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woodmister
Optics GrassHopper Joined: August/05/2014 Status: Offline Points: 3 |
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Posted: August/05/2014 at 16:34 |
hey guys.
I have a couple of questions quicklike. I have Browning A-Bolt chambered in 300 WSM. I also have a Nikon Buckmaster 6-18x40. I won the 300. And then I won the scope.. But, I was still young and experienced. I went to cabelas and bought the first mount/ring set that worked on a browning a-bolt. So, I ended up with Leupold Dual Dovetail high (or super-high) rings. This is the gun: I'm going to just link out the the other pictures. But my problem is... What size rings should I go with? Those are obviously very high, and I blamed the scope for being a POS last hunt when i had a hard time getting the animal in my sights. Since then, I've outfitted a 10/22 and a few other guns with scopes/rings and learned a lot. It's time to change up my hunting rifle to work for me, not against me. So right now, the gap between the objective and the barrel is about 7/16s of an inch. I can put a golf tee head all the way through it with a bit to spare, and the golf tee head is 7/16ths an inch. So, without buying new mounts, cause i heard those leupold DDs are pretty good for big caliber rifles, what size rings should/could I get? I was thinking of getting These: I'm not sure how to decide though. Or the process to decide. I have done the test where i put my cheek on the rifle with my eyes close, and when i open them i'm lower than i think i should /ever/ be, but i'm at least half an inch below the scope. So while shooting, my head is in a wickedly weird position. I'd like the scope as low as possible, but leaving a hair of room to slide on my lens cover. The bolt shouldn't be a problem. They measure rings like this: (not sure how it helps) Ring Height: 1" (measured from base of ring to bottom of scope tube) Super-Low: .050" Low: .060" Medium: .180" High: .310" Super-High: .410" Here are a few more pictures. Any help would be very appreciated!! Thank you very much guys! - Danny
Edited by cheaptrick - August/09/2014 at 07:16 |
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woodmister
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I was wrong... :)
The whole thing I was wrong. Those are dual dovetails.... heh. man, i suck. Still inexperienced. :) Main question still stands. I'm pretty sure i have Leupold STD mounts and i need to know the height that I should get the rings at. If I go to cabelas, i'll pay double what i would for rings online. So i'd rather just order online. I'd take the gun in, but I only own a motorcycle right now. :) Rock - me - Hard spot!
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supertool73
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I would suggest getting a new set of mounts. Get Talley mounts.
http://swfa.com/Talley-Lightweight-Aluminum-1-Scopemount-P2830.aspx This is an Abolt 300 wsm with low talley mounts and a 42mm scope. |
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cleger
Optics GrassHopper Joined: August/09/2014 Location: New Hampshire Status: Offline Points: 1 |
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7/16" of an inch is 0.4375". You need to know which rings you have, or else get out your golf tees and measure them.
If you wanted 1/16" (0.0625") clearance between your objective and barrel, you'd want rings 0.375" lower than the ones you have. |
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