Lash I do think you are right but I also went over my rifle there was nothing loose but I did notice that my scope is sitting a lil high for a comfortable cheek weld n viewing plane when practicing my dry fire...so I went back and reviewed which rings would be the best fit and it would be med. rings instead of high....so come payday I will be getting a set of med rings and see if that will help with straighten things out...again without all of yalls help I would have never noticed that.
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Yeah, rings too high will definitely work against you. You might even be surprised that you can get away with low rings, depending on barrel profile and scope. Go as absolutely low as you can without the scope touching the barrel. If you can slide a dollar bill between then without having to force it, its not too low.
Also think about getting a stock pack. Even with low rings, I still needed a stock pack on my Rem 700 with an HS precision stock. And then needed some foam padding (cut strip from old mouse pad) to get cheekweld correct. As others have said, you should be able to build your position behind the rifle without looking through the scope, close your eyes and when you open them, you should have a clear eyebox view.
Finally, look at where your fore/aft scope position is in the rings. I often see people really having to crane their necks forward once they are on the gun to get a clear picture. Loosen the scope in the rings enough that it can slide forward/backward - do what I describe above, open your eyes and see where the scope is. Move it until your face is on the stock comfortably and you don't have to stretch your neck either way so see a clear view. Then tighten the rings down.
Actually finally2 - are you working the parallax correctly? If you move your head up/down, side to side slightly - does the crosshair stay exactly on target or does it float a bit? If the latter, you don't have you parallax set correctly. Ignore the range numbers on the parallax knob. They will get you in the ballpark, but they won't be perfect. Incorrect parallax can account for your issue.