Who makes the lowest 34mm rings available? I have a set of Seekins .92" on the scope now and could stand to go substantially lower.
Rifle Scopes lowest 34mm rings
- Thread starter bward
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Re: lowest 34mm rings
http://www.nearmfg.com/
Probably not "substantial"...but these folks make some low ones too.
Cant go wrong with either choice..
http://www.nearmfg.com/
Probably not "substantial"...but these folks make some low ones too.
Cant go wrong with either choice..
Re: lowest 34mm rings
Not rings but, you could have Murphy Precision make you a shorter rail as well. They made me a custom rail and it is top quality.
Not rings but, you could have Murphy Precision make you a shorter rail as well. They made me a custom rail and it is top quality.
Re: lowest 34mm rings
I've got Seekins low 34mm rings with a S&B 4-16x42 and I have not found any other ring that is lower. If Near makes a lower one, it can't be substantially lower.
I've got Seekins low 34mm rings with a S&B 4-16x42 and I have not found any other ring that is lower. If Near makes a lower one, it can't be substantially lower.
Re: lowest 34mm rings
We offer a 34mm ring at .875" tall. This clears the center knuckle of the Premier scopes, but won't clear the new S&B PMII scopes.
- Cameron
We offer a 34mm ring at .875" tall. This clears the center knuckle of the Premier scopes, but won't clear the new S&B PMII scopes.
- Cameron
Re: lowest 34mm rings
As mentioned above there are several companies out there making them, another company that makes very good rings is the one that I've been using more and more lately. American Rifle Co.
Not to be a curmudgeon here, hopefully I can explain why it is difficult to find a lower ring.
Here's the issue with searching for lower and lower rings in a big tube like the 34's, 35's, and even the IOR 40's
Ring heights are usually measured from a certain reference plane (I've usually seen it measured from the top of the rail) to the center of the tube body.
If you change the tube diameter from say 1" to 35mm, that's almost 10mm on the diameter (5mm on the radius) where material in the ring base needs to be removed to house the tube. As material is removed the ring is reduced in strength, and there is a functional minimum where a ring will not perform because the design is compromised, no matter how you slice it, you can only go so low with any tube. That "minimum" happens to be taller heights for larger diameter tube bodies.
I have a 35mm Razor HD that will be mounted on my new Underground Skunkworks receiver in American Rifle Co. rings, the clearance on the rifle *might* be cut lower, however, I opted for a 1.025" height (26mm) set of rings from ARC because of 2 reasons:
I want to use the flip up caps that came with the Vortex and I don't want to compromise the integrity of the ring.
As mentioned above there are several companies out there making them, another company that makes very good rings is the one that I've been using more and more lately. American Rifle Co.
Not to be a curmudgeon here, hopefully I can explain why it is difficult to find a lower ring.
Here's the issue with searching for lower and lower rings in a big tube like the 34's, 35's, and even the IOR 40's
Ring heights are usually measured from a certain reference plane (I've usually seen it measured from the top of the rail) to the center of the tube body.
If you change the tube diameter from say 1" to 35mm, that's almost 10mm on the diameter (5mm on the radius) where material in the ring base needs to be removed to house the tube. As material is removed the ring is reduced in strength, and there is a functional minimum where a ring will not perform because the design is compromised, no matter how you slice it, you can only go so low with any tube. That "minimum" happens to be taller heights for larger diameter tube bodies.
I have a 35mm Razor HD that will be mounted on my new Underground Skunkworks receiver in American Rifle Co. rings, the clearance on the rifle *might* be cut lower, however, I opted for a 1.025" height (26mm) set of rings from ARC because of 2 reasons:
I want to use the flip up caps that came with the Vortex and I don't want to compromise the integrity of the ring.
Re: lowest 34mm rings
The lowest available is the Near Alpha mount.
The lowest available is the Near Alpha mount.
