Rifle Scopes 34 mm rings
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There’s some posts in vortex down about rings, but moral of the story and what I learned was stay away from nonhinged vert. Split rings. I bought a athlon non btr crotus from on here a month ago. I like it, parallax is too fine to love, but is a nice scope for the money I spent. It currently is sitting in a adm vert ring mount.
I'm using Seekins and they are excellent if you want reliable light and simple. I wanted a lighter set up with a 3-12 Hensoldt for hunting.
I've been seeing lots of positive comments on the ARCs. What's with these? Just totally diff design than the norm.
It's a screw design and the ring clamps around the entire scope, imo reducing the chance of slippage. It also does not make ring marks. However the real big deal is ease of install. Once your scope is leveled, you just torque 2 screws instead of 8. Quick, easy and yo don't have to dick with getting your Caps even and torque stacking. I have other rings but anything I buy in he future will be ARC. It just makes the process too easy and is some great engineering.
+2 on NF or Badger. Regarding uni mounts, really depends on your needs. If using optic on multiple rifles, some good QD mounts are helpful for tooless install. Otherwise it really comes down to weight and looks. If you are very tall or using optic that requires long eye relief, cantilever mounts could be helpful to get proper position. Personally, I've not found a need for them with any of my scopes.
I use Hawkin's Precision for my 34mm, they are direct mounts and do not require a picatinny rail.
I personally am running a Spuhr Mount on my GAP 10, Spuhr rings on my A.I. And a ARC mount on a 7.62 gasser. Love every one of them in the role they fill. I will say, and I mentioned this to a buddy, the ARC rinds are silly easy to torque correctly. They don’t slip and cause your scope to move. They are amazingly simple. I would run them again without question. Spuhr has been my go to, but ARC are fantastic.
I’ve run Spuhr mounts in the past, but I’m over the cost of entry if you can’t find a deal on one (and aesthetically, they’re ugly). I currently run RRS and Badger unimounts, and was happy with NF unimounts in the past. I have an ARC unimount sitting unused right now, but it’s probably the easiest setup to use that I’ve owned. I couldn’t quite see the level too well last time I had it mounted up on a rifle though.
Good ole Badger Ordnance steel, solid as a rock. Remember your set up is only as good as the rings...
I've had at least one set of everything mentioned, other than the ARC. I'm tempted to swap my SPUHR for a set or two since they got so much positive feedback here.
I have been using the Burris XTR Signature Rings in both 30mm and 34mm. They have polymer inserts that are adjust from 5-40 moa, which I was initially skeptical of, but my experience with them have been great.
I have Seekins paired with my Cronus BTR and can’t be happier. On my next build I think I’m going to try the ARC rings to match my Nucleus action.
Seekins or Vortex Precision Matched (same rings with different branding).
Badger.
Nightforce.
ARC M10
Aadland
RRS one piece
Spuhr (rings or ISMS one piece)
AI one piece
Lots of good choices out there.
I'm debating trying a set of UTG Pro rings for my next set of medium or high rings.
For some reason they don't make them in low profile.
Made in the USA and they look like a good design.
I know some SH members are groaning now but from the perspective of this machinist they look good and they're only around $60.
https://www.amazon.com/UTG-Pro-Medi...519081575&sr=8-1&keywords=utg+pro++34mm+rings
I also just saw Warne is now making decent horizontally split rings (called Mountain Tech, stay away from their vertically split rings) and their low 34mm ring is almost 1/32" taller than some other popular low 34mm rings. I've had applications where Seekins low 34mm rings put the scope cap uncomfortably close to the barrel and an extra .025" (actual difference between Seekins and these Warne rings) would have been enough.
Badger.
Nightforce.
ARC M10
Aadland
RRS one piece
Spuhr (rings or ISMS one piece)
AI one piece
Lots of good choices out there.
I'm debating trying a set of UTG Pro rings for my next set of medium or high rings.
For some reason they don't make them in low profile.
Made in the USA and they look like a good design.
I know some SH members are groaning now but from the perspective of this machinist they look good and they're only around $60.
https://www.amazon.com/UTG-Pro-Medi...519081575&sr=8-1&keywords=utg+pro++34mm+rings
I also just saw Warne is now making decent horizontally split rings (called Mountain Tech, stay away from their vertically split rings) and their low 34mm ring is almost 1/32" taller than some other popular low 34mm rings. I've had applications where Seekins low 34mm rings put the scope cap uncomfortably close to the barrel and an extra .025" (actual difference between Seekins and these Warne rings) would have been enough.
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