Lightest reliable pic rings?

[thinhorn_AK]

I’m ditching talleys on a few rifles and wondering who makes a good reliable pic ring that isn’t overly heavy. I realize a ring/rail is going to be heavier than a talley lightweight ring/base setup.

Nightforce? Warne?

Thank you!

 

[go4thegusto]

Warne, Warne Vapor, Leupold PRW2
Not why I answered, but I do have all of those if you are interested..

 

[Hill Difficulty]

Steiner H-series are considerably lighter than any other pic ring make I've handled/used. Unable to comment on reliability. I recently bought a set and noticed the slot lug is a half-length lug vs a crossbar.

 

[SDHNTR]

My favorites are NF ultralights and Ken Farrell’s. The Farrells especially if you want the lowest height. Both light AND rock solid, which is most important to me.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Warne, Warne Vapor, Leupold PRW2
Not why I answered, but I do have all of those if you are interested..

Are the warne vapors solid? I never heard of them until just now.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Between NF UL, Hawkins Tactical, Seekins/Vortex PMR, Badger Ordnance, APA, and ZCO, the NF UL have been the lightest.

Hawkins and Seekins have been within a partial ounce, but the NF have been the lightest I’ve owned.

I wonder if the lowest nightforce rings would allow an shv 3-10 on a rail without hitting.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

My favorites are NF ultralights and Ken Farrell’s. The Farrells especially if you want the lowest height. Both light AND rock solid, which is most important to me.

Never heard of ken Farrell, I’ll check those out thanks!!!

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Steiner H-series are considerably lighter than any other pic ring make I've handled/used. Unable to comment on reliability. I recently bought a set and noticed the slot lug is a half-length lug vs a crossbar.

I’ll take a look at those, I appreciate it.

 

[Formidilosus]

Are the warne vapors solid? I never heard of them until just now.

All vertical split rings are garbage.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

All vertical split rings are garbage.

The vapors aren’t vertically split. But yes, I agree 100% I crimped the tube on a scope with some vertical split talleys.

 

[Formidilosus]

The vapors aren’t vertically split. But yes, I agree 100% I crimped the tube on a scope with some vertical split talleys.

They make both vertical and horizontal split Vapors. I had only seen the vertical ones.

However, I would almost guarantee you the design of the horizontal split Vapors is anything but “rugged”. Have used quite a few rings of nearly identical design, and they were all sub optimal.

 

[Castle Rock]

SWFA are as light and low as any, tough as nails and cheap

 

[BLJ]

I’ve had good success with Vortex Pros.

 

[SDHNTR]

Never heard of ken Farrell, I’ll check those out thanks!!!

They are very high quality and are my choice for anything with a scope that has a sub 50mm objective.

 

[BRTreedogs]

I wonder if the lowest nightforce rings would allow an shv 3-10 on a rail without hitting.

On what rifle?

 

[JFK]

I wonder if the lowest nightforce rings would allow an shv 3-10 on a rail without hitting.

It has more to do with action length and rail height. The 3-10 shv is a really short scope and gets tricky on a long action. The objective and the power ring can hit the pic base. I have a 3-10 shv on a sauer 100 (similar to tikka they are all built on a long action) and had to experiment to get it just right. Using Burris xtr two piece bases. Seekins lows were too low and the scope contacted the pic base. Warne mountain tech rings solved it. Have been very happy with this setup.

 

[SDHNTR]

On what rifle?

Yes, they will, easily.

I have a Defiance 20moa cant rail and NF UL Lows with a March 52mm bell on a Bart #3 barrel. It’s got a nice 1/8”+ clearance.

 

[SDHNTR]

I wonder if the lowest nightforce rings would allow an shv 3-10 on a rail without hitting.

Whoops, wrong quote. See above. I have that same scope on another rifle with a Bart 3b (heavy sporter contour) and use Farrell lows with plenty of clearance. And they are even lower than the NF lows.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

On what rifle?

Kimber mountain ascent 300wm

 

[thinhorn_AK]

It has more to do with action length and rail height. The 3-10 shv is a really short scope and gets tricky on a long action. The objective and the power ring can hit the pic base. I have a 3-10 shv on a sauer 100 (similar to tikka they are all built on a long action) and had to experiment to get it just right. Using Burris xtr two piece bases. Seekins lows were too low and the scope contacted the pic base. Warne mountain tech rings solved it. Have been very happy with this setup.

If the shv is just too short for the Kimber 300, I wouldn’t mind leaving the trijicon tenmile 3-18 on that rifle. With the SWFAs in the mail and it being the off season I thought it would be a good time for some musical scopes.

The main thing though is I want a sturdier mounting setup on that 300 with the heavy scope. I think the shv is 22oz and the tenmile is just under 26oz