High End Vs Budget Scope Mounts

[LESS THAN FORTUITOUS KENNETH]

Pellets will not act the same in all rifles.
Quality mounts do.

I hardly think the cost of BKL mounts is prohibitive considering most will adorn a rifle with optics costing hundreds yet sit them in cheap mounts. Why would you ?

I fully understand and appreciate what you are saying rob. Boot on other foot though: Pay more than strictly necessary, why would you? Just saying like.

[robs5230]

I fully understand and appreciate what you are saying rob. Boot on other foot though: Pay more than strictly necessary, why would you? Just saying like.

Well thats it you see I dont. I regard the purchase of BKL or Sportsmatch mounts an absolute necessity.
The Leupold rings that Bootneck Bob mentioned are a luxury to me.

[I. J.]

30+ posts about quality mounts and not one mention of Apel.

I wont touch BKL mounts again after a bad set. In theory the legs should pull together evenly. In practice?

[MartynB]

30+ posts about quality mounts and not one mention of Apel. ldgrin

I was wondering when you were going to pip in

[bootneckbob]

I fully understand and appreciate what you are saying rob. Boot on other foot though: Pay more than strictly necessary, why would you? Just saying like.

Ken, what rifle and scope do you use and how much did they cost?

[LESS THAN FORTUITOUS KENNETH]

Ken, what rifle and scope do you use and how much did they cost?

Lots of rifles, lots of scopes. Cost what they cost. Some cost a fair bit, some didn't. I do know where you are coming from bob. You can't compare a rifle or a scope to a scope mount though.

[robs5230]

Lots of rifles, lots of scopes. Cost what they cost. Some cost a fair bit, some didn't. I do know where you are coming from bob. You can't compare a rifle or a scope to a scope mount though.

I think what bob may be getting at is that folk spend hundreds on rifles, sometimes similar on scopes and jib at the cost of spending 40 quid on a decent set of mounts.
On some of my rifles, the mounts cost more than the scopes.

[bootneckbob]

I've got some budget scope mounts, the sort of thing that may have come with something I bought of the bay. I wouldn't ever use them or even sell them. To me they are budget rings. I think anything which is branded, hawkes, sportsmatch etc are above budget. Then there's your BKL higher end air gun then you can move on again to Warne, leupold etc which are your firearms mounts really and probably complete overkill for airguns unless you require a feature, like the quick release, for which you will pay a premium.

[LESS THAN FORTUITOUS KENNETH]

Ah well, there we have it. One mans budget mount is not the same as another mans budget mount. If we are talking "branded" mounts as being up to the job, ie not budget, then I reckon we are all singing off the same hymn sheet. Many people consider even branded mounts as being budget mounts when compared to some offerings, myself being one of them.

[rabbitslayer]

On some of my rifles, the mounts cost more than the scopes.

WOW, Now I am intrigued.. Is that because the scopes are cheap or are the mounts REALLY REALLY expensive? If it's the latter, what justifies the cost?

Don't forget, initially I was comparing normal mounts for use on PCP's not specialised mounts for some hyper recoiling high powered rifle.

[rabbitslayer]

Lots of rifles, lots of scopes. Cost what they cost. Some cost a fair bit, some didn't. I do know where you are coming from bob. You can't compare a rifle or a scope to a scope mount though.

Exactly.