Advantage of Weaver base over tip off?

[maroonandwhite]

I am mounting a small fixed power scope on one of my .22lr rifles. I have the option to use the small tip off style rings without the factory weaver base or install the base and use weaver rings. Is there any advantage or disadvantage of either of these mounts?

[mikegideon]

I haven't used a tipoff mount in eons. Nothing wrong with them IMO. It's just that Weaver (Picatinny) is the standard, so it's a lot easier to change optics down the road. For example, if you want to change to a red dot later, and a mount is included, it will be for Weaver style mounts.

 

You can always add them later, right?

[maroonandwhite]

Yeah good point. I already have the weaver base and rings so I will just use them. Just didn't know if there was some functional advantage other than being a little lower to the barrel.

[mikegideon]

Like I said, nothing really wrong with tipoff. Me... I would wind up misplacing the Weaver stuff, and then wind up having to buy new when I needed it. :)

[maroonandwhite]

A Red dot on a .22lr would be a mean squirrel gun.

[mikegideon]

A Red dot on a .22lr would be a mean squirrel gun.

Not for me. Those little suckers can be hard to see and easy to miss. I've killed most of my tree rats with a shotgun.

[maroonandwhite]

That's what I am thinking but all I have is a 12 gauge. I figure with a 4x scope on the .22 I can get a good shot. If not some #5 shots will handle them. I have a craving for some squirrel gravy.

[Oh Shoot]

Besides simply having more surface area for the surfaces to grab, Weaver, especially if you mean Picatinny compliant, allows mounts such that the scope mount screw anchors in between the slots, absolutely preventing forward/backward movement.

 

I had a tipoff rail on one of my 10/22's and the scope would walk off the back over time regardless of tightening to max, loctite, whatever.

 

I replaced it with a Weaver type base that had the cross slots and Weaver type rings, problem solved.

 

- OS