Thread: Mounting Talleys lightweight rings on Sako a7 advice please

Originally Posted by dannyb

Interesting that you consider my rifle the "American disease" I'd rather my disease than waste time and money building a safe queen that never leaves it's hermatically sealed environment for fear of scratching it, or not putting rounds down the barrel to keep the round count down to increase value.
Hell that's like not rooting the missus to keep her tight for the next guy.

This is a hunting rifle and get used for exactly that, it performs it's function well and is proven itself more than a couple of times.
"This is my rifle, there are many like it but this one is mine....."

You are confused as to the intent of my advice.

"the American disease" is needing to put a hinge in the mounting system. Bases.

BSA, Brno, Tikka, and Sako all produced dovetailed receivers that only required a ring-set to complete the setup. Ruger also dovetail receivers for their rifles and TC did it with their Icon, but as a general rule americans and american gun writers prefer and promote separate bases and ring-sets for tapped receivers.
They even produce bases and rails to fit Sako and Tikka dovetails. They bemoan the fact that Sako receivers aren't tapped for bases. One can only assume it is because their parents are too closely related, but there is no need to follow their insanity.

Beretta made a commercial decision to produce a tapped receiver for the "Duh" market, and your Talley rings are an attempt to solve the problem of removing the third leg in the mounting system which had already been solved by the dovetailed receiver.

I'm not sure what the rest of your tirade is addressing, but you might try a bit of quiet meditation before upping your medication for anger management.