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I may have been on of the maligners. I’ve had a few break on rifles that get a lot of use.
For a hunting rifle they work just fine.
Winchester M70 Extreme Weather SS or Remington M700 Mountain SS...?
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I may have been on of the maligners. I’ve had a few break on rifles that get a lot of use.
For a hunting rifle they work just fine.
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Garandimal
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At $10/pop? Consider'em disposable.
(Though have yet to break one. Taking care of the several hundred dollar scope seems to have a residual effect on the covers.)
P.S. Any help out there RE: the cover sizes for the VXi 2.5-8x36mm?
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#15 objective and #13 eye piece (occular). Leupold lists both as having dimensions of 1.60”
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Garandimal
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Thanks.
Have gone off the charts with mixed results.
Will go there, or mic the scope when it arrives, but was hopin' that someone w/ the scope/covers could verify it.
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Well the occular is a standard size for Leupold and I’ve ordered 13s for a half dozen from VX-1, VX-2, VX-Freedom, and Mark ARs. I don’t own a Leupold with a 36mm objective but I’d feel confident trusting the chart.
Coincidentally, or not, the two pictured below have 20mm objectives and use 1” Butler Creek covers which would be (rounded down) 25mm. The scope you’re inquiring about has a 36mm objective and 1.6” outter diameter puts it a hair under 41mm (40.64mm) or an alottment of roughly 5mm for the scope body on all of them. The #15 objective cover is listed at 39.6mm (1.599”) or 1mm smaller than your dimension. Next size larger is 1.612” (#17).
Coincidentally, or not, the two pictured below have 20mm objectives and use 1” Butler Creek covers which would be (rounded down) 25mm. The scope you’re inquiring about has a 36mm objective and 1.6” outter diameter puts it a hair under 41mm (40.64mm) or an alottment of roughly 5mm for the scope body on all of them. The #15 objective cover is listed at 39.6mm (1.599”) or 1mm smaller than your dimension. Next size larger is 1.612” (#17).
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The Eagle has landed.
Absolutely Beeeautiful machine.
Fit/finish is outstanding, points like a bird gun, action is smooth, trigger breaks light - like an icicle.
Shoppin' for some Talley scope mounts - should get away w/ the extra low.
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Winchester M70 Extreme Weather/SS... in .270 Win.
Leupold VX-3i 2.5-8x36mm.
Absolutely Beeeautiful machine.
Fit/finish is outstanding, points like a bird gun, action is smooth, trigger breaks light - like an icicle.
Shoppin' for some Talley scope mounts - should get away w/ the extra low.
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Nice looking combo!
I'm thinking a model 70 maybe in my semi near future.
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Laminated? Or one of the T3x products?
Took a hard look at them, and would have chosen one had I gone w/ a short-action.
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Thanks. Great video. I agree 100%. I used to prefer a 7 MM Mag but due to severe injury to my shoulder I had to use a .223 for deer until I could get comfortable with a 7-08. I see no reason to use anything else. Mr. Newberg is a noted expert Elk hunter and his views are well proven.
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Well, got the scope mounted.
Talley extra low L/W mounts.
The Butler Creek flip-up covers ended up bein' #11 Eye/ #19 Obj.
Fit perfect.
The eye cover is branded "Leupold" - and was only $4.
W/ the extra low's - the rifle mounts like it was aperture sighted.
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Talley extra low L/W mounts.
The Butler Creek flip-up covers ended up bein' #11 Eye/ #19 Obj.
Fit perfect.
The eye cover is branded "Leupold" - and was only $4.
W/ the extra low's - the rifle mounts like it was aperture sighted.
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Gratuitous Gun-porn...
W/ the Scope Covers...
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That scope ring choice makes for a beautifully proportioned rig, not that it needs my blessing but I heartily approve!
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The angle doesn't show it, but the ring height are so low... the scope bell hits the base before the barrel.
As is, the bell is shimmed off the base the thickness of a folded receipt tape, which leaves ~ 1/8" of tube in front of the forward ring and about the same clear b/t the bell and the Bbl.
If I want that 1/8", will need to rat-tail file a notch in the front edge of the base.
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That would be a very nice combo.
Shoppin' for some Talley scope mounts - should get away w/ the extra low.
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Do these mounts hold as well as steel. Five years later, you drop it waist high onto a hard clay road. Them still GTG?
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Do these mounts hold as well as steel. Five years later, you drop it waist high onto a hard clay road. Them still GTG?
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Well...
Don't rightly know.
- They are made out of 7000 series Aluminum alloy, which is at the top of the schedule for that material strength.
- They are also one-piece, so the weak link failure point connection has been eliminated.
...and they were only $35 at O.P..
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I’d trust Talley for anything short of bombproof (at which point you’d simply be mistreating the rifle). Best looking rings there are IMO
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And they use big Torx head screws.
Grease the threads and heads and they snug up tight, really nice and solid, w/ just finger pressure using the included wrench.
Impressed.
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