New to forum... Already need help with base choice for new rifle and scope...

mercerbear said:
Hi, I'm new to this forum also!

I have a Savage High Country in 30-06 and went with the Warne Mountain Tech 20MOA base as well as Mountain Tech rings.

You can get on the Warne site and find the product numbers you need for a short action High Country.

I think Warne makes great products and the price is not the cheapest, but certainly reasonable.

Scope height is not such a big deal with the High Country because you can adjust the height of the Accustock.

If you look closely at the second photo, you will see that I bedded the mount with Acraglas because it wasn't quite level, when the base screws were torqued to spec. This is because the receiver is not perfect machined and the bottom of the scope base doesn't mate to it perfectly. I always put a small level on the scope base in multiple places to make sure it's not twisting. I doubt that step is actually necessary on a hunting rifle though.

Here is what my set-up looks like.

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Welcome to LRH and enjoy it! Also, to the brotherhood of the barrel NUTs. :)

Very nice set-up.
 
mercerbear said:
Hi, I'm new to this forum also!

I have a Savage High Country in 30-06 and went with the Warne Mountain Tech 20MOA base as well as Mountain Tech rings.

You can get on the Warne site and find the product numbers you need for a short action High Country.

I think Warne makes great products and the price is not the cheapest, but certainly reasonable.

Scope height is not such a big deal with the High Country because you can adjust the height of the Accustock.

If you look closely at the second photo, you will see that I bedded the mount with Acraglas because it wasn't quite level, when the base screws were torqued to spec. This is because the receiver is not perfect machined and the bottom of the scope base doesn't mate to it perfectly. I always put a small level on the scope base in multiple places to make sure it's not twisting. I doubt that step is actually necessary on a hunting rifle though.

Here is what my set-up looks like.

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Nice looking setup !!
 
FEENIX said:
Welcome to LRH and enjoy it! Also, to the brotherhood of the barrel NUTs. :)

Very nice set-up.
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Oh, thanks.

I have been building ARs for years and am a member at a more MSR oriented site, as well.

Lately, I have been a lot more interested in Western Hunting and higher quality bolt action builds.

A lot of my google research kept bringing me back here, so I decided to join and start posting a bit.

I'll stop derailing the thread now :)
 
mercerbear said:
Oh, thanks.

I have been building ARs for years and am a member at a more MSR oriented site, as well.

Lately, I have been a lot more interested in Western Hunting and higher quality bolt action builds.

A lot of my google research kept bringing me back here, so I decided to join and start posting a bit.

I'll stop derailing the thread now :)
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Mercer, What ammo does your rifle like ?
 
johnnyk said:
Kinda, but Sandra Bullock is a Pirate also. You work, go to school? Where do you hunt? Pitt, Edgecombe, Lenoir, Green County?
I work in Greenville......everyday.....I hate the drive.
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I am semi retired... and I hunt in Bertie and Gates counties mostly... Just haven't been able to go much recently... trying to get things set up to do more...
 
Yesiamapirate said:
Mercer, What ammo does your rifle like ?
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I have not even gotten around to messing with that one yet.

I picked it up Spring of this year and spent the Summer getting ready for an elk hunt to Oregon with my 300 WM.

I plan to play with it after deer season. I have some 175 grain Terminal Ascents that I am going to try first.

I also plan to direct mount a Silencerco Hybrid 46 to it.
 
mercerbear said:
I have not even gotten around to messing with that one yet.

I picked it up Spring of this year and spent the Summer getting ready for an elk hunt to Oregon with my 300 WM.

I plan to play with it after deer season. I have some 175 grain Terminal Ascents that I am going to try first.

I also plan to direct mount a Silencerco Hybrid 46 to it.
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Yesiamapirate said:
Hello all !!! New here, so if this post is in the wrong place, please excuse me. Just purchased a Savage 110 High Country in 6.5 Creedmoor... I also have a Vortex Viper PST Gen II 5x25-50 on order with the Vortex pro rings (PRN 30),,, The gentleman at Euro Optics had no bases or advice for the correct bases ... This Savage , unlike the tactical 110 , doesn't have a picatinny rail from the factory... So I have to get bases OR a picatinny rail for it... I would prefer a two piece base to keep the weight down of an already heavier rifle. I know Weaver makes a two piece base, just not sure which would be the correct as there are many slightly different 110 savages available.. Can anyone please advise as to what would be the correct base/bases for this rifle and if I should go with a one or two piece base .... Thank you in advance...
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Welcome aboard....one piece 20 moa base...you are only gaining .5 oz. .enjoy!
 
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