30mm to 1" scope rings, experience ?

[JMayo]

I'm a Bench rest competition shooter only.

I'm playing with a Kodiak action.
.489 +- dovetail. Changing it back& fourth from varmit/Hunter to custom class.

I have a 6x scope 1" tube & a couple of variables w/ 30mm tubes. Getting scope rings that would be interchangable sounds useful.

However, since great accuracy is the desire I'm not sure how rings with sizing inserts stack up against solid rings.

What say the think tank here?

 

[joshb]

I bought a couple sets of the sleeves a few years ago. They work great for me.
I can’t remember the brand and the box is long gone.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Harrels rings are cheap enough. The less parts you have the better off youll be on a benchrest rig

 

[CJ6]

I've never used the "convertible" 1"-30 mm rings, but I've used the Burris rings with inserts for decades.

 

[D-4297]

I have Burris XTR Signature Rings on both of my F-class rifles , 30mm scopes . Have not had a single issue with them moving in three years .

 

[JMayo]

I have Burris sig rings also.....

The thread is about using a 30mm scope with bushings to make it fit a 1" scope.

 

[mikeinct]

I bought 3 sets to reduce 30mm to one inch. They work fine. cheap enough to play with. I use reg/& Signature Burris rings too. It is not easy fitting all this stuff together.

 

[ebb]

I have at least one rifle set up that way maybe 2, I will have to check. Never had one move.

 

[acloco]

Two scopes? Two sets of scope rings.

 

[Willoughby]

I have 3 rifles with 1" inserts , no issues in 8-9 years , swfa rings come with inserts that will fit other rings like Burris as long as the width allows -

 

[CJ6]

I have 3 rifles with 1" inserts , no issues in 8-9 years , swfa rings come with inserts that will fit other rings like Burris as long as the width allows -

With the Burris inserts being D-shaped are you just getting contact with the lead and trail edges ?

 

[jackieschmidt]

I have made a couple of sets Out of 7075 aluminum. Works just fine.
really Simple to make. Machine the aluminum about 2 1/2 inches long the same diameter as one of your 30mm scopes, bore to the diameter of your 6x 1 inch tube scope. Part them to length, split with a hacksaw.

 

[jobhopper66]

With the Burris inserts being D-shaped are you just getting contact with the lead and trail edges ?

I fully understand what you are saying but I don't think they are necessarily talking about converting Burris rings just any 30mm ring with a flat inner surface. Now that you have brought it up it is kind of surprising that Burris has never offered a conversion insert for their 30mm rings. I guess they would rather sell you another set of rings. For what it's worth you can find the conversion inserts on Ebay relatively cheap.

 

[expiper]

the burris sig-z rings have the plastic insert in them that fits the cylinder shape of the 30mm scope ---then you could install a set of 30mm to 1 in reducing inserts inside of that---Roger

 

[Willoughby]

With the Burris inserts being D-shaped are you just getting contact with the lead and trail edges ?

not the elevation insert type - just strait 30mm that come without inserts -they are the same width and work well -the 3 rifles are all in 223 or 223ai, but I would trust this setup on larger calibers

 

[jimmymac]

I am a man of the k.i.s.s. Method.buy 2 sets of rings,slide one off the other on.

Exactly. There really is no better way to do it. I’d never want to swap scope rings out if I was going from one scope to another on a regular basis. Leave the rings attached to the scopes and call it a day.

 

[CJ6]

the burris sig-z rings have the plastic insert in them that fits the cylinder shape of the 30mm scope ---then you could install a set of 30mm to 1 in reducing inserts inside of that---Roger

Gottcha.
Seems like a lot of work.

 

[GetReal]

I had 30mm with 1" sleeves. Worked fine for me. I'm not made of money, so it makes financial sense too.

 

[AlNyhus]

I've used the 30mm-1" Delrin reducers quite a bit with no trouble. Actually, they offer some benefits if you don't lap and bed the scope rings.

Good shootin' -Al

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