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Bushnell Elite 4200 3-9 mounted in good old Weaver rings and bases.
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The Tikka screws are extremely soft. I went with Talley LW lows on my two T3s with Leupold 2.5-8 scopes.
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I use Talley Lightweight One Piece Medium with a Leupold VX3 3.5-10 50mm B&C on my 338WM T3 Stainless. Wanted the strongest ring/base combo possible on a 338WM. No problems after around 300 rounds. Shoots MOA out to 400 yards with Federal Premium 225 TSX.
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I've been looking at getting this rifle in 308 Win. for some fun shooting and occassional deer, bear etc.
I see it comes with Tikka rings and looks like built-in bases. Is it even possible to install conetrol or Talley Lightweights with the current built-in base? I'd like to use the leupold VX3 2.5x8x36.
What do you use and do you like it?
Thanks! Talley extra lows....send them to 16bore to have them milled to fit the dovetail. I have two sets of the extra lows and one of the low. The low has a 4.5X14X40 with AO mounted and the extra lows have 3.5X10X40 and a Burris 3X9X40. I'd go with the extra low's milled with the 2.5X8X36 Here's what they look like.
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I use the Tikka rings and a Leupold 2-7X. There is no problem if the screws are properly torqued.
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I put Warnes on mine. They clamped directly to the receiver like the Tikka OEM rings.
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Another vote for the Talley lightweights. SOLID
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I've used the factory rings with a Leupold 3.5X10X40 for maybe 4 years now. It's only a .223 but it does get bounced around in the pickup nearly every day.
I recently shot it and it was 1" left of where it should have been @ 100 yards. Could have been the rings, I don't know. They haven't loosened any in that time.
It shoots 100 yard groups in the middle .5s with my old Prairie Dog handloads. I've been meaning to work up a load for it.
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I've been looking at getting this rifle in 308 Win. for some fun shooting and occassional deer, bear etc.
I see it comes with Tikka rings and looks like built-in bases. Is it even possible to install conetrol or Talley Lightweights with the current built-in base? I'd like to use the leupold VX3 2.5x8x36.
What do you use and do you like it?
Thanks! Talley extra lows....send them to 16bore to have them milled to fit the dovetail. I have two sets of the extra lows and one of the low. The low has a 4.5X14X40 with AO mounted and the extra lows have 3.5X10X40 and a Burris 3X9X40. I'd go with the extra low's milled with the 2.5X8X36 Here's what they look like. Those look great!
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I'll second that....they do look great!
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I use the DNZ one piece rings and Leupold 3-9X0 scopes and no problem at all.
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Been using the factory rings since I bought mine with zero issues. Don't over torque so no issues with screws--although they are ugly and look like they came from the bulk bin at Home Depot.
I am running a T3 SL in .308 so don't have to worry about recoil force as much as the mag guys.
Had a Viper 2-7x32 on her and went to a Viper 4-12x40 for now as I do a lot of walkabouts looking for long range rock rats, yotes, etc.
PS- I am a fan of the Talley LWs and have them on other rifles.
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Mine and buddies tikkas run Talley or dnz. Vx3 3.5-10, vx3i 3.5-10, monarch 2.5-10, viper 2-10
All of them do something better than the 30-06, but none of them do everything as well.
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Not mine , but a friends tikka ring that failed on a 308 with a 6-24x50 scope . I’d estimate 150 rounds through it I’m still using the factory rings on a 270 with a 4-12x44 , fingers crossed I guess , but it doesn’t get shot much
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I have a 5HD 56mm leupold,what is the lowest talley i can use ?
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Formidilious is using some type of airgun mounts and swears by them.
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Formidilious is using some type of airgun mounts and swears by them. They’re not “airgun” mounts..... they’re mounts made by SportsMatch, specifically for the Tikka. Sportsmatch also made mounts for Accuracy Internationsl. I’ve got a set holding an SS 12x on my Tikka 6 Creed.... they’re pretty solid.
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