Can anyone tell me what the minimum clearance between the barrel and the objective on a scope should be? The rifle is a 338 lapua mag and i can barely slide 2 pieces of paper through the gap.
Rifle Scopes Scope Clearance
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Re: Scope Clearance
Because of the high recoil of the rifle, as long as your protective objective lens cap clears the barrel you are good to go. For lower caliber rifles a lot of people use a credit card as a measuring tool.
I Hope this helps
Because of the high recoil of the rifle, as long as your protective objective lens cap clears the barrel you are good to go. For lower caliber rifles a lot of people use a credit card as a measuring tool.
I Hope this helps
Re: Scope Clearance
Two pieces of paper sounds rather tight to me. If it were mine, I would try to get it a bit higher.
Two pieces of paper sounds rather tight to me. If it were mine, I would try to get it a bit higher.
Re: Scope Clearance
You might try contact marking fluid (or lipstick) on the largest diameter section of the scope's objective bell and fire it to see if it is touching during recoil. I would shoot it a few times until the barrel gets hot and floppy just to make sure.
You might try contact marking fluid (or lipstick) on the largest diameter section of the scope's objective bell and fire it to see if it is touching during recoil. I would shoot it a few times until the barrel gets hot and floppy just to make sure.
Re: Scope Clearance
it depends. will you ever be throwing night vision on in front of it?
Even if I never intend to put anything in front, I still don't want it that close for potential heat factor if nothing else, plus never know the future will hold in terms of potential new lens covers.
just a little food for thought
it depends. will you ever be throwing night vision on in front of it?
Even if I never intend to put anything in front, I still don't want it that close for potential heat factor if nothing else, plus never know the future will hold in terms of potential new lens covers.
just a little food for thought
