Thread: Tikka T3 Scope Rings issues

Originally Posted by kiwijames

I suppose my last post was not addressing your real problem. Have you put anything else on this rifle, scope wise? Warne are a robust ring and my issue with them is it is very easy to crush a scope tube with the leverage they can create.
My last rifle had the receiver holes drilled on the piss (Rem700).
When you say piccatiny rail do mean you have a rail screwed to the action or are you using the dovetail milled into the receiver? I'd flag the rail and get some lower Tikka type rings for a comparison. The factory rings aren't that bad.
From what I can see your targets are shot around centre so can't see what the scope problem is you refer to. The only thing I can see is your 08 groups are nowhere as good as you Mag. Looks more like an accuracy problem than a scope issue?

Yep @kiwijames, you are right about the accuracy, but what I am trying to figure out is "why it is so all over the place", my other rifles didn't shot this bad with factory ammo, maybe I need to consider what beetroot said, try other ammo brand and reloaded ammo.
As you can see I am not a "master" shooter but I can put some rounds tight together what means my groups should not be "that bad" with factory ammo.
Regards crushed scope, it was set very carefully and the scope is a very robust(Vortex Viper HS-T).
Thank you for the feedback, very much appreciated.

Mac