Rifle Scopes ring heights for tikka t3 varmint + 50mm objective

[bond711]

Hey guys,

My mate has a tikka t3 varmint, and is going to get a HD rail from EGW.

I'm just a little unsure as to which ring heights he should get to keep a 50mm objective off the barrel.

they offer the rings in heights:
.850 inches high, .990 inches high, and 1.275" high

any advice?

cheers

 

[jrob300]

Re: ring heights for tikka t3 varmint + 50mm objective

1", 30mm, 34mm or 35mm scope? If you measure scope rings from base to bottom of ring it doesn't matter.

I use Seekins Med/High's (.920) on my Tikka with a Falcon (44mm obj.) mounted on a EGW 20moa base. There is approx. 320" clearance from obj. to chamber. They are unnecessarily high, but I was trying to get that huge windage knob out of the way of flying brass. Finally turned the damn thing down.

I would think that the .850 rings would work, if it's a 30mm scope. I had Burris XTR low's on before, and they cleared both a 50mm and a 44mm.

John