Reddit reviews Seekins Precision 30mm Tube .87" Medium 4 Cap Screw Scope Ring

Having a dot for close in work isn’t the worst idea if it’s pulling double duty as a hunting build, but I’d really make replacing that scope mount your priority. That style of mount is for a rifle that needs extra eye relief to mount the scope, extra height to look through it, and the ability to quickly remove the scope to use backup irons if the optic is busted and you still have to shoot.

Since your rifle doesn’t need extra eye relief to use a scope, doesn’t need significant elevation of the optic aside from enough to let it clear the barrel, and you won’t be removing the scope regularly to “get back in the fight” that mount isn’t necessary and is probably a detriment to your accuracy. I’d recommend replacing it with a set of precision scope rings like seekins. Good rings are worth the money, a really nice scope is worthless if it’s in a bad mount that won’t hold it straight and secure.

Edit: just found what I believe the mount on amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MBZ3TGS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_yr1uDbYKAVJT7 OP ditch that thing immediately those are crap and thanks to their garbage qd feature will likely fall off under the recoil of the rifle and certainly won’t retain zero.

Same goes for the red dot, it won’t hold up to the recoil of that rifle and you’ll be lucky if it still even turns on after a day at the range. You don’t need to spend thousands of dollars to have a functional rifle but the bits that literally hold the two most expensive parts of your setup together are important.

Edit edit: I’m assuming you bought all the extra bits on amazon, I’d recommend you return them if you can and go with these 30mm Tube .87" Medium 4 Cap Screw Scope Ring https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00URT7A98/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_pH1uDbNN8B89Q also make sure you torque everything to spec otherwise it loosen up under recoil and you won’t hit anything.

Don’t make the same mistakes I did so many years ago.

Thank you very much. I ordered the Vortex PST 6-24 FFP. Gonna be mounting it on my Tikka T3X CTR and I'm looking forward to it very much.

Kinda off topic, ignore if necessary, but if anyone has the same setup, recommendations for ring mounts? I'm looking at these two:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00691G19I/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A86M66Z7Z0Z95
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00URT7A98/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

I would like the scope as close to the barrel as possible. Otherwise, thanks a lot. Great deal!