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Scope Mounting Help
I just purchased my first Tikka this weekend (T3 Lite) and I had some questions about mounting my scope (Leupold VX2 2-7×33). First, because it's a shorter scope, once I put the scope in place with the proper eye relief, the scope mount is located partially over the ejection port. Is that an issue? You can see the location of the mount in the attached picture.
Second, I'm using a set of Warne Maxima Tikka rings, does it matter whether the recoil pin/lug is to the front or the rear of the ring? Originally, I'd installed it with the pin to the rear, but then the scope was too far forward so I flipped it to the front to get the proper eye relief.
Third, does it matter whether the mounting screws are to the left or the right? I'd read that some of the Sako rails and mounts had a slight taper, so rotating the mounts 180-degrees would cause the taper of the mounts and the taper of the rail to be mismatched. Is that the case on the T3? I read the owners' manual regarding the scope rings, and it just said “See the instructions that came with your rings.” The rifle didn't include any instructions for the stock rings (that I could find) and the Warne rings didn't say anything about left or right.
Anyways, thanks for taking the time to indulge the questions of a new guy, I'm sure I'll have more as time goes on.
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-Matt
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4 Replies
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I'll try to answer your questions.
The bottom of the ring by the ejection port MAY cause some problems. The brass being ejected may hit the corner and dent the neck of the brass or possibly cause the case to bounce back into the port. You'll just have to try it. You could slide the ring a little more forward.
You would want the pin in front of the ring if you use it. This way when the rifle recoils the pin will push the front of the ring. You may not need the pin.
Which side the screws are on? For general purpose rings and the T3 I don't think it matters. If you mount the rings on the dovetail without the scope in them, then place the scope on the rings, you'll know if things are out of alignment.
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Thanks for the reply, I cycled some rounds through it and there wasn't an issue with the loaded rounds, but unloaded brass will fly a little different, so I'll be sure to keep an eye on that when I take it out.
The pin is in the front, so that's good to go.
The Warne rings are vertically split, so there's really no way to put the scope on the rings while the rings are on the rifle. But when I put it on there didn't appear to be any problem with alignment, this is all mostly just me worrying about the little unknowns.
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I have put picatinny rails on all my Tikkas which eliminates this potential problem and gives me quite a bit of flexibility on scope position. Mountain Tactical has some very nice rails for the T3.
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Just purchased a rail from Mountain Tacticla to avoid any of these mounting issues.
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