I want to rescope my Winchester 70 Featherweight .30-06.

First it was a Pica rail, but on that Beauty of a rifle that plain looks wrong. Also used Medium rings, and now I know I might and should get lower.

Weaver Steel bases are already installed, and look much more beautiful, as well as lower by about 1 mm.

Now I want LOW 30 mm rings.

Leupold´s are 6 mm, Warne 6,3 height. That´s the same.

NOW, PLEASE:

which 30 mm QR Rings are better?

--> Leupold or Warne?

Thanks in advance for any recommendations, Hermann

I have both. IMO there is no difference. Whatever fits will work.

The Warne´s are split vertically.

The Leupi´s are split uneven, horizontally ( will they mar the scope more? They look like they have a larger "gap" between halves ).

I would prefer top Quality, horizontally, level = even, split rings.

Hermann

If you have Leupold QR or QRW rings, then they are split horizontally at 8 and 4 o'clock. I'm not sure what you mean by "split uneven". I find them very easy to mount and adjust the scope inside these rings; 90% of my scopes are in these rings, either QR or QRW. There is always a small gap between the top and bottom ring. You can even the gap by tightening the rings alternately, which is how you should always tighten them. I have almost never found my scopes to be marked when removed from the rings when the rings have been applied with the correct torque.

Leupold now lists the proper torque for their rings and I use a scope torque mounting wrench. If you do not use a torque wrench it is very easy to crank the supplied torx wrench too tight. You don't want to do that.

With "uneven" I meant, that they are not split at 3 and 9 o´Clock.

Thanks for the answers!

Hermann

It all depends what scope you want to put on, of course. I've found that modern 30mm scopes tend to have much bigger ocular housings than those of 50 years ago.

When we put a Kahles 1.1-4x24 on a 98 Mauser we had to use medium-height rings, even though the scope has no objective bell.

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Originally posted by sambarman338:
It all depends what scope you want to put on, of course. I've found that modern 30mm scopes tend to have much bigger ocular housings than those of 50 years ago.

When we put a Kahles 1.1-4x24 on a 98 Mauser we had to use medium-height rings, even though the scope has no objective bell.

some truth to this Statement .. but who is "we"?

Plural Majestatis?

Talley QD are my favorite of the three, but not sure you can get them in Europe.
I think the Leupold and Warne are about the same quality wise, but the Leupolds look nicer to my eye.

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Originally posted by Arminius:

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Originally posted by sambarman338:

When we put a Kahles 1.1-4x24 on a 98 Mauser we had to use medium-height rings, even though the scope has no objective bell.

some truth to this Statement .. but who is "we"?

Plural Majestatis?

We, Arminius, 'is' my sons and yours truly - that scope belongs to one of them, and he seems to think he's royalty.

But watch out: since our glorious Pooh-Bah has reinstated knighthoods, enhanced penalties for lese-majesty can't be far away.