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The aluminum Farrell’s are a little bit lighter, but not enough to matter. Less than an ounce of difference.Ken Farrell makes the lowest rings I’m aware of. APA next. Both are rock solid.
Bit of a resurrection of thread here, but I’m looking for some low rings for my M70.As SDHNTR mentioned, the Farrell's are going to be a bit lighter. I posted about some of the differences between the Farrell's and APA's a while back but IMO, the APA's are much better rings. The Farrell's are light and trim but because of the lightening cuts and thin width of the rings, there's a lot less tube to ring contact with them compared to APA's. I prefer the lug and latch system of the APA rings. Easiest way to explain the difference in contact and gripping area between the two:
Come to think of it, any chance you’d have a dimension for the thickness (parallel to scope tube) of the KF’s? ThanksAs SDHNTR mentioned, the Farrell's are going to be a bit lighter. I posted about some of the differences between the Farrell's and APA's a while back but IMO, the APA's are much better rings. The Farrell's are light and trim but because of the lightening cuts and thin width of the rings, there's a lot less tube to ring contact with them compared to APA's. I prefer the lug and latch system of the APA rings. Easiest way to explain the difference in contact and gripping area between the two:
Right on, I appreciate itI haven't had any issues with the Farrell's slipping. I've used the single pair I have on a couple of different rifles but none of them have been heavier recoiling and I haven't purposefully dropped any of them to test hold/grip.
The situation you mentioned is what I'm used them for right now. Currently they are mounted on a 336 in 35 Rem with a scope that is ~ the same tube length as the rail. The KF's, being slim, allow me to use the forward most and rear most slots without the bottom of the rings overhanging the rail and the tube length/eye relief of the scope make this the best mounting position for this scope on this rifle. I could likely use the APA's, just moving them in on the rail but the KF's are a nice fit.
I'll try to get a measurement and post here later today.
No worries, now that it’s Monday I can always give Mr. KF a call and save ya the hassle. Maybe he posts the dimension on the website in the future as a resultI forgot all about this. I apologize. I'll try to get it this evening.