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High Or Extra High Scope rings?
- Thread starter Boneyard
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Art Eatman
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It's just a guess, but the 56mm objective lens will probably require use of the high-mount rings or thicker bases. This sort of thing messes up the proper mounting of the rifle to your shoulder/cheek--the "weld"--if you do any shooting offhand.
You probably ought to take the rifle to some gun store which has a wide selection of mounts and rings. See what combination lets you mount the scope as low as possible. As long as there is a bit of daylight between the scope and the barrel, you're okay.
FWIW, Art
[This message has been edited by Art Eatman (edited September 01, 2000).]
You probably ought to take the rifle to some gun store which has a wide selection of mounts and rings. See what combination lets you mount the scope as low as possible. As long as there is a bit of daylight between the scope and the barrel, you're okay.
FWIW, Art
[This message has been edited by Art Eatman (edited September 01, 2000).]
Thanks art, I would like to do that but it's about 70 miles to a good shop that would have a good selection of rings and bases, so, I was hoping to try to find someone who had done this application and knew exactly which rings would work and then I could order them from Brownell's.
Thanks
Thanks
Art touches on it, but there are two things to remember:
1. You want the optic to clear the rifle: a manufacture's catalog or inquirey (perhaps e-mail to Savage or Springfield Armory) will tell you this.
2. When you mount the rifle with the butt to your cheek in a consistant manner that can only come with practice, the center of the sight should be at the center of your eye. You don't want to have to hunt around for the sight. This is actually a function of the stocking of your rifle. Rifle stocks today are made for a mythical average man who will mount a scope on his rifle. But sometimes a little higher than normal scope mount will actually bring a particular rifle's scope up to a better position in regards to the eye.
It is obvious, if you understand this, that no rifle stock could actually ever be made that is ideal for all scope objective sizes. So it is worth playing around with the mounts at first.
If you cannot play with them personally before buying, get the recommended mount for the scope. If you need to go a little higher, you can try a higher moun later. But if you need to go lower, you have a stock problem, which is more complicated.
Try www.springfeild-armory.com for information, since it's their scope.
[This message has been edited by Herodotus (edited September 01, 2000).]
1. You want the optic to clear the rifle: a manufacture's catalog or inquirey (perhaps e-mail to Savage or Springfield Armory) will tell you this.
2. When you mount the rifle with the butt to your cheek in a consistant manner that can only come with practice, the center of the sight should be at the center of your eye. You don't want to have to hunt around for the sight. This is actually a function of the stocking of your rifle. Rifle stocks today are made for a mythical average man who will mount a scope on his rifle. But sometimes a little higher than normal scope mount will actually bring a particular rifle's scope up to a better position in regards to the eye.
It is obvious, if you understand this, that no rifle stock could actually ever be made that is ideal for all scope objective sizes. So it is worth playing around with the mounts at first.
If you cannot play with them personally before buying, get the recommended mount for the scope. If you need to go a little higher, you can try a higher moun later. But if you need to go lower, you have a stock problem, which is more complicated.
Try www.springfeild-armory.com for information, since it's their scope.
[This message has been edited by Herodotus (edited September 01, 2000).]