Need advice for proper scope mounting

[Matt Corbell]

I am mounting a Zeiss 1-6 on my Winchester M70 pre-64 Safari express using Talley bases and fixed rings. Do I need the standard, extended front, or double extended front bases? What height rings do I need? Any help is appreciated!

 

[50Gunner]

Matt,

If your Zeiss is a straight tube extended front base will be perfect, it will still keep rings far enough apart for good scope tube support, will also let you mount the scope rearward for proper eye relief without having to crawl the stock.

Talley low rings will offer plenty of clearance for scope and working the bolt fast if you find yourself in a rodeo with dangerous game.

I take the fastener bit and spin all screws threads in alcohol soaked patch, alcoholed qtip in all action scope mounting holes, drop of blue loctite on all scope base threads, I install steel Talley bases right next to farmer tight, don't have a torque wrench, never had anything shoot loose.

Take your scope in your Wifes bathroom, turn on all the blinding light they have in there, remove scope caps, turn scope to lowest power setting, put scope against her mirror, look through scope as if mounted on your rifle, if you see two reticle images, use scope adjustment knobs to merge them together, this insures your scope reticle is centered, always makes sight in quicker and cleaner.

I install scope in rings with bolt removed, hold rifle out front with both arms plaining down both sides of the stock, square those up flush with your eye, peek up to see reticle dead center in bolt raceway, if not, turn one way or the other till square, give it a quick shoulder to check reticle level if so, I tighten the big bottom screw on the Talleys first, very tight, then good and snug on the smaller top screw.

BTW, wipe hand smudge marks from mirror to avoid hand on hip eyeroll from Wife ; ]