The height of the rail on the front is only 6.5 millimeters. The edges of the rail are nicely rounded, and throughout the entire length, a rounded groove is cut out in the middle to provide a good aiming possibility for iron sights. The finish is black anodized for great wear resistance. The rail has 109 grams, is 160 millimeters long and is made of steel. In our comparison, only ERA-TAC and Contessa had the Torx/hex key included, which is a small benefit if you want to mount the rail on the rifle alone. It comes in bubble wrap packaging, with mounting screws and a Torx L-key. The Picatinny rail from ERA-TAC we had is made for the long-action Remington 700. ERA-TAC is a tactical line of products from the company Recknagel, which is well known for their high-quality hunting mounts and accessories. The first Picatinny rail we take a look at was from the German manufacturer ERA-TAC. The best Picatinny rails for Remington 700 style actions So the comparison can be as realistic as possible, we took all the rails without inclination, so they were all 0 MOA. In this comparison, we took the rails of both receivers, short-action and long action.
We compared them one to the other, looked for differences, and the quality of the products. We had 7 rails in the test, from different manufacturers all over Europe. Here are the dimensions of the receiver for all Remington 700 actions: Whatsoever, the following rifles have the same dimension of the receiver, so the same Picatinny rail fits them all: So when buying a Picatinny rail for your rifle, it is good to measure the holes on the receiver, so you can be 100% sure that you get the right rail for your rifle. Bigger caliber actions with the cartridge overall length (COL) up to 85 millimeters (3.34 Inches) are called ˝Long Action˝ and were designed to fit the. Of course, there are 2 sizes of the original action, depending on the caliber.Īll receivers with the cartridge overall length (COL) till 71 millimeters (2.8 Inches) are called ˝Short Action˝ and were designed on the very popular. Especially for the Remington 700 style action are the most aftermarket rails available, since many manufacturers besides Remington, manufacture actions with the same or similar mounting surface on top. On the older design, all 4 45 degree surfaces were used for mounting, and on the newer design only the big upper surface, and the 2 45 degree surfaces on the bottom side of the rail.īecause there are many aftermarket Picatinny rail manufacturers, it is extremely difficult to choose which rail to buy. This type of rail has better repeatability than the older design, since the mounts clamp on the rail on 3 surfaces, and not 4 like on the older design. This is the rail we know it today, and it was designed in conjunction with weapons specialists like Aimpoint, Beretta, Colt firearms, FN Herstal, and Heckler & Koch. In 2009 an upgraded version of the Picatinny rail was designed with the name STANAG 4694 NATO accessory Rail, which is backward compatible with the older MIL-STD-1913 rail designed in 1995. Army, where the rail was standardized to the Picatinny rail or Mil-STD-1913in the year 1995. After the production of the first rail, it was shipped to Rock Island Arsenal, which is the headquarters of the U.S. After measuring many Weaver rails, they came up with a drawing with average dimensions. Army wasn’t satisfied with the products already on the market, they put together a team which should develop a better mounting solution for all kind of optics and accessories. Later on, the manufacturers come out with a single-piece design, which removed these errors.īecause the U.S. This led to malfunctions and internal damage to the optics. Because in some cases the rails weren’t 100% in-line, there was some stress on the optic after mounting. Many manufacturers had their own mounting solution, and many adopted the 2-piece Weaver rail as the mounting solution for their rifles. Until the late ’90s, there was no real mounting standard that was internationally the same.
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