Scope rings

[FATHERFORD]

Why do I want to spend $200 on a set of scope rings that walmarts $20 ones look like they will do the same thing?

I purchased a DPMS LR-308 last Saturday from academy and looking to put a SWFA SS 3-15x42 on top of it to do some 300-600yard shooting.

[bigshoe]

The $20 rings will flex, move, shift, tweak, and who knows what else from the recoil causing the scope to not hold zero. The $200 rings are solid and wont give like the cheap ones will.

[dee]

Cheap rings are typically built with inferior metals and can cause bending or possible tube damage.

[YALE]

Just buy my TPS high rings and be done with it. $50, and a BBQ plate, and you come to Stephenville to get them.

[CJ]

Why do I want to spend $200 on a set of scope rings that walmarts $20 ones look like they will do the same thing?

I purchased a DPMS LR-308 last Saturday from academy and looking to put a SWFA SS 3-15x42 on top of it to do some 300-600yard shooting.

The same reason you don't put $100 futura tires on a ferrari. They look like they'll do the same thing, but they don't. A scope is for accuracy, so if you take a $1000 scope on a $1000 rifle and attach the two with a $20 set of rings you've wasted a whole lot of money. But this primarily applies to high end glass and weapons. If we're talking about a .22 or other low recoil rifle then you're probably okay with cheap rings.