Are Talley rings a reliable choice?

[Nicaburns]

This thread definitely convinced me to replace the one set of talleys I still had on a rifle… Hawkins rings are on the way!

 

[pbroski]

Leopold dual dovetails for a base. I use Burris rings with inserts on a handful of 84m's.

I never knew this was even an option for Kimbers. Is there much overhang into the ejector port of the rear base? Would you say they are as rock solid as Warne bases with Warne Mountain Tech or Nightforce 4 screw Xtreme Ultralight rings

 

[KHntr]

Currently headed out on a deer hunt for a week and that rifle is buried in the back seat or I’d look now…. I want to say a 1/2” of overhang though. Doesn’t impact anything at all.

I don’t own any Warne or Nightforce rings currently, and the burris rings were the quickest way to gain 10moa without going to a rail so I can’t speak to how they compare strength wise. Haven’t had any issues though, and I’m using them on 5 or 6 rifles currently. Zero issues.

 

[Wapiti1]

Let's be clear. The Talley Lightweight are suspect. Their two piece steel offerings are good. At least, IME.

I've seen their steel rings deal with big bore recoil with no issues.

For integral rings, I use DNZ, Leupold, or Hawkins depending on what is available or what it's going on. DNZ are my first choice most of the time. Very well machined and finished.

Jeremy

 

[Jfjfrye]

Lowkey, upgrade the rings too, don't risk it.

Planning on it for sure! Had no idea the box I was opening up with this post haha. “Now you know”

 

[762 ULTRAMAGA]

Coming into a thread that hasn't once mentioned "CaLiBeR"
Scoffing at dudes who actually shoot/kill/learn
Profile picture showing non-ideal shooting position for actual field killing accuracy
Priceless

 

[lukebrowning]

As Kamala said… just don’t do it. Absolutely not an area you want to save weight. I’d rather carry one less round in the mag than use Talley.

 

[Watrdawg]

I have 3 rifles with the Talley Modern Sporting rings on them and have had no issues at all. Now, I did have an issue with the quick detach picatinny rings. The base screws stripped out on 2 separate sets. Talley replaced them with out any questions. They sent me the Modern Sporting Rings. I've had them for at least 3 years now and now issues at all.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Only Talley's I have anymore are on my Kimber 84M... what's the best, non-Tally option for that action?

I put warne bases with 1” mountain tech low rings to mount a trijicon accupoint 3-9 to my 84m.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I have a m70 extreme weather that is sort of a backup/loaner rifle. It has DNZ rings on it. Sort of a redneck company but they have worked well, don’t hang out over the barrel or ejection port and seem much more substantial than the talleys I was using before.

 

[Seak_angler]

Leupold BackCountry Rings are solid

 

[VernAK]

I have used the Talley LtWts for years without problems, but all of my hunting scopes are lightweight scopes on moderate recoil rifles. If you're mounting a hubble on a higher recoil rifle, I'd consider some other mount.

 

[KHntr]

I have used the Talley LtWts for years without problems, but all of my hunting scopes are lightweight scopes on moderate recoil rifles. If you're mounting a hubble on a higher recoil rifle, I'd consider some other mount.

Would a Leupold 3.5-10x40 on a 223AI be considered a “hubble on a higher recoil rifle”?
Had a LW crack after a month of riding around on the back seat of my pickup….

They work great, right up until they don’t.

 

[pbroski]

I always lap my Talley Lightweight rings and have not had any issues with them. My Kimber Hunter .280AI with a Leupold 2-7x28 took a spill from a horse one time. The rifle landed on the ground with enough force to break the eyepiece completely off the scope. The Talley's were unaffected, and I continued to use them afterwards. I wonder if some manufacturing runs of Talley's could be better than others? Anyway for me, they seem to work and I like the weight savings so will continue to use them, until I personally see a reason not to.