Tikka vs R700

[MudRunner2005]

I have around 10 rifles with EGW rails on them, and not a single problem... Just my experience. Maybe I got lucky?

 

[bigngreen]

I have around 10 rifles with EGW rails on them, and not a single problem... Just my experience. Maybe I got lucky?

How many rounds do you have on them with magnum chamberings?

 

[MudRunner2005]

How many rounds do you have on them with magnum chamberings?

Around 150-200 on my .300 Ackley, over 250 on my Sendero 7STW, 150-200 on my .25-06AI, 400-500 on my .308 Win, 100-150 on my 7mm RemMag, 100 or so on a previous 7mm RemMag that got rebarelled, and several others are on rifles that I have not shot yet, but everything mounted without any issues.

I was also slightly off on my count, it's around 9 rifles. My bad.

 

[Pecco22]

Reviews seem to be good for the rails I picked...but if I was to look for other....who makes a good product?

 

[MudRunner2005]

Reviews seem to be good for the rails I picked...but if I was to look for other....who makes a good product?

Seekins, Badger, and Nightforce are all good, but you're going to pay a pretty penny for them compared to the EGW.

 

[Pecco22]

Seekins Precision Scope Base,Remington 700,Long Action,30 MOA, Number 6 Screws
$91

Seekins Precision 30mm Tube Riflescope Rings
$118

So...about 220 with tax. Which gives me a grand total around 2k.

 

[gohring3006]

Please buy a higher quality rail, EGW's are notoriously crappy! I have two rifles in right now that won't hold the EGW rails both 300 Win mags, customers are convinced the rails are good so I'm having to pin them in place and bed them to get them to stay. I could just bed a Nightforce or another quality rail and be done with it cheaper but that's the way it is!! If you have to have the EGW replace the screws immediately with quality ones and don't over torque, bed the rail and it may hold. I fix or replace a number of EGW's a year.

Is it just the magnums having trouble? Or should worry about my 6.5 Creedmoor? The reason I ask is, I have them on all of my boot guns, I haven't had any trouble yet. But don't want any trouble either... The rifles are 300 Weatherby, 7mm Mag, 30-06 and 6.5 Creedmoor....
I do use aluminum rings on them, I heard steel rings on aluminum base is bad...

 

[MudRunner2005]

Seekins Precision Scope Base,Remington 700,Long Action,30 MOA, Number 6 Screws
$91

Seekins Precision 30mm Tube Riflescope Rings
$118

So...about 220 with tax. Which gives me a grand total around 2k.

With the Viper HS-T scope, you can get away with just a 20 MOA base. You shouldn't need a 30 or 40 until you are trying to dial out there past 1500 yards.

 

[MudRunner2005]

Is it just the magnums having trouble? Or should worry about my 6.5 Creedmoor? The reason I ask is, I have them on all of my boot guns, I haven't had any trouble yet. But don't want any trouble either... The rifles are 300 Weatherby, 7mm Mag, 30-06 and 6.5 Creedmoor....
I do use aluminum rings on them, I heard steel rings on aluminum base is bad...

All of mine are Alum/Alum setups, too. No problems here.

 

[roninflag]

with a 7mm you do not need a 20 moa base unless you are going past 1000yd. you won't get past 600 until you reload. with burris zee rings you can get 5-50 moa. 10 would be plenty.

 

[bigngreen]

Reviews seem to be good for the rails I picked...but if I was to look for other....who makes a good product?

Great reviews often come from price not actual quality, if I have to use EGW I buy the HD so that's $90 plus shipping and new screws I usually am in them about 110 ish, I buy NF steel rails with high quality screws for $114 locally. I always get 20 MOA for a 1000 yard rifle, not because you need it but it lets you work closer to the optical center of the scope.

There was a thread on another forum recently that a guy was having issues with EGW rails on a 308, most I see are on magnums. The scope base is the foundation to solid optics mounting and IMO not worth the cost between OK and great is a few dollars.

 

[Pecco22]

What do you recommend for my setup then?

 

[MudRunner2005]

Great reviews often come from price not actual quality, if I have to use EGW I buy the HD so that's $90 plus shipping and new screws I usually am in them about 110 ish, I buy NF steel rails with high quality screws for $114 locally. I always get 20 MOA for a 1000 yard rifle, not because you need it but it lets you work closer to the optical center of the scope.

There was a thread on another forum recently that a guy was having issues with EGW rails on a 308, most I see are on magnums. The scope base is the foundation to solid optics mounting and IMO not worth the cost between OK and great is a few dollars.

$90 for an EGW HD? Where are you pricing them at? You need to find out how to become a direct dealer for them. They're about half that at these 2 places...

EGW 1-Piece Heavy Duty Picatinny-Style 20 MOA Elevated Base Remington

EGW HD Picatinny Rail 1 Piece Scope Mount | SWFA

 

[MudRunner2005]

What do you recommend for my setup then?

I would never intentionally steer anyone into a wrong decision, as I have absolutely zero vested interests in any company. I just have had zero problems with the EGW rails, which is why I recommend them. All of mine are the HD models.

Whatever rail you buy, I highly recommend the Seekins rings. They're built like a tank.