Rifle Scopes Scope mounting
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A few years back I mounted a scope that was about that close. It had a relief cut in the center of the pic rail similar to yours. I sweated it for a while but never saw any signs of rubbing on the bottom of the objective bell. However, that was a Ruger bolt-action Scout Rifle with a barrel-mounted rail so there probably wasn't as much flex as you might anticipate on a floating AR handguard, particularly if you intend to run a bipod out at the end along with any other weighty accessories. A sunshade might complicate matters further.
It looks to me like you'll probably be OK, as the angle of your shot makes it appear that the scope is closer than it actually is, but without being able to hold your rifle in my own two hands and examine it closely I really can't say any of that with a high degree of confidence. Hopefully some of the experienced AR guys will chime in with some advice here, and maybe offer a minimum clearance measurement for you to use.
It looks to me like you'll probably be OK, as the angle of your shot makes it appear that the scope is closer than it actually is, but without being able to hold your rifle in my own two hands and examine it closely I really can't say any of that with a high degree of confidence. Hopefully some of the experienced AR guys will chime in with some advice here, and maybe offer a minimum clearance measurement for you to use.
Thanks for your reply if it was a bolt action I wouldn’t be too worried. It still fits a sunshade just barley... I was looking at risers but the lowest I can find is 1/2 inch and I dunno if I want to raise it that high but will if need be
It’s lower than what I’m used to but yes I can... I thought these American defense mounts were for ar style rifles
They are. That does not mean, however, that they'll accommodate every scope known to man. That's for you to figure out. Some simple math would have told you ahead of time how close that objective bell would come to the top rail.
Definitely my bad I didn’t realize the sl model was shorted than the others I just saw a good deal
With the one pic I couldn't see how high your eye piece is or what mount you were using. That SL mount would be too low for my eyes and big head 
For future reference:
http://www.mil-rad.com/scope_ring_calculator
For future reference:
http://www.mil-rad.com/scope_ring_calculator
Yea looks like I’ll have a mount up for sale
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if you are comfortable behind the rifle at that height run with it although you may have to notch out the bottom side of a objective bell cover to use one.If you can't get comfortable be hung it and struggle with proper cheek weld and form your results will not be optimal.
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