I'm heading north of Nome on 5 Sept 2008 for a Grizzly hunt. My primary weapon will be a CZ550 American in 9.3x62 shooting 286 gr Nosler Partitions @ 2490 fps. Ramshot Big Game is propellant. In this rifle, I consistently get MOA groups. My main optic is a Leupold VXII 2-7x33 w/ LR (two extra dots) reticle. I'm taking along an extra Leupold M8 4x set in another set of Talley Lever realease rings which were delivered just the other day. I though Talley messed up when the "lever" release rings arrived and they had the torx head screws installed instead of the Lever release screws. I panicked, thinking they had messed up. Boy, I tell you I had a few choice words ready to deliver to them since I don't need this kind of last minute stress before my hunt.

Anyway, I verified my 217 yd zero with the primary optic set up; 3-shots into 1.5". Removed the ring/scope set up from the rifle, replaced it. Shot another shot, repeated, removed/replaced, shot, removed/replace, shot for a total of 3 shots. Group was 1.75" and had moved up and right about 1.5".

I then went to sight in the 4x M8/Talley setup. I use the Leupold Zero Point magnetic illuminated boresighter. I had the little cross hair sheet which was already marked with the zero for the 2-7 scope. I set the 4x scope to the same setting and @ 217 yds, bam! The zero was within 2" of the 2-7 scope. That lends alot of cofidence in Talley's quality control.

Just thought you might like to know.

I'm glad the Talleys are working out for you. I put a set of Warne QD rings and bases on my 338-378 Wby when I bought it. It's always returned to zero without compromise. Since then I've put them on all of my rifles.

Ken....

I have Talleys on all my rifles now excluding Rugers, Sakos, and CZ's with integral bases. When going on a long distance hunt, I like to have another scope zeroed and ready. I have a 30mm scope on my CZ 9.3x62, so it doesn't have the Talleys, as far as I know they still don't make a 30mm ring for the CZ.

I just ordered a set of Talleys for my CZ and was asked if I wanted 1 inch or 30MM.In their new price list they show 30MM with lever lock or screw lock.

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Originally posted by GSSP:
I use the Leupold Zero Point magnetic illuminated boresighter.

I like that Zero Point so much, I am going to present each of my hunting buddies with one this fall.
I hope the magnet does not wreck their credit cards, cell phone, GPS, etc.