Rifle Scopes How low should a scope be mounted?
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It matters little what others tell you about their set ups. What matters is your NPA in all or your most used shooting position. The stock comb height pays into this as well. What works for me may not for you an vice versa. Experiment and you will find what works best for you.
Comfort is your friend. Set the rifle up to be comfortable, head relaxed, hand relaxed without the scope mounted. Once the rifle is set up right then mount the scope and see what is revealed, too high, too low etc.
Duck tape and pipe insulation are your friend when setting up that kind of rifle at first.
Duck tape and pipe insulation are your friend when setting up that kind of rifle at first.
Bolt clearance can also be an issue. Mine are all mounted very low, and they interfere with my fat paws when trying to run the bolt fast.
You may find that your consistent cheek weld requires a lower mount or higher mount.
Not everyone has identical anatomy.
Mounting the scope as low as possible is a hunting thing,
Today with adjustable cheeks and all the different options we have you want them to be set up so as not to interfere with the function of the rifle and the shooter when setting it up. You want it so your head is straight and not rolled over.
Adjustable cheeks, stocks, and chassis have removed the need to mount it slammed down too low.
Too low is as bad as too high.
Today with adjustable cheeks and all the different options we have you want them to be set up so as not to interfere with the function of the rifle and the shooter when setting it up. You want it so your head is straight and not rolled over.
Adjustable cheeks, stocks, and chassis have removed the need to mount it slammed down too low.
Too low is as bad as too high.
I read somewhere that if you mount the scope too high you could get shot in the head.
I think it was here. There was a graph about it.
But I would mount it where you can get behind the gun comfortable with your eyes closed, open them and you are lined up. Not working to get lined up.
I think it was here. There was a graph about it.
But I would mount it where you can get behind the gun comfortable with your eyes closed, open them and you are lined up. Not working to get lined up.
Your scope height is dependent upon the venue you shoot. I have some mounted low an some high (same actions & stocks) depending the usage and target.
Head shots do to a high scope,...well maybe,... if your advertising. If your working a two way, it's more Indian than arrow, plus if your head can be made out in mother, it matters little where it's at,...
Head shots do to a high scope,...well maybe,... if your advertising. If your working a two way, it's more Indian than arrow, plus if your head can be made out in mother, it matters little where it's at,...
Yep, an extra fraction of an inch higher scope rings will get you domed at the range every time....
I equate RIfle Set Up, the same as your seats and mirrors in your car.
if someone moves a mirror or changes the seat position, you will instantly know, we'll all do it. Wife or kids get in the car, move something, we bitch.
Your stock is your seats, the scope is your mirrors, you set them up with the fundamentals in mind as well as shooter comfort. This is why there is NO, One size Fits all Answer... I have terms for trigger too, but people reading it online will freak and take it out of context.
This has been the fallacy of the Shooting Game of Telephone, like getting as low as possible, or mounting the scopes super low with a modern rifle. They give fat men a 6"-9" Harris bipods and wonder why they hurt in the prone position because they say you have to get low, instead of setting it up for their specific body type.
if someone moves a mirror or changes the seat position, you will instantly know, we'll all do it. Wife or kids get in the car, move something, we bitch.
Your stock is your seats, the scope is your mirrors, you set them up with the fundamentals in mind as well as shooter comfort. This is why there is NO, One size Fits all Answer... I have terms for trigger too, but people reading it online will freak and take it out of context.
This has been the fallacy of the Shooting Game of Telephone, like getting as low as possible, or mounting the scopes super low with a modern rifle. They give fat men a 6"-9" Harris bipods and wonder why they hurt in the prone position because they say you have to get low, instead of setting it up for their specific body type.
I am fat and have a 6-9 bootleg Harris. I noticed I like shooting it better with the legs extended. Maybe I'll look into a taller one. 
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