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Ken Ferral 20 MOA base
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<blockquote data-quote="Brent" data-source="post: 18193" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>Ian,</p><p>Thanks! I had noticed he switched from .5" spacing to the near .4" spacing, but somehow missed that it didn't carry on the whole length of the rail, I must have assumed he just left slots out for the name but kept the spacing front to rear.</p><p></p><p>If you plan on swapping scopes from one rifle to the next, don't overlook this if they aren't the same length actions. I'd personally go with the BO or NF base if one had plans for SA and LA swapping. </p><p></p><p>Keep in mind though, lock the scope in the rings so it works on the short action, fitting it to the LA first, it may not work on the SA.</p><p></p><p>The Farrel base IS really nice, and standard ring height generally work with the 50-56MM OBJ scopes. I think the base is .400" tall at the front for a M700, pretty tall indeed.</p><p></p><p>Bedding the scope base is something I recommend anyway, especially if swapping scopes. Lapping rings on a tweaked rail wouldn't be good when it's locked down to another rail that sets straight, or is tweaked a "different" way. </p><p></p><p>I believe that the machining is really well done, but I'd still lock down the rings on both rails and do a light lap check to detect the difference between the two bases before lapping fully to match just "one" base.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brent, post: 18193, member: 99"] Ian, Thanks! I had noticed he switched from .5" spacing to the near .4" spacing, but somehow missed that it didn't carry on the whole length of the rail, I must have assumed he just left slots out for the name but kept the spacing front to rear. If you plan on swapping scopes from one rifle to the next, don't overlook this if they aren't the same length actions. I'd personally go with the BO or NF base if one had plans for SA and LA swapping. Keep in mind though, lock the scope in the rings so it works on the short action, fitting it to the LA first, it may not work on the SA. The Farrel base IS really nice, and standard ring height generally work with the 50-56MM OBJ scopes. I think the base is .400" tall at the front for a M700, pretty tall indeed. Bedding the scope base is something I recommend anyway, especially if swapping scopes. Lapping rings on a tweaked rail wouldn't be good when it's locked down to another rail that sets straight, or is tweaked a "different" way. I believe that the machining is really well done, but I'd still lock down the rings on both rails and do a light lap check to detect the difference between the two bases before lapping fully to match just "one" base. [/QUOTE]
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