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The Basics, Starting Out
Gun check, scope check. Now what?
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<blockquote data-quote="TexasSportsman" data-source="post: 1953927" data-attributes="member: 115081"><p>You're right. Your gunsmith can set the scope you want to buy on your rifle with low/med/high mounts to see how close the scope is to the barrel. The scope should never touch the barrel. If the scope needs to be mounted closer to the rear of the rifle a larger objective lens may now allow it and you may not have the proper eye relief which is the distance between the ocular lens and your eye. </p><p></p><p>Unless your rifle has an adjustable comb you really should not go with high scope mounts and an objective lens larger than 44mm. Your face should rest firmly on the stock...a good cheek weld. If you have to raise your face to see though the scope it is mounted too high and your accuracy will suffer. </p><p></p><p>All of my rifles have an objective lens of 44mm or smaller. If I were to go to a larger objective lens I'd opt for a a cheek pad or a rifle with an adjustable comb as shown on the second image. With that feature you can mount a fairly large scope or replace the stock. </p><p></p><p>If your rifle does not have an adjustable comb then add a cheek pad to the stock so it'll give you the height you need to see through the middle of the scope on low and high power or replace the stock.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasSportsman, post: 1953927, member: 115081"] You're right. Your gunsmith can set the scope you want to buy on your rifle with low/med/high mounts to see how close the scope is to the barrel. The scope should never touch the barrel. If the scope needs to be mounted closer to the rear of the rifle a larger objective lens may now allow it and you may not have the proper eye relief which is the distance between the ocular lens and your eye. Unless your rifle has an adjustable comb you really should not go with high scope mounts and an objective lens larger than 44mm. Your face should rest firmly on the stock...a good cheek weld. If you have to raise your face to see though the scope it is mounted too high and your accuracy will suffer. All of my rifles have an objective lens of 44mm or smaller. If I were to go to a larger objective lens I'd opt for a a cheek pad or a rifle with an adjustable comb as shown on the second image. With that feature you can mount a fairly large scope or replace the stock. If your rifle does not have an adjustable comb then add a cheek pad to the stock so it'll give you the height you need to see through the middle of the scope on low and high power or replace the stock. [/QUOTE]
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