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Rifle Scopes Which Badger Rings?

dannydifalco

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I have a Remington 700 that has a Badger steel 20moa base and i need rings. I currently have a 1inch tube scope with a 40mm lens. So i would either need a pair of rings that come with the 1in inserts or get a pair and buy the inserts. The inserts alone are like $36 dollars. I am going to upgrade to a 30mm scope in the future with most likely be a 50mm lens. Will both of these rings work with a 50mm lens also? So this is what i have narrowed it down to.

Option 1 $205
<span style="font-weight: bold">Rings-</span> http://swfa.com/Badger-Ordnance-Maximized-Scope-30mm-Rings-P212.aspx
<span style="font-weight: bold">Reducers-</span> http://swfa.com/Badger-Ordnance-Scope-Ring-Reducer-P217.aspx

Option 2 $210
<span style="font-weight: bold">Rings- </span>http://swfa.com/Badger-Ordnance-Scope-30mm-Rings-P4238.aspx
(these rings come with the reducers)
 
Re: Which Badger Rings?

Check out the sticky at the beginning of this section on measuring.

You don't give any specifics on your rifle (action length & barrel contour). One of my rifles is a Sendero 7mm RM w/ 20 MOA Badger base with a Leupold 4.5-14x50mm AO 1" tube. Rings are Badger med-high with inserts - clearance and ocular height is perfect. Hope this helps.

Kevin
 
Re: Which Badger Rings?

You could go with TPS steel rings in 1" then just sell them and get badger 30mm when you are ready to upgrade your scope.
 
Re: Which Badger Rings?

30mm Badger Mediums work good with a 50mm objective on my Rem700 LA. Get those and some reducers if you do plan on going to 30mm tube/50mm objective. It will be high with the 1"/40mm but it's better than too low when you switch to the 30/50mm.

If you aren't switching real soon just get dedicated 1" rings and watch the used sales section here for your future rings/gear
 
Re: Which Badger Rings?

Place your rifle in a padded vice, grab a handful of penny's make 2 stacks penny's on the scope base toward and aft place the scope on the stack, remove penny's until you find the proper height measure and order.