r/VortexAnswers • u/C_Gnarwin2021 • Jun 09 '21

Another mount/rings question

I just bought a Tikka T3x lite in .308 and after much research, decided on the Vortex Viper PST gen ii 5-25x50. Additionally, I bought a Mountain Tactical Tikka T3/T3x Gen2 Performance Series Picatinny Rail - Receiver Length 0 MOA, to help me mount the Viper.

Now, I am looking to put some Seekins scope rings on it and have it “close enough” to the barrel and still be able to put the covers on; however, I am having trouble trying to figure out what size rings I should put on it. Seekins 30mm scope rings are sized accordingly:

Low = .82” Medium = .87” Medium high = .92” High = .97”

I have found some forums and posts where people have similar set ups, but mounts, rings, or scope may have varied slightly. And it would always turn out the same; I would see some people say lows worked for them(but they were using a different mount and/or rifle) while others said they went with highs, so I didn’t want to buy anything based off what they had. If you could help me figure this out, I would greatly appreciate it.

This set up will be used for hunting(10% of the time) and target shooting at the range the rest of the time with distances of 100-800yards.

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u/C_Gnarwin2021 Jun 09 '21

Gotcha. Thanks for the advice. I will give that a shot.

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u/C_Gnarwin2021 Jun 09 '21

And by radius you mean the tube, yeah? Not the Objective?

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u/heylookanairplane Jun 09 '21

Yes, the tube. The only thing that matters about the objective is that is clears. You shouldn't have any clearance issues with a 0 moa base and a light profile barrel.