B & R Photography

I was recently shown the Zeiss ultra light precision rings by a friend of mine. I ended up buying a set and thought I would do a quick write up and give some thoughts/opinions on the precision scope rings.

The rings can be purchased in the following scope tube diameters 30mm, 34mm or 36mm. Each tube size comes in varying heights.

The 30mm tube comes in 21.6mm (.850”), 25.4mm (1.0”), 30mm (1.18”), 34.9mm (1.375”) and 38.1mm (1.5”.)

The 34mm tube comes in 25.4mm (1.0”), 28.5mm (1.125”), 34.9mm (1.375”) and 38.1mm (1.5”.)

The 36mm tube comes in 27mm (1.06”) and 31mm (1.22”.)

The set I have is a 34mm tube and 25.4mm (1.0”) height. They weighed in at 141.51g (4.991 oz.) The rings are machined out of 7075-T6 Aluminum with a black hard anodized coating. The rings arrive in a hard case that keeps them protected during storage and transit. Inside the hard case you will find a set of torx driver bits. A T15 and a T25. This corresponds to the cross bolt and ring cap bolt sizes. This is an excellent addition especially when every manufactured tends to use different hardware. Not having to shop around for a new bit when the rings arrive to your door makes life a little easier.

The rings are designed with a single cross bolt and recoil lug to 1913 Mil-Spec standards. The caps are bolted down with two bolts on either side. Each set of rings contains a cap with an anti-cant bubble level and one plain cap. While they are interchangeable, I recommend using the bubble level cap on the rear ring closest to the shooter where it is less likely for the anti-cant bubble to be blocked from view.

These are very well constructed rings with a few neat features for a reasonable price. (Retail is currently anywhere between $279.99 and $349.99 CAD. It is black Friday and the price range reflects sale price and MSRP.) I actually picked this set up on the used market for a good deal. They had a little bit of paint pen on them which was removed with some rubbing alcohol. If you look closely small traces that I missed.

The scope rings are fairly easy to mount just like most and the torque specs are printed on the bottom side of the rings which I really like.

One downside I find with these rings is that while most precision rings are becoming stepped or so well built that they have almost no ring gap. The Zeiss precision rings follow the older style that have a ring gap that you have to balance on either side which is fine except for that fact that when you level your scope and start torquing things to spec you have to also level the anti-cant bubble to the scope and to the action. This can be extremely tedious and require allot of fitment to get perfect. While I love the anti-cant bubbles position, I wish it was built so that it was level to the action on install.

However, I know you “cant” have your cake and eat it too. So, I will live with the leveling the anti-cant bubble because then I can actually see it while setup behind the optic and it’s not in a spot, I need to move my head to see. 

Hopefully you enjoyed this quick overview of the Zeiss Precision Rings and you found it informational. As with all my reviews these thoughts and opinions are my own as I want to be able to provide users with an honest opinion to any and all questions on everything I review. Happy hunting and safe shooting.

Feel free to reach out and ask me questions if you want to know anything else.

Cheers,

B