Re: Newbie with dumb ?
First off, welcome to the Hide
Depends on buget, but I will recommend Seekins Precision as my 1st choice, Badger Ordnance followed by TPS for rings and bases. Warne makes a very good quality tactical base and rings as well that are inexpensive if your on a budget. As far as rings, you can go with low rings with the 40mm objective. I would also reccomend a 20 MOA canted base, which is available from all the above mfrs for little to no additional cost.
Kirk R