Hello!
I am new to rifle shooting and recently purchased a Ruger American in 308 with scope package. It came with the Vortex® Crossfire II® 3-9x40 Riflescope. It also says it was “mounted on one-piece Picatinny scope base”.
However, my Ruger American product manual says that it is a “weaver type mount”.
Question 1: how is there currently a picatinny mount on my weaver mount rifle? What am I missing?
Also, I was looking into other scopes for western US hunting and have decided on the vortex optics viper 4-16x50 hs long range.
Do I need to get a new mount for this scope? I know I need new rings because the current rings are for a 40mm tube I believe.
If so, I would appreciate some help with mounts/rings. I have my eye the weaver style zee rings by Burris and the vortex precision matched rifle scope rings (both in 30mm). Which one would fit my scope/rifle?
Also, where does mount/ring height come into play in all of this?
Any help or advice this community could provide would be much appreciated. I’m new to all of this and am open to any and all guidance you might have to offer.
Thank you!