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Scope rings that do not cant the reticle as you tighten them?

Those look very promising, I dont think I will be getting a one piece mount sicne I want to get a cosine indicator. Looks like they have a way to mount it but once again wrong side :)
 
The ARC rings are excellent. Just to clarify, the knobs are not too big and they have an Allen head in the middle so you can torque to spec, they just happen to double as quick detach. If this is a conventional bolt rifle then just get a sloped rail and the regular ARC rings and you're in business.
 
Those look very promising, I dont think I will be getting a one piece mount sicne I want to get a cosine indicator. Looks like they have a way to mount it but once again wrong side :)

They have individual rings as well. Use the link and search the sight.
 
I mean.....normal rings dont cant your reticle if you tighten them properly....

Very true. You don't tighten one side then go to the other. Tighten them like a car tire back and forth a little at a time. No issues keeping the reticle level.
 
There isn't an engineer in the world that will tell you to tighten one side and then the other.
You start in the center of the pattern, snug a little, move to the other side and snug that one a little. If only one screw per side, just keep on snugging, alternating sides till you reach the proper torque value. Ideally, you will have an equal gap on both sides of the ring. The size of the gap is really not all that important to anyone not having OCD issues, so long as there is a gap.
On a ring with 4 screws you alternate both front and back and side to side.
6 screws, center screw on both sides then alternate sides and front/back to finish up.
On one piece mounts, some of which are bored to size with the caps screwed in place, you can more or less skip the side to side stuff but center out is still a good idea.
 
I mean.....normal rings dont cant your reticle if you tighten them properly....

Ding, Ding, Ding!! We have a winner! If your reticle cants as you're tightening, you're not doing it right. There are loads of good videos online showing how to properly install and tighten rings.

I believe one of TPS's rings claim to fame is not canting the scope when tightening the rings. I believe you tighten one side then the other without canting.

[video]http://8541tactical.com/TPS%20Ring%20install.php[/video]

I got a set of these to try a while back and they did work as advertised. My curiosity itch has been scratched and I don't need another pair. I feel better with more traditional setup. I prefer NF rings for my precision rifles anyway.
 
There isn't an engineer in the world that will tell you to tighten one side and then the other.
You start in the center of the pattern, snug a little, move to the other side and snug that one a little. If only one screw per side, just keep on snugging, alternating sides till you reach the proper torque value. Ideally, you will have an equal gap on both sides of the ring. The size of the gap is really not all that important to anyone not having OCD issues, so long as there is a gap.
On a ring with 4 screws you alternate both front and back and side to side.
6 screws, center screw on both sides then alternate sides and front/back to finish up.
On one piece mounts, some of which are bored to size with the caps screwed in place, you can more or less skip the side to side stuff but center out is still a good idea.

ARC M10 Rings , one screw for ring and one screw for rail interface . Why complicate things ? cost is on par with other high end rings .
Ted got it right !
 
Alternating screws is simple enough to do and my Seekins rings were always great, but there is just something sweet about one and done on the ARCs. Both highly recommended rings, but I never did jump on the Spuhr band wagon, sold mine pretty quickly. ARCs are my go to now.
 
I try to torque incrementally too. So if final torque is 20 in-lb I will take everything to 10 in the patterns described above before going to 20.

Can someone post a picture of the bottom of ARC rings? Do they have any sort of recoil lug?
 
Is this a thing now? How to tighten scope rings...by Jack Handy

I tried tightening the bolts down like people suggested above with my seekings rings. I just can't seem to get it right.
Sorry that I asked about something that could potentially get rid of additional errors in my scope reticle level.
 
You have to do a litttle at each screw. It takes a little getting used to but after doing it a few times it gets easier.

Also I only do one ring at a time as well. I do the rear ring until torqued and then go to the front and I can do it faster as the rear is holding the scope and it won't move now.
 
I tried tightening the bolts down like people suggested above with my seekings rings. I just can't seem to get it right.
Sorry that I asked about something that could potentially get rid of additional errors in my scope reticle level.

I have always found it a fussy little job to get all the screws perfectly torqued and have the crosshair perfectly vertical with the rifle. I dont think it was a dumb question at all.
 
I still use feeler guages to level and keep aligned while tightening in cross pattern. Little at a time and keep checking that feelers can still slide in and out with a little resistance. If you do it wrong they will be locked down and you know you goofed up.
 
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The ARC rings are a fantastic design but consider the scope you use. They can block the view on the elevation turret of some models.
 
The Warne permanent attach are the easiest I have used, in the respect that they don't can't the reticle as I tighten them. If you move scopes around a lot its worth it to mount them in a ring that is easier to remove and replace, and take the time to properly tighten them in it the first time.