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These rings and bases are expensive poo! Before I knew better I got talked into buying a set for my first Tikka, they cost about £100 then, shop around and you can get them a bit cheaper now, but don't bother. The bases and rings are all but impossible for any mere mortal to join together accurately, a job which must be done OFF the gun and with just one screw, so no later adjustment possible. Then they are held on the rail by a single screw. After this farce we find 4 scope screws on each ring to keep us busy. I have since bought another Tikka and used Sportsmatch mounts at just over £20, they are easy to fit, well made, firmly attached and work, FAR better than the Optilocks. I have also had cause to us the Warne for a 30mm scope on the Tikka, they were under £50 and also better, but frankly I think the Sportsmatch are best, as well as being cheaper. Unfortunately they don't make a full range of mounts for Tikka/Sako. All I seem to hear from Optilock owners is how good they are, I simply don't understand that, I have just had cause to refit my Optilocks to my T3 Hunter and all the grief and annoyance has come flooding back. I just don't know how they can charge what they do for a design which is so clearly flawed........ and we keep buying them? :good:
