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Measuring the scope hight
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<blockquote data-quote="canderson" data-source="post: 251890" data-attributes="member: 10891"><p>Andrew,</p><p> </p><p>This is my interpretation. I would take the objective end of the scope and measure with a caliper. Take that number and divide by two. This will yield a number from the center line of the scope to the bottom of the objective. The next step gets a little more complicated. I believe if you are using picatinny type base, ring height is measure from the top of the picatinny base to the center line of the ring (Seekins precision has a good diagram). As far as getting a height of the picatinny rail, I believe you would probably have to contact the manufacturer or install it on the gun and measure. Barrel contour/taper will probably play a huge factor is mount selection. You should be able to do some math and determine which ring height will work for your application. As for standard type ring/base combination (ie Leupold) I believe that the ring height is measured the same way, but I do not know about the base height. Anyway, just my take on the matter, I may be dead wrong. Hope this helps. Just a personal note, on most of the leupold dual dovetail mounts, I have been able to use one size shorter ring than is recommended on the leupold website.</p><p> </p><p>Chris</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="canderson, post: 251890, member: 10891"] Andrew, This is my interpretation. I would take the objective end of the scope and measure with a caliper. Take that number and divide by two. This will yield a number from the center line of the scope to the bottom of the objective. The next step gets a little more complicated. I believe if you are using picatinny type base, ring height is measure from the top of the picatinny base to the center line of the ring (Seekins precision has a good diagram). As far as getting a height of the picatinny rail, I believe you would probably have to contact the manufacturer or install it on the gun and measure. Barrel contour/taper will probably play a huge factor is mount selection. You should be able to do some math and determine which ring height will work for your application. As for standard type ring/base combination (ie Leupold) I believe that the ring height is measured the same way, but I do not know about the base height. Anyway, just my take on the matter, I may be dead wrong. Hope this helps. Just a personal note, on most of the leupold dual dovetail mounts, I have been able to use one size shorter ring than is recommended on the leupold website. Chris [/QUOTE]
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