Who make the nicest looking (non-tactical) weaver/picatinny style rings.

Warne

http://warnescopemounts.com/products/rings/

These Weaver rings aren't too bad for Weaver rings;

http://www.brownells.com/optic...rings-prod26113.aspx

I used them on a flat top AR with a Picatinny rail.

I'm partial to Warnes.

Beauty is as beauty does - and Weavers aren't bad at all - so long as you don't mind their looks.

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Originally posted by 458Win:
Beauty is as beauty does - and Weavers aren't bad at all - so long as you don't mind their looks.

Thats a true statement. They are strong and stable. Just ugly IMHO. I don't care for Talley bases either. I like a simulated square bridge base. But that has nothing to do with function.

They were designed I think for Savage bolt-action rifles.

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Originally posted by Toomany Tools:
They were designed I think for Savage bolt-action rifles.

Now I don't care who you are, that there's funny

I think the Burris Zee rings are the slimmest/cleanest and most attractive rings compatible with a Weaver base that I've run across. The Signature series with the plastic inserts are better from a functional standpoint but may not be as attractive. The biggest drawback with these is because the bottom half is solid and just clamps on the weaver profile, the rings have to slide on from the end of the base(s). That has caused issues for me on a couple rifles when swapping scopes on because of interference with a rear sight. They do repeat zero pretty well when removed and re-installed.

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Originally posted by Toomany Tools:
They were designed I think for Savage bolt-action rifles.

And side mounts were designed to destroy the value of any action.

another vote for the Warnes

I still like Weaver rings and bases on a iron sighted DGR, Mostly because on a DG rifle you can take the scope off and still have a good view of your irons..Not a lot of bases allow that these days. I know you can build a rear iron sight high enough to work but it looks like a wart on a pigs ass when you get it high enough to clear most bases.

Weavers are strong and they return to zero if you keep the screw slot locations in your memrory bank are return to the same tension.

The worst thing about Weaver rings is it can be a hassle to keep the horizontal hair level when installing and I have had the same trouble when hunting horseback. the constant jogging will pull the horizontal off a bit sometimes. But hey you can find fault with most scope rings and bases if you use them enough...My favorite set up is a set of Bob Brownells QD, but they are hard to come buy. Also the older Warne bases were low enough for iron sights, but the rings would jump and lock your bolt on some makes of rifles such as a Mauser.