Tikka t3 mounting help (PLEASE!)

[DeepEastKilla]

Im looking into getting a tikka t3 lite stainless but have a question for the mounts. ive found the scope im looking for and now need to get a good mount for it. The DNZ mounts look nice but the scope im looking at has 80 MOA max adjustment and id like to get a ring with 20 MOA shim. how would i go about using a 20 MOA shimed ring on a tikka? and ideas for the actual ring and mount?

 

[zoomie]

http://egw-guns.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=221

Make sure you get the 20 MOA one. Then for rings, get Warne, Leupold Mark 4, Badger, Seekins, Nightforce.

http://www.seekinsprecision.com/index_p.php?p=rings

And read Part I, II, and III here a few times: http://demigodllc.com/articles/practical-long-range-rifle-shooting-equipment/

 

[DeepEastKilla]

cool! ill have to make sure to get those! may seem like a dumb question but as far as badger mounts go why are they so dang expensive!($100+)i know they use high quality aluminum but WOW!

 

[zoomie]

They're not aluminum, they're steel. And they're machined in pairs. The best ain't cheap, especially with a name like Badger on the box.

 

[DeepEastKilla]

lol. ic. do you have any recomendations for say.... $20ish rings?

 

[zoomie]

do you have any recomendations for say.... $20ish rings?

For shooting the ranges you're talking about? No.

 

[DeepEastKilla]

?what? ranges? what do ranges have to do with it LOL! jk. but do u need super expensive rings for 223? o and thanks for the help

 

[zoomie]

but do u need super expensive rings for 223

I agree you don't need Badgers. But $16 Milletts really don't belong on a 500 yard rifle. At least get the Leupold PRWs.

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=7916/Product/PRW_RINGS

Or the Warnes (which are close to your $20 goal). You might even find them elsewhere cheaper.

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=918191
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=346104
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=799793

 

[Palmetto-Pride]

Badgers are way overpriced, but if you want something similar try http://www.burrisoptics.com/xtrrings.html

 

[sholling]

How about $40ish rings? Burris Signature rings. Great rings for a hunting rifle and they don't weigh a ton.

http://swfa.com/Burris-Signature-Rings-C633.aspx

 

[stinger 427]

What is wrong with the silver scope rings that already come with the Tikka 3?

 

[langloisandy]

Stock Rings

I am finding I have PLENTY of range with the normal scope rings off my T3. (Running a Leupold 2-7)

 

[DeepEastKilla]

ok here is what i put into my ballistics calculator

caliber: 223
BC: 250
Bullet weight: 55
Muzzle velocity: 3240
Zero range: 100
Max range: 1000
Temp: 40

Come up clicks

200: 5
300: 14
400: 26
500: 41
600: 59
700: 83
800: 113
900: 150
1000: 193

 

[zoomie]

What click value did you use?

 

[Alleykat]

SO, you're going to be competing out to 1000 yds. with that Tikka Light? Good luck! You probably don't need a 20 m.o.a. mount, and you probably don't need better rings than just about any manufacturer's steel rings.

 

[DeepEastKilla]

LOL! what a fool. at least i did it on a good forum... so with 80 moa of adjustment on the specs i entered how far do you think i could REALLY shoot, as far as before it runs out of adjustment, not skill on my part. o and do you think silver rings would look good with a black scope?

 

[DeepEastKilla]

SO, you're going to be competing out to 1000 yds. with that Tikka Light? Good luck! You probably don't need a 20 m.o.a. mount, and you probably don't need better rings than just about any manufacturer's steel rings.

not competing but just shooting for fun. you know, set up some targets at 800 yards and see who can get it first.

 

[zoomie]

so with 80 moa of adjustment on the specs i entered how far do you think i could REALLY shoot, as far as before it runs out of adjustment, not skill on my part. o and do you think silver rings would look good with a black scope?

Assuming your zero is at the scope's mechanical zero (you still have +/- 40 MOA adjustment from zero), you could get out to +900 yards before the scope bottomed out. 900 yards, assuming everything is just as we entered, would require 38.9 MOA of adjustment.

As for the color concerns.... here ya go.

 

[DeepEastKilla]

THANKS! lol. i think for what ill do 900 yards is plenty and if i ever do feel like i need more i could invest in some mounts/rings

 

[stinger 427]

I just got a Tikka 3 now I need to get a scope and it looks like the Nikon Bushmaster will be the one with bullet compensator. I didn't find the Leupold scopes as clear or crisp view. The light was more clear on the Nikon and the Leupold was cloudy.
Plus I noticed that the Leupold cost about $100 more for what you can get in a comparable Nikon scope.
I did like the feature of most of the Nikon scopes adjustment knobs that you could adjust them with a click of a finger. The Leupolds had the type you needed a penny or something to do adjustments. I think the higher cost Leupolds may have had this type of sight adjustment that you can use with your hand.