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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
AR15/10 Rifles
Scope Ring's
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<blockquote data-quote="LouBoyd" data-source="post: 728392" data-attributes="member: 9253"><p>Asking what scope height to use makes as much sense as asking what trouser size you should buy. The answer is the same. Use what fits YOU. The proper scope height will be the height which puts the scope comfortably centered on YOUR eye when you shoulder YOUR rifle with a comfortable and solid hold. I keep several cheap aluminum rings so whey I assemble a rifle I can test the fit at various heights then buy the proper height rings. Most of my ARs have Warne "Ultra High" rings, but I the spacing from my eye to my cheek is fairly long. I also like to keep my head reasonably erect when shooting. There is also the option of using adjustable cheek rests or fully adjustable stocks to re-position the shooters head. </p><p></p><p>If you have to strain to get your eye comfortably behind the scope your accuracy will suffer. It might seem that mounting a scope close to the barrel has accuracy advantages, but study the effects on accuracy of a high or low scope with respect to canting and thermal effects and you'll see that a low scope has little if any advantage. It may make dragging your rifle though brush easier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LouBoyd, post: 728392, member: 9253"] Asking what scope height to use makes as much sense as asking what trouser size you should buy. The answer is the same. Use what fits YOU. The proper scope height will be the height which puts the scope comfortably centered on YOUR eye when you shoulder YOUR rifle with a comfortable and solid hold. I keep several cheap aluminum rings so whey I assemble a rifle I can test the fit at various heights then buy the proper height rings. Most of my ARs have Warne "Ultra High" rings, but I the spacing from my eye to my cheek is fairly long. I also like to keep my head reasonably erect when shooting. There is also the option of using adjustable cheek rests or fully adjustable stocks to re-position the shooters head. If you have to strain to get your eye comfortably behind the scope your accuracy will suffer. It might seem that mounting a scope close to the barrel has accuracy advantages, but study the effects on accuracy of a high or low scope with respect to canting and thermal effects and you'll see that a low scope has little if any advantage. It may make dragging your rifle though brush easier. [/QUOTE]
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