Re: near manufacturing rings and mounts
You won't be disappointed with the Near or the Sphur.
I like the Spuhr mounts because they are one-piece and very innovative in some of their features. Unfortunately, they won't accept a T-Pal scope (USO) or I would have one in a heartbeat.
But the Near (and also the Ken Farrell, which I run) bases and rings are first rate.
In some ways, once you reach that level of quality and design, it's more personal preference than performance. They will all out-perform any kind of reasonable (and most unreasonable) use.
Cheers,
Sirhr