Posted: 1/8/2015 5:51:58 PM EDT
| I'm trying to get my new Savage 10 BA setup and am having a hard time determining the lowest ring height I could use with either a 42mm or 50mm objective lense. I like the burris extreme rings. Low or medium is the choice. Any help would be greatly appreciated! |
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Here's what I do...
1. Install the mount/base I want. 2. Buy the scope I want. 3. Using pennies*, I stack them until I get the height I want. 4. Measure Stack. 5. Order corresponding height rings from the manufacturer that produces closest to where I want my scope to ride. *A new penny is 0.0585" in width. Most manufacturers measure from the center of the optic ("A"), remember to add 15mm or 0.5" depending upon the diameter of your scope tube. Some measure from the bottom of the scope channel ("B"). 
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Here's what I do... 1. Install the mount/base I want. 2. Buy the scope I want. 3. Using pennies*, I stack them until I get the height I want. 4. Measure Stack. 5. Order corresponding height rings from the manufacturer that produces closest to where I want my scope to ride. *A new penny is 0.0585" in width. Most manufacturers measure from the center of the optic ("A"), remember to add 15mm or 0.5" depending upon the diameter of your scope tube. Some measure from the bottom of the scope channel ("B"). http://www.opticstalk.com/uploads/ChrisFarris/2007-02-22_142347_scopesch.jpg Nice tip. Does anyone have an explanation for why on AR style rifles there is a tendency to use tall, one piece mounts that leave a bunch.of space between the scope and the rail? It is really.common, hell I do it. The design keeps me from using a check riser and I have this setup that's way above bore. Looking at the picture threads so is every one else. Why not use rings that put your reticle lower vs. way up in the air? |
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I'm trying to get my new Savage 10 BA setup and am having a hard time determining the lowest ring height I could use with either a 42mm or 50mm objective lense. I like the burris extreme rings. Low or medium is the choice. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Do you have the base and scopes in your hands? If not I would still be willing to bet the lows will work fine on a bolt gun. But figure that you MAY have to exchange them. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Does anyone have an explanation for why on AR style rifles there is a tendency to use tall, one piece mounts that leave a bunch.of space between the scope and the rail? It is really.common, hell I do it. The design keeps me from using a check riser and I have this setup that's way above bore. Looking at the picture threads so is every one else. Why not use rings that put your reticle lower vs. way up in the air? If you look at an AR stock vs a bolt gun stock you'll note the comb of the stock is nearly parallel to the top of the receiver, whereas most bolt gun stocks have a drop, bringing the eye into alignment with the top of the barrel. There is too much rise in a standard AR stock to obtain comfortably eye alignment without raising the front and rear sights or without raising the optic. A drop can't be incorporated in an AR stock because of the recoil bushing and spring alignment. |
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If you look at an AR stock vs a bolt gun stock you'll note the comb of the stock is nearly parallel to the top of the receiver, whereas most bolt gun stocks have a drop, bringing the eye into alignment with the top of the barrel. There is too much rise in a standard AR stock to obtain comfortably eye alignment without raising the front and rear sights or without raising the optic. A drop can't be incorporated in an AR stock because of the recoil bushing and spring alignment. Quoted:
Does anyone have an explanation for why on AR style rifles there is a tendency to use tall, one piece mounts that leave a bunch.of space between the scope and the rail? It is really.common, hell I do it. The design keeps me from using a check riser and I have this setup that's way above bore. Looking at the picture threads so is every one else. Why not use rings that put your reticle lower vs. way up in the air? If you look at an AR stock vs a bolt gun stock you'll note the comb of the stock is nearly parallel to the top of the receiver, whereas most bolt gun stocks have a drop, bringing the eye into alignment with the top of the barrel. There is too much rise in a standard AR stock to obtain comfortably eye alignment without raising the front and rear sights or without raising the optic. A drop can't be incorporated in an AR stock because of the recoil bushing and spring alignment. Gotcha. I gave it some thought today and figured it out. Shooting prone for the first time with an AR and am struggling with eye relief issues. Sorry for jacking your thread, OP. |