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Posted: 12/28/2006 6:04:32 PM EDT
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Is there any advantage to buying a regular flat top or buying a elevated, integral rail, and using shorter rings. I am going to buy a Rock River Arms Varmit with a 20" barrel. It has 1in8 twist so I can shoot heavier bullets. It should be a fun platform for some moderate, long range shooting. Probably not much over 300 yds., with an occasional 400 yd. shot. My entry tactical is first rate and I believe that the varmit will do everything that I want it to do for the right price. I will be using a 4" PBR. I espect the scope height to be about 2" on either version because of the use of short rings and the overhang of the scope over the rail. I should be around 1.5" at 100, 2" high around 150, and dead on at 230 yds., and 2" low at 270 yds. This is just a guess for my Black Hills 50 grn. I have to crono the rifle to get it figured out right. They offer two flat top heights and I would like to know which one most of you would buy. |
Keep in mind that depending on what scope you get, you may have to mount it further forward. You would want to be able to rest your head where it naturally rests on the stock, which may result in the scope needing to be mounted further forward. I would go with a regular flattop, and then get a LaRue SPR or SPR-E mount. It will set the scope at the proper height, while extending it forward from the flattop. If you get the elevated one, you are pretty much limited to just scope rings. Go with the regular flattop to give yourself more mounting options. |
| Just put my RRA varmint upper together w/ a GG&G rail. It moves the scope up and forward. You can get your nose right up to the preferred position of right on the charging handle. The only bad deal is that it is just one more thing to get loose at the wrong time. Considering that, I am completely happy to have avoided the lead time of several weeks from RRA. |
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