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Help with ring height

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Topic: Help with ring height
Posted By: Snaggle10
Subject: Help with ring height
Date Posted: December/22/2019 at 07:32
Hello! New guy here. Currently have a rifle being built and have a question on ring height. I've used the calculator but without having exact measurements some options are a bit too close for comfort. I'm out of the country for a few more months but I'm trying to get everything ordered for the rifle before I get back home. It's a Steiner P4xi 4-16x56 on top of a Stiller tac 30 with a 20moa rail. I'd like to keep the scope as close to bore as possible, but with an objective that large it may be tricky. Thanks in advance for the help! 



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Posted By: Urimaginaryfrnd
Date Posted: December/22/2019 at 15:20
Best to call in to SWFA and ask.   When you use a plus 20moa canted rail it is often hard to second guess which ring height you want. Having room to run lens caps is a consideration also.  To compound the confusion height between manufacturers is not always the same.  Do you have a brand of rail that you have selected and do you have a preference of rings.  Badger Ordnance would be a good choice but there are a lot of choices in 34mm.
Badger Max50 High   1.00  (all steel heavy both are 6  screw)
Badger medium high 1.125  <========<<<<  best guess one of the two of these
https://www.swfa.com/badger-ordnance-maximized-scope-34mm-rings-18.html - https://www.swfa.com/badger-ordnance-maximized-scope-34mm-rings-18.html
 possibly this 1.0  USMC version : (one ring has 6 screws the other is 4 screws) 
https://www.swfa.com/badger-ordnance-maximized-scope-34mm-rings-10.html - https://www.swfa.com/badger-ordnance-maximized-scope-34mm-rings-10.html

these are pretty high
Badger Extra high     1.375
Badger USMC SASR   1.49  
TAlley Tactical  Extra High 1.44
Steiner T series High 1.25
 


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"Always do the right thing, just because it is the right thing to do".
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Texas Ranger


Posted By: tahqua
Date Posted: December/22/2019 at 21:32
I have that same scope on a chassis gun and it required AR height rings. When I first talked with Seekins they said the low would work on an  M700 with a heavy profile barrel. 
SWFA should be able to help.

http://www.opticstalk.com/how-to-determine-proper-ring-height_topic5946.html - http://www.opticstalk.com/how-to-determine-proper-ring-height_topic5946.html

http://www.opticstalk.com/rings-and-bases_forum17.html - http://www.opticstalk.com/rings-and-bases_forum17.html


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Doug


Posted By: Urimaginaryfrnd
Date Posted: December/23/2019 at 11:54
(972-726-7348)   SWFA


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"Always do the right thing, just because it is the right thing to do".
Bobby Paul Doherty
Texas Ranger



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