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New Cricket Tactical 60 .25

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M63Ural

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Ok I got my new CRICKET! Love it. My only issue is I want a good set of adjustable rings. The ones I had in the drawer are fine but.... I'm torn between the FX ones or Eagle Vision. I should not have waited so long to pull the trigger on this gun. Lol no pun intended. I need to keep coming off the stock and groping for the lever on the back of the gun. Hard to change habits. My other fave is a Cricket original. Now I know there are many great guns available, and I was torn between this and a Vulcan 3. I'm pleased with my new baby. Can't wait to stretch out the range a bit.
Jim
 
mmmm

might want to reconsider, at least i am because i just put the FX no-limits on mine and the scope sits to high even with my fluffy cheeks 🐷 i am having to lift my face to much making it kind of uncomfortable, but i am adding a soft leather piece on the back now :cool::eek: you can see how high it sits
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another option we used to do back on my old days of long range powder rifle competitions is use some shims on the lower back side of the rings

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As Peskadot671 suggested... Try the Burris XTR Signature rings. I am using them on my Cricket 2 Tactical I bought this past summer... I like 'em alot.

After a long tedious search, I decided to try these Burris rings, and glad I did. I have been a fan of Burris rings on my centerfires in the past.

For my setup, I bought mine in the 1" height for a 30mm tube. Burris measures their rings different than most other companies... This made a nice comfortable height for the 50mm objective lens and cheek weld. The centerline of the scope to the centerline of the barrel is 2.52"

One thing I would like to point out if you decide to go this route... Be sure to "torque" the rings as recommended by Burris. I torqued mine to the scope manufacturer's requirement and well, use Burris's torque specs.

And, I love my Cricket.. Da Critters don't. :ROFLMAO:

Just my 3 5/8's cents (inflation ya know) and hope this helps ya.
 
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Thank you all. I hadn't bought rings yet because I had questions about the height. I have the FX on another gun but the height is right for the scope to clear the magazine. I can find the Burris XTR tactical for 99 not that much more than the Eagle Vision. I can't swap the FX rings and try them, the other gun has dovetail not picatinny. Recarga we need some pics when your cheek rest mod is done. I had thought about a thin leather covering to dress up the plastic. Peskadot671 I'm not opposed to spending on good rings. There is a difference. ZedCee and yes I have a nice german torque driver. I have seen good scopes ruined by tightening things "Farmer tight" .
Jim
 
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M63Ural said:
Thank you all. I hadn't bought rings yet because I had questions about the height. I have the FX on another gun but the height is right for the scope to clear the magazine. I can find the Burris XTR tactical for 99 not that much more than the Eagle Vision. I can't swap the FX rings and try them, the other gun has dovetail not picatinny. Recarga we need some pics when your cheek rest mod is done. I had thought about a thin leather covering to dress up the plastic. Peskadot671 I'm not opposed to spending on good rings. There is a difference. ZedCee and yes I have a nice german torque driver. I have seen good scopes ruined by tightening things "Farmer tight" .
Jim
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hey Jim, my comment on using Burris's torque specs was meant as, my scope's manufacture's spec was 15in-lbs and Burris's spec on the rings is 20in-lbs... and what I found was with the inserts on the Burris rings needed that 5 extra in-lbs to hold the scope good... i lost "zero" after about 50 shots or so. made me think my scope wasn't tracking right with the elevation adjusting. and after a bunch of "WTF's" :ROFLMAO: all is good now. (y) anyway, just an fyi.

enjoy that cricket!
 
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