Slayer wrote:This is an old post but i see some guest are reading the post. Hoot has some awesome advice on scope mounting. Theres alot of good info from everyone.
My advice is to always when possible to use the best quality mounts one can afford. Especially for big bore cartridge rifles. When i mount a luepold scope, I use their rings and mounts. The only problem with that is they are pricey. If one doesn't have the tools and skill... a smith should be consulted. Luepold will honor their scopes and hardware a 100% if there is a defect. I have a scope cap heading back now that lost the luepold insignia the first shot out of my 450 bushy.
I found using their mounts to be the best way to eliminate mounting issues. At present I'm using the AR15 30mm cantilever on my rifle. So far zero issues. Hope this helps a bit...
Put a Simmons 4X12X40 8 Point on my 450 BM bolt action build because that's what I had lying around. Scope has been on a number of rifles w/o problems. After 86 rounds thru my BM, the cross hairs broke while I was shooting yesterday! One scope in the trash.