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<blockquote data-quote="Brent" data-source="post: 70869" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>If you need to shim, it will be needed under the "rear" base in order to gain more elevation. </p><p></p><p>You can buy shim kits (Brownells) or cut out strips of a soda can (~.004" thick) and use multiple strips to gain the elevation you need in the rear. </p><p></p><p>~.001" shim in the rear equals "roughly" 1 MOA change in elevation, so if you want to bring it up 20" at 100 yards, start with about .020" worth of shim stock under the rear. .030 might be better in your case if you're already bottomed out at 200 yards.</p><p></p><p>I highly recommend lapping the rings if you shim the base so you don't kink or bend the scope tube.</p><p></p><p>The better fix would be to get a tapered base for a 700 and bed it, or buy some Burris posi-line rings with inserts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brent, post: 70869, member: 99"] If you need to shim, it will be needed under the "rear" base in order to gain more elevation. You can buy shim kits (Brownells) or cut out strips of a soda can (~.004" thick) and use multiple strips to gain the elevation you need in the rear. ~.001" shim in the rear equals "roughly" 1 MOA change in elevation, so if you want to bring it up 20" at 100 yards, start with about .020" worth of shim stock under the rear. .030 might be better in your case if you're already bottomed out at 200 yards. I highly recommend lapping the rings if you shim the base so you don't kink or bend the scope tube. The better fix would be to get a tapered base for a 700 and bed it, or buy some Burris posi-line rings with inserts. [/QUOTE]
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