Tikka 590 in 243 I’ve owned for 30 years with a new Tikka T3 barrel, new cerakote finish and new scope, thanks to team at Hamills Tauranga
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Looks good. Packy.

From when Tikkas had a soul.

Are those Optilock rings? If so, do they supply eccentric inserts as with the Burris Signature?

Yes Optic lock rings

Thanks TP. Googling the insert matter, it appears they are just one piece, with a gap that may make the 1" ones usable for 26mm scopes, too.

I guess if you wanted to use them to correct alignment, sandpaper around a dowel could be worked inside against the open ends,

you can get a lapping kit to help with minor alignment issues from wheeler engineering.

it has a bar and compound and alignment pointers, and stuff to mount the scope properly.
worth the money if you plan on mounting more than one scope.

nice rifle, there.
factory barrel??

There's an irony in all this stuff, Lamar.

Installing scopes with reticle-movement used to be a chore but about the same time image-movement came in American makers started abandoning steel. Trouble is, unlike the Germans, they didn't add any width or rails to the tubes, meaning the new scopes were not only very light but a bit bendy.

Though their whole concept of constantly centred reticles relies on bending light paths, bending scopes upsets some people mightily. Moreover, target shooters like William Hambly-Clark Jnr insist all scopes should be set up optically straight, anyway - and going through all his processes makes mounting an old Pecar look like child's play.

Surely though thats worst case scenario? Component quality of manufacture in the scope/rifle industry is pretty high.

I just strap them on and shoot them.

Yes, Craig, and considering what I said about bending light paths, I see your point.

The thin alloy tubes do make them more prone to damage, though, esp. When there's a lot sticking out front of the mounts.