Expensive scope mounts: what am I missing?

[BigFatGuy]

My scope came with free mounting rings. i can also go and spend hundreds of bucks on rings or monolithic mounts with two rings built into one piece.

The way I see it, once a ring holds a scope steady, and doesn't kink the mechanism, it's sufficient... in either case there will be locktite and torqued screws, in either case I'll have to zero the scope...

What am I missing?

[naeco81]

Cheap scope mounts have too much play & will work themselves loose even with loctite.
The recoil from firing is significant stress on the weakest links in your platform, like scope mounts, but whether such small changes matter to you depends on what and how far you're shooting & how long you care your zero holds.
Other benefits of expensive scope mounts are MOA changes to get you more elevation.

[REDdawn6]

Talley and Warne are good

[BigFatGuy]

Cheap scope mounts have too much play & will work themselves loose even with loctite.

Well, that would be something. :-)

What actually got me thinking about this was that I found my scope rings on my 30-06 were a bit loose. I blamed the original installer, but I guess I'll be spending some money if the locktite doesn't hold.

[Ki6vsm]

Might not hurt to lap the rings. You'll get better contact between rings and tube.

[Dark Hunt]

90+% of them will work fine and never give you a problem.

I have scopes in Weaver rings and bases (the cheapest you could buy at the time) mounted on 30.06 sized rifles that haven't moved in 20+ years.

[TMB 1]

90+% of them will work fine and never give you a problem.

I have scopes in Weaver rings and bases (the cheapest you could buy at the time) mounted on 30.06 sized rifles that haven't moved in 20+ years.

^this^

[Sir Toast]

90+% of them will work fine and never give you a problem.

I have scopes in Weaver rings and bases (the cheapest you could buy at the time) mounted on 30.06 sized rifles that haven't moved in 20+ years.

True.

[diver160651]

Expensive scope mounts: what am I missing?

FYI One piece that you mentioned are often better for cantilever and or travel where frequent removal is needed


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[Kingair001]

What am I missing?

Buy the cheap ones and that you will know it pretty soon !

[BigFatGuy]

Buy the cheap ones and that you will know it pretty soon !

I have cheap ones. Free, in fact. The worst issue on 3 rifles is just this week when I had to put some locktite on one of them.

If that's the main issue, I can live with it.

[hermosabeach]

What are you missing- nothing.

For the average hunter who shoots 3 - 5 rounds a year, scopes that come with rings are fine.



If you have ever shot a box drill, you know what happens to these scopes.

If you shoot between 300-900 on a regular basis, then you know what happens with scope and free ring combos.


If you have never missed what should have been an easy shot on a hunting trip and then realized that somehow the airline was able to shear off a standard Leopold ring from the base...


Then you see why people get rings and bases made from high quality alloys and that are manufactured to a high tolerance. Then lapped before the scope is attached.

Same with scopes... they might be the same color but what alloy is used in the tube? What alloy is used in the adjustment gears

Etc

[Kingair001]

I have cheap ones. Free, in fact. The worst issue on 3 rifles is just this week when I had to put some locktite on one of them.

If that's the main issue, I can live with it.

Than your all set !

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[TMB 1]

I have cheap ones. Free, in fact. The worst issue on 3 rifles is just this week when I had to put some locktite on one of them.

If that's the main issue, I can live with it.

These are good low priced rings https://www.midwayusa.com/product/14...er-style-rings
These are good too, have these on a couple older rifles https://www.midwayusa.com/product/14...er-style-rings

Haven't needed locktite on any of them.

[GW]

You're paying all that extra money for strength and durability.
If you are jumping out of helicopters or crawling through the rocks in a foreign country then yeah, you need bulletproof mounts but around here for recreational shooting. probably not
The $450 for Spuhr cantilever mount could buy you a lot of ammo etc.
OTOH, if you can afford them, then why not get the best?