Tikka shooters- Mount the scope to the factory dovetail, or add a picatinny rail?

[TexanSam]

torque the clamp screws to 55in/lbs

With a little bitty torque wrench, I'll need to eat my wheaties lol

 

[Kauaihunter]

With a little bitty torque wrench, I'll need to eat my wheaties lol

Get your Wheaties and lock it down on that Win Mag.

 

[Chingon]

I understand that having quality rings is good in this situation, but what exactly do those scope brands provide in this scenario that Leupold, Vortex, or other common scope manufacturers don't? (for the record, I am in fact mounting a NF)

Two things here - some scopes have thicker/more robust main tubes that allow increased ring torque. Not all brands or even models within a brand are created equal.

Separately, and independent of main tube thickness, is the demonstrated ability of those scopes to actually hold zero after repeated drops and even just riding in the back of vehicles. Sadly, Leupold and Vortex and MOST other scopes don't tend to hold zero. I think these viral drop tests are causing the industry to take notice and my hope is that one day most manufacturers will produce scopes that reliably track and hold zero in hunting conditions.

Queue the gold ring fanboy backlash