You might check out EGW or Contessa for what you are looking for. Contessa are hardened steel but I have only used their round back. The EGW makes a very well done aluminum. Neither are cheap, but worth the bucks.
Have a couple of flat rear 110's. Bought a leupold , but it's too short. So I'm going to a rail base. So what are your opinions ,personal preference. Thanks.
You might check out EGW or Contessa for what you are looking for. Contessa are hardened steel but I have only used their round back. The EGW makes a very well done aluminum. Neither are cheap, but worth the bucks.
Semper Fi
Sgt USMC 66-72
Totally agree with NF1E.
Vietnam Vet, Jun 66 - Dec 67
What about Talleys? Are they reversible?
My preference is for steel rails. Warne, Ken Farrell, and Murphy Precision make fantastic ones. Quality aluminum is fine too, but I always gravitate to steel if I can.
Weaver makes two line of rails. One line is Weaver dimensions and the other Picitinny.
The Dunning-Kruger effect is alive and well.
+1 for Warne
The problem isn’t limited to the rail. When installing a scope on a Savage long action you need to consider the length between the bells of the scope. I went through this very same issue with my first rifle.
Even with a rail installed I found I could not get the scope close enough to my eye, the forward bell would contact the rail.
I started to look at the distance between the bells and found a Nikon 4-12x44 scope that fit me and my setup. Higher rings would solve the clearance problem with the front bell, but the increased height created a new problem. I couldn’t get a decent cheek weld that was comfortable for me.
I was setting up a hunting rifle and if your application is different, then my experience may not be of much use to you.
Lot's of good points! I too am a fan of steel. My .308 had a set of Burris posi aligns and a mid 90's 3x10 weaver. But of course I wanted a change hence the Leupold. It seems a scope for a LA savage needs about 6'' from bell to power ring to fit. I have found the Bushnell and Burris will work also. The older ones anyway. Well back to the old setup. I have killed more game with this rig than any other 3 guns I own combined. So now I need another gun to go under the leupold. Ah life's full of dilemmas.
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