rings and mounts

wingshot · 12-03-2008, 12:14 PM

I recently bought a Sako 85 .300 WSM, to go with it I purchased a Leupold VX-L 3.5x 10 with a 56mm objective. Now I'm looking for a mount/ ring system andd am leaning towards the Sako optilock base/ ring setup. I was also considering Leupold's rings but they dont seem as sturdy. Can anyone recomend a setup or a seller that wont rake me over the coals.

jtuck · 12-03-2008, 12:22 PM

I have had good success with Burris Signature Zee mounts. Just MHO
Welcome to Gun and Game, we look forward to getting to know you!

billy · 12-03-2008, 12:27 PM

Burris Signature Zee

wingshot · 12-03-2008, 09:29 PM

Thanks guys, appreciate your help.

SwedeSteve · 12-04-2008, 03:24 AM

WELCOME to G&G wingshooter. I've never put anything but Sako rings on my Sako rifles.

147 Inches · 12-06-2008, 09:41 AM

I'm with Steve on this one.
I had Leupold rings and they were a nightmare. It took the gun shop almost an hour just to get them installed to my liking. I thought the rings were sturdy, but they were not right for my M995.
Sako rings are the only thing I am using on this gun.

SwedeSteve · 02-09-2009, 01:54 PM

You should just save up and get the Sako rings. After all, you bought an awesome rifle to start !!

FortyXDM · 02-09-2009, 03:31 PM

Sako or Leupold Ring mounts. Both are virtually identical. Make sure you pay attention when you pull them out of the box as one is marked front, the tuther marked rear. You would figure it out anyway, but possibly not until after a bit of trouble. Don't know about Zee mounts. But the sako style ring mounts are brute strong.
Also, for ease of use in finding the sight/target quickly, get the lowest mounts you can use without interference of front bell with barrel.
Tom

12-03-2008, 12:14 PM	#1
wingshot Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2	rings and mounts I recently bought a Sako 85 .300 WSM, to go with it I purchased a Leupold VX-L 3.5x 10 with a 56mm objective. Now I'm looking for a mount/ ring system andd am leaning towards the Sako optilock base/ ring setup. I was also considering Leupold's rings but they dont seem as sturdy. Can anyone recomend a setup or a seller that wont rake me over the coals.

12-03-2008, 12:22 PM	#2
jtuck Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,428 Blog Entries: 1	I have had good success with Burris Signature Zee mounts. Just MHO Welcome to Gun and Game, we look forward to getting to know you! __________________ I give people respect, not because of who they are, but because of who I am.

12-03-2008, 12:27 PM	#3
billy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 20,501 Blog Entries: 161	Burris Signature Zee __________________ ANGRY SMART AND SOBER

12-04-2008, 03:24 AM	#5
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 26,469	WELCOME to G&G wingshooter. I've never put anything but Sako rings on my Sako rifles. __________________ In the absence of orders, ATTACK !!

02-09-2009, 01:54 PM	#7
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 26,469	You should just save up and get the Sako rings. After all, you bought an awesome rifle to start !! __________________ In the absence of orders, ATTACK !!

12-03-2008, 09:29 PM	#4
wingshot Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2	Thanks guys, appreciate your help.

12-06-2008, 09:41 AM	#6
147 Inches Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 556	I'm with Steve on this one. I had Leupold rings and they were a nightmare. It took the gun shop almost an hour just to get them installed to my liking. I thought the rings were sturdy, but they were not right for my M995. Sako rings are the only thing I am using on this gun.

02-09-2009, 03:31 PM	#8
FortyXDM Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Gladstone, Mo. (kc area) Posts: 4,236	Sako or Leupold Ring mounts. Both are virtually identical. Make sure you pay attention when you pull them out of the box as one is marked front, the tuther marked rear. You would figure it out anyway, but possibly not until after a bit of trouble. Don't know about Zee mounts. But the sako style ring mounts are brute strong. Also, for ease of use in finding the sight/target quickly, get the lowest mounts you can use without interference of front bell with barrel. Tom