Leo Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 My rear ring broke loose from the base at the range the other day. Finally got around to taking pictures of it. You can clearly see how it sheared out. I was lucky the scope didn't go flying! My new rings came in today. Talley Lightweights! They fit perfect! No lapping required. Probably the easiest scope mounting job I've ever done. I think they look good too! I really like these Talley Lightweights. I highly recommend them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Looks like a stout setup. Is that a Vanguard Sub-MOA or a Mark V Ultra-Lightweight?? What caliber?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted November 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Looks like a stout setup. Is that a Vanguard Sub-MOA or a Mark V Ultra-Lightweight?? What caliber?? Mark V Ultra-LEOweight I took a standard Mark V action out of a Mark V Synthetic I've had almost 20years and dropped it in a Bell and Carlson Medalist Stock. It's the number two contour versus the number one on the lightweights. Still... the B&C medalist stock with the aluminum bedding block and carbon fiber layup is a good bit lighter than the original synthetic stock. Go figure. It's a bonus for me, I just wanted a stock with a more solid bedding that wasn't as noodly at the forearm end. I saved some more weight (about 2 ounces) going with the Talley Lightweights but they are much stronger than the dovetail/windage rings I had on there. $41 from Midway they are darn reasonable too. No need to lap them they were perfect! I definitely recommend them! The total gun package scope and all weighs just a hair under nine pounds which is about perfect for a 300 Weatherby. It's fun to shoot but it gets hot quick! The B&C medalist stock is easier to shoot. It seems to soak up recoil better. I don't know if I have any accuracy improvement yet because when I was trying to figure that out, my rings took a dump on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Hard to believe that a .300 Roy at almost 9 lbs. could puke a set of rings that quickly. I'd contact the manufacturer of the trashed hardware and ask them "whaddup???" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Mark V Ultra-LEOweight Now that's funny, right there!!!!! :clown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted November 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Hard to believe that a .300 Roy at almost 9 lbs. could puke a set of rings that quickly. I'd contact the manufacturer of the trashed hardware and ask them "whaddup???" Actually it wasn't quick. Inconvenient yes it was. And extremely annoying. The rings and mounts are almost twenty years old. This gun has been shot a lot! But the gun has never been an excellent shooter. This year I have made it a personal mission to change that. That being said, rings should never fail during shooting and these did. I will not trust dovetail/windage mounts again. I'm thankful my Leupold didn't go flying! I'm thinking the rings and mounts have been an issue since I got the gun. I learned the same lesson on my Tikka until I switched to Optilocks. Dual Dovetail is a much better option but I really think these Talley lightweights are even better than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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