REMINGTON 700 SCOPE BASES
Remington 700 Scope Bases
Recently I began evaluating the optics needs for all of my rifles. It occurred to me that here in 2012 I would like the ability to be able switch optics back and forth between my rifles without tools. Because of this I set out to see what options are available for a picatinney rail and quick detach scope rings for my Remington model 700 BDL. I must admit I was quite surprised at the options available. In the following sections you will see the results of my search. It's important to note that prices and quality vary dramatically, you get what you pay for.
REMINGTON 700 1 PIECE SCOPE BASE
Browsing the various online catalogs such as Brownell's as well as others I was overwhelmed by the options and prices of the one-piece picatinney rails. There are several factors to consider when selecting a one-piece scope base for your Remington model 700. Do you want to made from aluminum or steel? do you need elevation adjustment built-in for shooting long-range?
Materials: Aluminum is lightweight and usually inexpensive. The downside is the aluminum depending on the application may not be as durable as steel. This is especially true in the low costs rails. Steel rails are stronger, heavier, more durable and usually more expensive. Some steel rail such as the Badger Ordnance are hardened steel machined after the hardening process. The Badger Ordnance are the best and most expensive Remington 700 scope mounts available. In fact they are the choice of Remington military rifles.
Adjustment: the picatinney rails are available with no adjustment, 10 min. of angle, 15 min. of angle, 20 min. of angle, and 30 min. of angle. The amount of adjustment required depends on your shooting range. Close range requires no adjustment where extreme ranges such as 800 to 1000 yards require more minute of angle adjustment. The reason for this is twofold. Some scopes to not have enough elevation adjustment is the first reason, the second reason built-in adjustment allows the scope to utilize its full range of elevation adjustment.
- BADGER ORDNANCE
- BROWNELLS
- EGW
- FARRELL INDUSTRIES
- LARUE TACTICAL
- LEUPOLD
- NIGHTFORCE
- PRI
- SATERN
- TALLEY
- TRIJICON
- US OPTICS
- VALDADA
- WARNE
- WEAVER
REMINGTON 700 2 PIECE SCOPE MOUNTS
Once you have selected a scope base for your Remington model 700 it's time to select a good set of scope rings. For the purposes of this section we are only interested in QD or quick detachable rings. Once again we have many options. As before we hit the Brownell's website as well as the other usual suspects.
By the way don't forget to select the ring size to match the tube diameter of your scope example 1 inch or 30 mm etc.
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