Picked up a Hillbilly Customs rifle in 6mm Creedmoor. Remington 700 short action, Bartlein #3 20" 1:8, TT trigger, Manners stock, Hawkins bottom metal. Scope is a NightForce NXS 2.5-10×42. I have a Murphy Precision titanium base on another rifle that has Hawkins rings on it. So... limited expierience with 2 of these 3, never had anything from Farrel. Looking for a 1 piece picatinny base, and rings, for this recent rifle purchase and interested in opinions. Farrell does list 4 different bases for a SA Rem 700.... Thanks in advance!
Farrell or Murphy or Hawkins...
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Rick Richard
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They are all good.
Rick Richard
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I use to live in Wilmington IL by the way. Good luck
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All good stuff. I think all the Ken Ferrel stuff is steel. Good stuff. Generally taller rails to allow more ejection clearance. Force rails have a screw for a recoil lug (I think).
Seekins and Nightforce make nice rails, too.
Aussie Hunter Steve
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I have Farrell rings and if I take them off and put them back on again to same torque settings there is no change to point of impact.
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I am a big fan of Larue Tactical rails for 700SA. They seem to be lower profile then the others and there QD rings are on 90% of my rifles.
Laelkhunter
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I have my Swarovski Z5 mounted in Farrel rings mounted on a Murphy Ti rail. The rings and rail are precision masterpieces that are both a thing of beauty. Both are a little $$, but I want to make sure I have a secure sight mounting system holding my scope onto my rifle when I have to take a shot. I have no experience with Hawkins, but they look like they are great too.
I have a Murphy Ti pic rail on my 22CM using Hawkins rings holding up a Zeiss V4, excellent set-up! But that's my example of one, and really curious about the Farrell Industries items. Farrell list 4 different pic bases for a Rem 700 S/A, just trying to "explore" some options. Thanks for the replies!
Laelkhunter
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I've spoken to Farrell several times on the phone before and after my purchase. Give him a call and tell him what you are looking for, he will answer a lot of your questions.
Farrel and Murphy make rails that look like artwork. The machining and finish is flawless.
Hawkins and Nightforce are very good too.
Hawkins and Nightforce are very good too.
ntsqd
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I stumbled onto a Murphy rail, and now it's my first choice. Willing to consider others, but Murphy sets a pretty high watermark.
alcesgigas
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