School me on picatinny mounts - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

whistle pig · 01-27-2007, 07:47 PM

My new leupold 6.5x20 LRT scope will be here monday and I need some 30mm rings. I am looking at the tactical picatinny mounts and rings and wondering if they are worth the money.

I currently have leupold dual dovetail mounts and haven't had any issues but I will be getting a new barrel soon and would like to wring all the accuracy I can from this thing.

It's a remington sendero used for hunting/target shooting 60/40.

Opinions?

HalfFastFord · 01-27-2007, 09:02 PM

It's just a one piece Weaver with more forward/rearward adjustability.

whistle pig · 01-27-2007, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by HalfFastFord

It's just a one piece Weaver with more forward/rearward adjustability.

Then why are they so damned expensive?

HalfFastFord · 01-27-2007, 09:49 PM

try this one instead, much cheaper

http://cgi.ebay.com/Remington-700-LA...QQcmdZViewItem

most Weaver rails are milled flat, Picatinny rails have an angle milled into them to allow for adjustability. I saw one that could adjust 20 MOA just by moving the scope forward/backward. this one has 25 MOA

Weasel · 01-27-2007, 10:20 PM

arn't the picatinny designed for quick optics changes without losing zeros(have to mark the location somehow) or that what I was told.

HalfFastFord · 01-27-2007, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Weasel

arn't the picatinny designed for quick optics changes without losing zeros(have to mark the location somehow) or that what I was told.

Yes, but the same can be done with Weaver bases. the difference is the one piece is said to be stronger. this is because 2 piece mounts can theoretically move in relation to each other, changing your poi.

usmcdoc14 · 01-28-2007, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by HalfFastFord

It's just a one piece Weaver with more forward/rearward adjustability.

not that simple, there are diffrences in the 2 as well. The slot spacing in the Weaver rail is 3.8 mm, the slot spacing on the Picatinny rail is 5 mm.

01-27-2007, 07:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
whistle pig Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Member # 43727 Location: North Louisiana Posts: 745	School me on picatinny mounts My new leupold 6.5x20 LRT scope will be here monday and I need some 30mm rings. I am looking at the tactical picatinny mounts and rings and wondering if they are worth the money. I currently have leupold dual dovetail mounts and haven't had any issues but I will be getting a new barrel soon and would like to wring all the accuracy I can from this thing. It's a remington sendero used for hunting/target shooting 60/40. Opinions?

01-27-2007, 09:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
HalfFastFord Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Member # 17904 Location: OKC Posts: 2,383	try this one instead, much cheaper http://cgi.ebay.com/Remington-700-LA...QQcmdZViewItem most Weaver rails are milled flat, Picatinny rails have an angle milled into them to allow for adjustability. I saw one that could adjust 20 MOA just by moving the scope forward/backward. this one has 25 MOA Last edited by HalfFastFord; 01-27-2007 at 10:24 PM.

01-27-2007, 10:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
Weasel Pirate4x4 Addict! Join Date: Jul 2001 Member # 5639 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 5,945	arn't the picatinny designed for quick optics changes without losing zeros(have to mark the location somehow) or that what I was told. __________________ Just Add Lightness I'd rather be simple-and-wrong than complicated-and-wrong.

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01-27-2007, 09:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
HalfFastFord Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Member # 17904 Location: OKC Posts: 2,383	It's just a one piece Weaver with more forward/rearward adjustability.