Warne scope rings, bases and rails — the Maxima steel range in 30mm and 1in, fixed and quick-detach, with dedicated bases for most common actions.
Getting the height right
Ring height is the thing people get wrong. Go too low and the objective bell or the sunshade fouls the barrel; go too high and you lift your cheek off the comb, which costs you a repeatable cheek weld and therefore your zero shift under recoil. Mount as low as the scope will physically allow — you want a business card's clearance under the objective, no more.
Work it out before ordering: measure the objective bell's outside diameter, halve it, and compare that against the ring height plus base height above the receiver. A 56mm objective almost always needs high rings; a 40mm will usually sit in mediums.
Matching the base
Warne make action-specific steel bases as well as Picatinny and Weaver rails — the range here covers Sako, Tikka, Sauer 90 and 200, Browning A-Bolt and Franchi Horizon among others. On a hard-recoiling rifle the recoil key is not optional; without it the mount walks forward on the rail under recoil and you will chase your zero all season.
Torque the ring screws to the maker's figure with a proper wrench rather than by feel. Overtightening rings crushes the scope tube and can shift the erector.
Related: Scope mounting · Optilock mounts · Rifle scopes
