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Art Eatman · September 16, 2010, 09:22 AM

I'd stay away from anything cheaper than Weavers, but two-piece Weavers have worked just fine for me on quite a few rifles for some sixty years. Conetrols are a lot prettier, although more complex--but they've been on my Sako .243 for forty years. IOW, by and large, brand is unimportant.

For recoil of no more than a .30-'06, aluminum bases work okay. I'd go with steel for Big Thumpers.

Odds are with that scope, low rings and bases will work.

September 16, 2010, 09:22 AM	#2
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	I'd stay away from anything cheaper than Weavers, but two-piece Weavers have worked just fine for me on quite a few rifles for some sixty years. Conetrols are a lot prettier, although more complex--but they've been on my Sako .243 for forty years. IOW, by and large, brand is unimportant. For recoil of no more than a .30-'06, aluminum bases work okay. I'd go with steel for Big Thumpers. Odds are with that scope, low rings and bases will work.