Talley Rings & Bases on my 264 Win Mag

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gabane

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Folks,
Need some help. I am trying to mount a Swarvoski 6 x 24 x 50 on a 264 Win Mag pre-64 Super Grade. I have tried two different set of rings and bases and still run out of elevation. Both times scope settings are in mid point. Am up to high rings and still run out of elevation.

I recently mounted one on a Rem 700 long magumum action without any problems. Anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?
 
Have you called Talley? They are very friendly and are good to get info from. I called them today to get info as I am building my own bases for a custom project and needed to know what angle their dovetail was cut. They gave me the info and asked for me to send photos when done.
Butch
 
gabane said:
Folks,
Need some help. I am trying to mount a Swarvoski 6 x 24 x 50 on a 264 Win Mag pre-64 Super Grade. I have tried two different set of rings and bases and still run out of elevation. Both times scope settings are in mid point. Am up to high rings and still run out of elevation.

I recently mounted one on a Rem 700 long magumum action without any problems. Anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?
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Call Dave Talley or his son in law Gary, the compant is located in Santee SC, very nice people they'll go the extra mile to make you happy and will give you real help not just lip service
 
gabane: You won't gain elevation by increasing the height of the rings. If you need more elevation than the scope will give you...the front of the scope needs to go down...effectively pointing the muzzle 'up'.

There are a lot of ways to do this. Shimming the rear base 'up' (away from the reciever) is probably the easiest way. But as you shim the rear base up, the scope tube will no longer be in perfect contact with the I.D. of the front ring..since you're 'pivoting' the scope tube foward..and the 'pivot point' is the scope tube inside the front ring. You can get around this by lapping the rings and then bedding the rings and the scope tube. You'll then have 100% contact and a secure mounting setup that won't damage the scope tube when the rings are tightened.

If you decide to ship the rear base, you can get shim kits from Sinclair and other suppliers, or make your own up. A .010-.015 shim would be a good place to start. I've made them from both aluminum an steel. Aluminum for shims is as close as the nearest empty soda can. ;) Before you start, make sure and center the elevation adjustment on your scope so you have a baseline to work from.

Just one way to approach it, for what it's worth.

Good shootin'. -Al:)
 
Talley Rings & Bases

Thanks to all who have replied. Yes I have talke with Talley on several occasions and they are great to work with. Have not considered shimming the rear base yet. I did try the lightweight rings and bases from Talley before and they worked fine. It has only been since I decided to try some of their two piece bases and rings to get that more of a custom look that I have had the problem.
 
I like the Burris Signature rings and bases.Its a simple solution for those kind of problems
 
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