I recently bought a 30/06 Handi Rifle and my wife sprung for a 4X Nikon scope for Valentine's Day. I'd like some opinions on the various brands of Weaver style rings they you have used with success. Has anyone used any of the rings that clamp vertically, such as Warne? Thanks in advance.

The Burris "Z" rings have always worked well for me on Weaver style bases.

kdub,

What's the difference between the Signature style Zee rings and just the Zee rings?

wyonative,

I use many of the weaver style rings, but primarily the QD style, either from Warne, or Leupold. Never a problem, and great convenience of scope off and on without change in zero.

Used lots of the original Weaver brand rings as well, with perfect satisfaction. Tried the cheapie Tasco made rings for weaver bases.... work great on rimfires, but leave much desired for centerfire applications. In scope mounting hardware you can pretty much figure that you get what you pay for.

God bless,

The Signature series rings from Burris have the plastic "half-moon" inserts in them.

They are an excellent ring that holds very well with no marking of the scope tube.

They are also windage and elevation adjustable with a special eccentric insert kit that is available for them that is calibrated for the amount of offset should you have trouble in that area to correct a sighting problem.


Regards

Thanks for the responses. I read the information on a similar thread, which also was benefitial.

I have at least two dozen sets of Warne rings. About half are the QD. All have been absolutely outstanding with the QD even returning to zero at 500 yards on my M15-A4(T) target rifle. Any QD ring worth its salt should be able to hold a 100 yard zero, but 500 yards? That impressed the devil out of me.

I like the Weaver rings. Incredibly cheap. Look good & light weight.

I know about & can deal with the fact that they tend to twist the scope a bit since they screw in from one side.

But how do you avoid overtightening & denting the scope tube?

I read somewhere that the correct ring torque is 20 inch pounds, but an inch pound torque wrench costs $100+.

Can anyone point me to a link?

I already searched this forum with no success.