Ever Tried These Rings Before?

SuckLead · 03-10-2008, 09:29 PM

Well, I got a scope this afternoon. Hopefully it will work out. I hit a few shops in the area and most of the scopes I found were just too big and/or too much for such a rifle. So I ended up with something that has a slightly larger bell than I had wanted, but hey. Gives me an excuse to use see through mounts.

I got a Simmons 3-9x50. Put me out about $40. I figure if it doesn't work out I can always eBay it and get something else.

So here's another question. Like a moron I bought a set of rings and they ended up not being what I was expecting. Apparently, they are meant to attach to the receiver directly instead of a mount. Now, I've put a lot of scopes on a lot of rifles and seen a lot of different types of rings before, but this is new to me. They are meant to fit my rifle, but it does seem weird to me. Does anyone have experience with rings like these? Of course I need to find a long screwdriver to get them on, but hey. Do they work? (they are Weaver rings)

Note to self: never pick scope rings while in the middle of a horrible headache.

billy · 03-10-2008, 09:34 PM

what kind of rings?
pics?
brand name and model?

SwedeSteve · 03-11-2008, 07:56 AM

Maybe for a 22lr?

Cyrille · 03-11-2008, 08:01 AM

My Savage .22 has rings with small[for lack of a better word] 'claws' on them that attach directly to the action. Are the ones you have the same?

Mooseman684 · 03-11-2008, 10:10 AM

If those are see-thru mounts, they bolt right to the Receiver and they work OK, but they do put the scope up pretty High...I have used them before...
It takes long shanked Gunsmith Screwdrivers to install them...
Rich

samuel · 03-11-2008, 12:15 PM

They will work as MM says but you may want a slideon cheekrest to go with them. Not a bad setup tho.A 50mm bell wont hurt but you may want a sunshield to use on bright days. sam.

SuckLead · 03-11-2008, 08:58 PM

No these are Weavers and they actually screw onto the 10/22's receiver in place of the mount.

I've pretty much decided to try returning them and then getting something else.

GlockMeister · 03-11-2008, 11:30 PM

Sucklead, going by what scope you said you got, size that is not brand, the 3-9X50mm, you may have to get the see-through style mounts. Yes, as moose said, they'll raise your scope up higher, about 1 and 7/8 inches, but you may have to use them because that 50mm objective lens will hit the rifle. Your going to have to use something mount or ring wise that will raise that scope up off the rifle. The only other alternative is get a scope with a smaller objective lens, or pay big bucks for the Leupold that has the arc that sits over the barrel that helps keep it lower.

At least before you go returning that mount, see where the 50mm side of that scope will hit and how much higher you'll have to be so that it doesn't.

03-10-2008, 09:29 PM	#1
SuckLead Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA Posts: 600	Ever Tried These Rings Before? Well, I got a scope this afternoon. Hopefully it will work out. I hit a few shops in the area and most of the scopes I found were just too big and/or too much for such a rifle. So I ended up with something that has a slightly larger bell than I had wanted, but hey. Gives me an excuse to use see through mounts. I got a Simmons 3-9x50. Put me out about $40. I figure if it doesn't work out I can always eBay it and get something else. So here's another question. Like a moron I bought a set of rings and they ended up not being what I was expecting. Apparently, they are meant to attach to the receiver directly instead of a mount. Now, I've put a lot of scopes on a lot of rifles and seen a lot of different types of rings before, but this is new to me. They are meant to fit my rifle, but it does seem weird to me. Does anyone have experience with rings like these? Of course I need to find a long screwdriver to get them on, but hey. Do they work? (they are Weaver rings) Note to self: never pick scope rings while in the middle of a horrible headache. __________________ "Ruin a liberal's day; recite historical fact." - found on a bumper sticker

03-10-2008, 09:34 PM	#2
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 12,203 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 146	what kind of rings? pics? brand name and model? __________________

03-11-2008, 07:56 AM	#3
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,400 Images: 1	Maybe for a 22lr? __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

03-11-2008, 10:10 AM	#5
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,702 Images: 2	If those are see-thru mounts, they bolt right to the Receiver and they work OK, but they do put the scope up pretty High...I have used them before... It takes long shanked Gunsmith Screwdrivers to install them... Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

03-11-2008, 08:58 PM	#7
SuckLead Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA Posts: 600	No these are Weavers and they actually screw onto the 10/22's receiver in place of the mount. I've pretty much decided to try returning them and then getting something else. __________________ "Ruin a liberal's day; recite historical fact." - found on a bumper sticker

03-11-2008, 08:01 AM	#4
Cyrille Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Louisiana Posts: 1,851	My Savage .22 has rings with small[for lack of a better word] 'claws' on them that attach directly to the action. Are the ones you have the same?

03-11-2008, 12:15 PM	#6
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,087	They will work as MM says but you may want a slideon cheekrest to go with them. Not a bad setup tho.A 50mm bell wont hurt but you may want a sunshield to use on bright days. sam.

03-11-2008, 11:30 PM	#8
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 5,513	Sucklead, going by what scope you said you got, size that is not brand, the 3-9X50mm, you may have to get the see-through style mounts. Yes, as moose said, they'll raise your scope up higher, about 1 and 7/8 inches, but you may have to use them because that 50mm objective lens will hit the rifle. Your going to have to use something mount or ring wise that will raise that scope up off the rifle. The only other alternative is get a scope with a smaller objective lens, or pay big bucks for the Leupold that has the arc that sits over the barrel that helps keep it lower. At least before you go returning that mount, see where the 50mm side of that scope will hit and how much higher you'll have to be so that it doesn't. __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!