Rifle Scopes Scope clearance problem

[ronas]

Premier 5-25x56 is no go in currently mounted 1" badger rings. I wanted to move scope mounted in rings from TRG to AICS but I have only .050" of clearance at the front and that is with the scope cover removed. I think .050" is about 1/20".

So how high should I go? All the way to 1 1/2" rings.

 

[George63]

Re: Scope clearance problem

only go up the minimum to allow the covers to work, even if they touch, just completely remove them for shooting

 

[oldfatguy]

Re: Scope clearance problem

No. Not all the way to 1 1/2". Badger has 1.125" and 1.375" available. A half inch increase is a pretty big jump.

OFG

 

[Rick 324]

Re: Scope clearance problem

That is good advice above... The Closer you get the scope to the barrel the closer the center to the bore line of your scope for your ballistic software. Get the next size up and then you will keep that larger bell closer to the barrel!

Good Luck!!!

 

[ronas]

Re: Scope clearance problem

If I went up to 1.25" I think that would give me 6.35mm more space. Does that sound right?

 

[lazy21]

Re: Scope clearance problem

http://www.usoptics.com/uso-gear/accessories/rings-and-mounts/34mm-rings-low.html

 

[oldfatguy]

Re: Scope clearance problem

The 1.125" will give you .125" space for your cover. That should be enough. Measure the thickness of your cover to be sure. The .050" of daylight you have with your current rings is enough. The higher rings simply make room for the cover. No use in going any higher then needed.

OFG

 

[ronas]

Re: Scope clearance problem

The 1.125" rings will according to my calculation give me another 3.18mm of clearance for the cap. I don't think that will be enough. If I could find 1.25 rings I think that would work as it would get me 6.35mm of space.

The closest I could find were the 1.375" rings and they get me 9mm more clearance but that seems like a lot.

 

[1911GunNut]

Re: Scope clearance problem

TPS Medium is 1.185. Only thing in between I could find.

http://www.tpsproducts.com/product_info.php?cPath=14_26_27&products_id=158

Midway has them in stock.

 

[oldfatguy]

Re: Scope clearance problem

Just had to open the safe and measure. The Premier bell is 2.44" dia. S&B PMII is also 2.44". Measuring over the Butler Creek cap it is 2.64" dia, or .100" (2.538mm) per side larger then the bare scope bell.

So, the actual measurments tell me that the 1.125" high rings will give you .025" more clearence with Butler Creek caps then you have now w/o caps. That is if you have Butler Creek caps.

OFG

 

[ronas]

Re: Scope clearance problem

I think you are absolutly correct. I went ahead and ran the equation on this site for will these rings fit.

When I ran the numbers I end up with clearance of 5.2mm which should be fine.

And yes I do have the Butler Creek front cover.