Rifle Scopes Scope Bell Clearance

SKS Guy

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I have researched this for a while. I like for my scopes to fit tight. Not to tight as to damage them. I know close but not to close. But can anyone give me a minimum measurement for bell clearance on a .308.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BOLTRIPPER</div><div class="ubbcode-body">mostly...i need several rat hairs of distance between the boolit tube and the countersniper scope bell.....ya got to remember to wick away that pesky mirage......</div></div>

will asshairs suffice in a pinch?
 
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dude really, as close as you can get without touching. if you can get a few cards, a few dollars, a coin even between the two. just as long as its not touching. most rings arent going to come in such fine increments that you will have to worry this much. it will either touch and not work or it will clear. i used a stack of pennies on my rail to set the scope on and see how close i could get. then the brand of rings i used came in 0.25" increments. 0.25", 0.50", 0.75" and 1.00" there are others with finer graduations. but with the choice of 0.25" and 0.50" it was 0.25" and i have about an 1/8" inch with a flip up. i didnt bother to see how much closer it would go with any other brand of rings.

and i was serious about the cards.
 
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Hard to believe these pricks won't give u a straight answer, when clearly ur simply wanting to know how much your barrel bulges as your .308 passes down the tube right?
To find your specific "sweet spot" your going to have to heat that portion of your barrel to operating temperature. Do you have access to an oxy/ acetylene torch? If so.... Pm me and I'll explain the process in detail.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: misguided child2</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hard to believe these pricks won't give u a straight answer, when clearly ur simply wanting to know how much your barrel bulges as your .308 passes down the tube right?
To find your specific "sweet spot" your going to have to heat that portion of your barrel to operating temperature. Do you have access to an oxy/ acetylene torch? If so.... Pm me and I'll explain the process in detail.
</div></div>

WTF are you even talking about
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VAJayJayPunisher</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: misguided child2</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hard to believe these pricks won't give u a straight answer, when clearly ur simply wanting to know how much your barrel bulges as your .308 passes down the tube right?
To find your specific "sweet spot" your going to have to heat that portion of your barrel to operating temperature. Do you have access to an oxy/ acetylene torch? If so.... Pm me and I'll explain the process in detail.
</div></div>

WTF are you even talking about</div></div>



....shhh!!its all very snipery

its the paint application process that really makes the sniper though........wait for it!
 
Re: Scope Bell Clearance

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VAJayJayPunisher</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: misguided child2</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hard to believe these pricks won't give u a straight answer, when clearly ur simply wanting to know how much your barrel bulges as your .308 passes down the tube right?
To find your specific "sweet spot" your going to have to heat that portion of your barrel to operating temperature. Do you have access to an oxy/ acetylene torch? If so.... Pm me and I'll explain the process in detail.
</div></div>

WTF are you even talking about </div></div>

Seriosly? U don't barrel bulge test your rifles?!?
What are you new?
 
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I like to have enough room to prevent interference with my scope covers as well as an oiled patch in there, 1/8" is plenty. Keep in mind when ordering rings that different manufacturers have different ideas of what "low" means.

I find in general for 1" tubes mediums work and 30mm is low.
 
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Who gives a shit?

Why do you like the scope low?

Mount the scope as high or low to match the position of your eyeball, don't freak out about how it looks.

To anwser the question though, if it needs to be low, make sure there is enough room to get an even coverage of Krylon on the barrel and the scope...otherwise it is definitely NOT snipery.
 
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The correct distance between your rifle barrel and scope bell shall not be less than one RCH.

An RCH is the smallest measurable unit that can be visibly seen.

An RCH is about 0.001 femtometers.

An RCH is a quickly estimated unit of measurement equal to one hundred quadrillionth of a meter, often abbreviated as RHC when <span style="font-weight: bold">females or effeminate males are present.....
</span>
So since your asking which are you????
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lazy21</div><div class="ubbcode-body">once again, bolt knows how to make one laugh. Bolt, I bet it would be a freaking blast to hang out with you! </div></div>

 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BobinNC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The correct distance between your rifle barrel and scope bell shall not be less than one RCH.

An RCH is the smallest measurable unit that can be visibly seen.

An RCH is about 0.001 femtometers.

An RCH is a quickly estimated unit of measurement equal to one hundred quadrillionth of a meter, often abbreviated as RHC when <span style="font-weight: bold">females or effeminate males are present.....
</span>
So since your asking which are you???? </div></div>

I believe that the blonde aces out the RCH for the finest measurement.