. Here's what I said: Even so, when I can I rely on the Talleys more than the set-ups with separate bases and the inverted conical windage screws. They'd make Rube Goldberg proud. So, I didn't say anything about a two-piece base. I said the rings are separate from the bases. Doesn't matter if it's a 1-piece base or a 2-piece base. The rear ring set-up is the same -- two screws with an inverted conical configuration under the screw heads. That's what grips the little lip cut in each side of the base. As far as I'm concerned, these things are obsolete (though I still have them on one or two guns.) Steve.
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For the dings, black Sharpie pen. As to mounts, I'd recommend strongly either Leupold Dual Dovetails or steel Talleys.
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Luck....is the residue of design...
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Does your spotter, Karl, have any finish left? Last time I saw him he appeared quite the "character"!
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It's like the Energizer Bunny.....good stuff will keep working even if it gets a beat around a little.
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Yeah, my NULA .30-06 almost looks like it's been dragged behind a pickup on a gravel road, but just keeps shooting really well...
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Yeah, my NULA .30-06 almost looks like it's been dragged behind a pickup on a gravel road, but just keeps shooting really well... Did you secure the turrets with duct tape................
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After this year, so does my Rem Ti, 30-06 - I win the prize for most dropped, kicked and stepped on in one season. Yeah, my NULA .30-06 almost looks like it's been dragged behind a pickup on a gravel road, but just keeps shooting really well...
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Sounds like it is time to Krylon the whole rig. Krylon hides alot of sins. It is easy to touch up when you toss it on the ground again. Aluma black if you dont like that idea. Either way Send it back to Luepold to have it checked over after the season. 15bucks shipping could be worth a ton.
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It's like the Energizer Bunny.....good stuff will keep working even if it gets a beat around a little. I chuckle every time you post a pic of Karl. Sad, but I'm a bit jealous of him. He gets out way more than I do...
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