Considering The Important Issues When Acquiring Your Scope Mounts Every firearm owner wants to know that he/she is well prepared for the hunt or the competition, so, therefore, you make sure you get the gun or rifle of your choice, one that represents a brand and model that you like – a firearm perfect in every sense, also about offering maximum accuracy. Accuracy, incidentally, is most probably the single most important factor for anyone that handles a gun or rifle. Of course, accuracy depends on various factors, such as the quality of your firearm in terms of how well technical aspects are seen during design and manufacturing, how smoothly moving parts work together, and how good your telescopic sight is. These factors, in addition to one’s experience and skills as a shooter all, combine to deliver the best shot. Rifles require a good telescopic sight – also referred to as scope by some – to aid accuracy when the aim is taken. This means you need to have a good scope mounted on top of the rifle. The scope sometimes comes with the rifle when you buy it, but many hunters and shooters love DIY processes, especially if they are easy and will not sacrifice accuracy; therefore they buy their scope separately from their firearm. This further means that the scope has to be fitted or mounted on top of the rifle.
To this end you need a scope mount system, which typically consists of a base part and rings to ensure the scope is fitted or mounted well on the firearm, to be sure it stays in place while the shooter fires. The slightest movement of scope on top of a rifle will certainly defeat the purpose as it will cause the shooter to miss target whether that is a stationary target at the shooting range during the competition – or the buck he/she is hoping to take home after the hunt. Very importantly: if accuracy is the most – and first – an important issue to consider when you are looking for a good scope and good scope mount system, i.e. your base and scope rings that will carry the scope – the second consideration would certainly be whether or not you want to get a 1- or 2-piece scope mount system. All owners of firearms that mount the system themselves have a choice in terms of the mount systems they prefer to keep their scope in