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Rifle Scopes Recoil lug on a scope base

Nocalphoenix

Gunny Sergeant
Full Member
Minuteman
Nov 19, 2008
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Montana
Are the lugs on the bases that lock into the open area of the receiver a necessity for the heavy scopes or is it a belt and suspenders approach? Im going to be running the 8x40 screws and have been bedding the last few bases in steel bed to begin with. I have been a fan of the DNZ mounts on the last couple of rifles and Im wondering if I need to make a change to something else. This will be on a tactical style rifle that will see more time killing coyotes and paper than ever being used after jumping out of a plane.

Forgot to add this is only on a .243 and a .308 is the heaviest I run in matches. With three little ones it will be a while before I can feed a .338 megaboomer.