Vertically spilt versus horizontally split scope rings
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Vertically spilt versus horizontally split scope rings
The scope I picked up from Louie the Fly turned up last week, and so I was very keen to mount it on the Omark and try it out.
I had bought some low QRW Leupold rings so I mounted them on the rail, lapped them, centred the windage turret on the scope and then bore sighted it. The reticle was pretty close so proceeded out to zero the rifle with the left-over FMJ target loads I bought from the rifle club.
My first shot at 50m was waaaayy out to the left, wound across to the right and shot again, then moved back to 100m, and shot again. And wound. And shot. After 60x 1/4" clicks I hit the limit of adjustment and still was around 2" to the left of POA:
I swapped the rings front to back, and then from having the lever facing to the left to facing right, but this didn't fix the problem.
The previous scope on this rifle was in high vertically split Warne rings which didn't seem to have this problem, so I kept an eye out for some Warne Maxima QD low rings which are also vertically split. As I was driving home from a work meeting in Melbourne on Monday I called into a shop in Ballarat and they had just what I wanted so home they came.
Been a busy week at work so the only opportunity I had to check them out was after dark one night under the spotlight. Centred the windage turret, bore sighted and then zeroed at 100m. Here are the results:
Looks like if rings don't have windage adjustment then vertically split might be the way to go.
Marcus
I had bought some low QRW Leupold rings so I mounted them on the rail, lapped them, centred the windage turret on the scope and then bore sighted it. The reticle was pretty close so proceeded out to zero the rifle with the left-over FMJ target loads I bought from the rifle club.
My first shot at 50m was waaaayy out to the left, wound across to the right and shot again, then moved back to 100m, and shot again. And wound. And shot. After 60x 1/4" clicks I hit the limit of adjustment and still was around 2" to the left of POA:
I swapped the rings front to back, and then from having the lever facing to the left to facing right, but this didn't fix the problem.
The previous scope on this rifle was in high vertically split Warne rings which didn't seem to have this problem, so I kept an eye out for some Warne Maxima QD low rings which are also vertically split. As I was driving home from a work meeting in Melbourne on Monday I called into a shop in Ballarat and they had just what I wanted so home they came.
Been a busy week at work so the only opportunity I had to check them out was after dark one night under the spotlight. Centred the windage turret, bore sighted and then zeroed at 100m. Here are the results:
Looks like if rings don't have windage adjustment then vertically split might be the way to go.
Marcus
Vertically spilt versus horizontally split scope rings
Vertically split rings are the work of the devil, made for masochists I tell ya.
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Re: Vertically spilt versus horizontally split scope rings
Seems to work for you mate, never tried them myself as I like the Lynx stud type mounts with windage front and back.
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Re: Vertically spilt versus horizontally split scope rings
I have a few sets of warne? rings which are vertical split and I find them such a PITA to set up. Much prefer the horizontal split, but what ever works for you.
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Re: Vertically spilt versus horizontally split scope rings
I'm with camel go the lynx or the hillver stud mounts , don't even need to use the windage on your scope if you don't want to
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Re: Vertically spilt versus horizontally split scope rings
I also much prefer horizontally split rings with windage adjustment, and I specifically bought the Leupy QRW rings over the Warnes in the first place because of this.
I have the Lynx stud base and rings on my .22-250 and like the flexibility that the front and rear windage adjustment gives but they can be a bit fiddly to get right. I think that the fact that the front rings can swivel on the stud (if the grub screws are not done up tight) while adjusting the rear for windage has to be a good thing - less likely to stress a scope tube.
Unless the QRW rings had some issue with tolerances it seems that in this case the vertically split Warne rings did a better job at centering over the line of the bore.
Like the man said - whatever works!
Marcus
I have the Lynx stud base and rings on my .22-250 and like the flexibility that the front and rear windage adjustment gives but they can be a bit fiddly to get right. I think that the fact that the front rings can swivel on the stud (if the grub screws are not done up tight) while adjusting the rear for windage has to be a good thing - less likely to stress a scope tube.
Unless the QRW rings had some issue with tolerances it seems that in this case the vertically split Warne rings did a better job at centering over the line of the bore.
Like the man said - whatever works!
Marcus
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Re: Vertically spilt versus horizontally split scope rings
I tremble every time a customer wants a set on a rifle!GriMo wrote:Vertically split rings are the work of the devil, made for masochists I tell ya.
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Re: Vertically spilt versus horizontally split scope rings
Did you go back and check the point of impact with the original FMJ target loads from the Hamilton RC?Branxhunter wrote:I also much prefer horizontally split rings with windage adjustment, and I specifically bought the Leupy QRW rings over the Warnes in the first place because of this.
I have the Lynx stud base and rings on my .22-250 and like the flexibility that the front and rear windage adjustment gives but they can be a bit fiddly to get right. I think that the fact that the front rings can swivel on the stud (if the grub screws are not done up tight) while adjusting the rear for windage has to be a good thing - less likely to stress a scope tube.
Unless the QRW rings had some issue with tolerances it seems that in this case the vertically split Warne rings did a better job at centering over the line of the bore.
Like the man said - whatever works!
Marcus
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Re: Vertically spilt versus horizontally split scope rings
Hmmm, not being an expert on this stuff could someone post some pics and explain the pros and cons of the various types of rings? I'd be interested to learn something
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Re: Vertically spilt versus horizontally split scope rings
Why? I love the Warne mounts and find them relatively easy to fit. What exactly don't you like?kjd wrote:I tremble every time a customer wants a set on a rifle!GriMo wrote:Vertically split rings are the work of the devil, made for masochists I tell ya.
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Re: Vertically spilt versus horizontally split scope rings
I think this would confirm the problem isn't the rings, swapping front to back and reversing should have had it shooting an equal distance the opposite direction if it was a ring issue.Branxhunter wrote:I swapped the rings front to back, and then from having the lever facing to the left to facing right, but this didn't fix the problem.
Ive got about 6 sets of QRW rings and never had a problem with the rings.
Much prefer horizontal split to me vertically split rings just look wrong.
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I find them enormously frustrating to mount. I guess from a pure engineering point I also don't see any benefit to the vertical split that would compensate for that difficulty. Granted I'm no engineer but the vertical split seems to make tension in the scope also defendant on tension required to lock onto the dovetails. In a horizontal arrangement they are two entirely different attachment points and as such can be torqued as desired.kickinback wrote:Why? I love the Warne mounts and find them relatively easy to fit. What exactly don't you like?kjd wrote:I tremble every time a customer wants a set on a rifle!GriMo wrote:Vertically split rings are the work of the devil, made for masochists I tell ya.
As I said, not an engineer that just "feels" better to me.
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Re: Vertically spilt versus horizontally split scope rings
Is that because the vertically spilt rings (ie; Warne T3 QD's) make you put the scope on wrong?kjd wrote:I tremble every time a customer wants a set on a rifle!GriMo wrote:Vertically split rings are the work of the devil, made for masochists I tell ya.
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Re: Vertically spilt versus horizontally split scope rings
I'm sensing a story here. Maybe someone fucked up and blamed something else?Buff Buster wrote:Is that because the vertically spilt rings (ie; Warne T3 QD's) make you put the scope on wrong?kjd wrote:I tremble every time a customer wants a set on a rifle!GriMo wrote:Vertically split rings are the work of the devil, made for masochists I tell ya.
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Re: Vertically spilt versus horizontally split scope rings
There is a story Glen. I'll let Keefy tell it though.
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