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<blockquote data-quote="JimD" data-source="post: 1651159" data-attributes="member: 65222"><p><span style="color: #ffffff">.</span></p><p></p><p>Whatever it is about my head/neck/shoulders body measurements...</p><p></p><p>I always have to scrunch down, pull my neck in like a turtle AND THEN STILL lay my head over about 45° to get my eye into the scope's eye box.</p><p></p><p>UNLESS... I install an adjustable tailpiece on (my own) rifles.</p><p>Drop the recoil pad down an inch or inch and a half.</p><p>And then I</p><p>- stand erect</p><p>- shoulder the rifle</p><p>- snug the stock up against my cheek...</p><p>- Voila! I'm right there.</p><p></p><p>So, that's what I do.</p><p>A proper tailpiece isn't expensive.</p><p>A little gunsmithing cost, not too bad.</p><p>Well worth it to have a rifle that <u>fits</u> me.</p><p></p><p>Here's my problem though.</p><p></p><p>I have a rifle that (for whatever reason) I cannot cut on and modify the rear of the stock.</p><p></p><p>So... if I can't raise the whole rifle, I'm trying to see if I can raise the scope.</p><p></p><p>Changing to an Extra Tall ring, brings the scope up 0.37"</p><p>But that's not enough.</p><p>I'd like to raise it another 1/2" to 3/4".</p><p></p><p>Which means... some sort of a "tall" base? ? ?</p><p>Rail or two piece doesn't matter.</p><p></p><p>I've seen "Picatinny risers"... mainly for AR15s I think...</p><p>They're hollow, where you can mount an elevated red dot,</p><p>and then still look under it and see the irons.</p><p>I think is the idea.</p><p></p><p>But they all look like cheap crap to me.</p><p></p><p>Any <u>good</u>, <u>solid</u>, <u>steel</u>, base that sits 1/2" to 3/4" higher than an ordinary Remington 700 base?</p><p></p><p>I am yet to discover one.</p><p></p><p>MUCH obliged for any ideas.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffffff">.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JimD, post: 1651159, member: 65222"] [COLOR=#ffffff].[/COLOR] Whatever it is about my head/neck/shoulders body measurements... I always have to scrunch down, pull my neck in like a turtle AND THEN STILL lay my head over about 45° to get my eye into the scope's eye box. UNLESS... I install an adjustable tailpiece on (my own) rifles. Drop the recoil pad down an inch or inch and a half. And then I - stand erect - shoulder the rifle - snug the stock up against my cheek... - Voila! I'm right there. So, that's what I do. A proper tailpiece isn't expensive. A little gunsmithing cost, not too bad. Well worth it to have a rifle that [U]fits[/U] me. Here's my problem though. I have a rifle that (for whatever reason) I cannot cut on and modify the rear of the stock. So... if I can't raise the whole rifle, I'm trying to see if I can raise the scope. Changing to an Extra Tall ring, brings the scope up 0.37" But that's not enough. I'd like to raise it another 1/2" to 3/4". Which means... some sort of a "tall" base? ? ? Rail or two piece doesn't matter. I've seen "Picatinny risers"... mainly for AR15s I think... They're hollow, where you can mount an elevated red dot, and then still look under it and see the irons. I think is the idea. But they all look like cheap crap to me. Any [U]good[/U], [U]solid[/U], [U]steel[/U], base that sits 1/2" to 3/4" higher than an ordinary Remington 700 base? I am yet to discover one. MUCH obliged for any ideas. Jim [COLOR=#ffffff].[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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