Country Boy:
I thought I was just being ornery!
I actually couldn't tell you about rings and bases without looking. I don't really like scopes, and the vast bulk of my hunting doesn't require magnification.
When my vision began to weaken and I could no longer use open sights, I tried scopes for several years, and found (for me) they were too slow and bothersome for my type of hunting. I then tried red dots and found them much more in tune with the way I hunt.
When you're moving through the thick stuff - especially in wet or snowy days, scopes seem to attract dampness, leaves, pine needles, snow and ice - particularly at the objective lense. Red dots have the advantage of being usable even when the objective lense is completely blocked (providing you shoot with both eyes open and don't expect precision at extreme ranges). Also, the lack of magnification makes them much faster on-target for me.
Most of my shooting is in the 30 to 80 yard range so the precision of a scope isn't necessary, and even a 5 minute dot on some red dots isn't a handicap. Most of mine, however have 1 to 3 minute dots. I use the one minute dots on my moose rifles, just in case I get some long range shooting.
BTW, I have a Remington 750 on its way back to the factory right now for repair.
