Picked up an upgrade for one of my rifles for Christmas. Was using a stock Bushnell scope that came on the Remington 700 .270 win at purchase from Cabela's. Upgraded to a Nikon Prostaff with BDC reticle. Nothing fancy but a definite improvement.

Anyway, I'm looking for a set of scope rings to upgrade the mounting as my scope rings are stock as well. Doing some research I see rings for as little as 10 bucks with great reviews and some considerably more pricey ones with great reviews as well.

My question is this. Is there a huge difference in quality between these lower priced steel rings and the higher priced? Also, do any of you have some go to rings that you are satisfied with that you recommend?

TIA

This post was edited on 12/27/15 at 2:46 pm

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Posted by 4mileduckman

orig from lake charles

Member since Jan 2013

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Posted on 12/27/15 at 2:51 pm to PTBob

I use warne maxima steel rings.

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Posted by HebertFest08

The Coast

Member since Aug 2008

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Posted on 12/27/15 at 2:55 pm to PTBob

always get the best quality you can afford. its what is holding your scope to your rifle. why not spend a few more dollars... at a minimum get the leupold mounts.

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Posted by TigerOnThe Hill

Springhill, LA

Member since Sep 2008

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Posted on 12/27/15 at 3:51 pm to PTBob

PTBob,
Congrats on the opportunity to upgrade your gear!

I've used a lot of different scope rings through years (including Tasco, Weaver, Leupold, Burris, Redfield, T/C and SSK to name a few). Nowadays, when given the option, I use only Burris Signature rings (the version w/ the plastic inserts) and a Weaver one piece base. Since I started using the Signature rings I stopped lapping the scope rings. Plus, you won't mar the scope finish when using the Signature rings. Although they're real popular w/ some, I don't like the rings and base in a single piece as it limits the options for mounting the scope forwards and backwards.