jeepfan
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First and foremost I am a hunter. I mostly whitetail hunt but a trip out west is not out of the realm of possibility. I don't target shoot except to prepare for hunting. I've always mounted my scopes as low as possible. I do this for two reasons. I want the best cheek weld I can get and I want the line of sight and bore as close as possible. I'm 5'7" with short muscular arms so I need a stock that is 13.5-13.75" LOP. That means I also need my scope mounted further back than most people of larger build. That being said here are two of my rifles. After careful consideration this is how the scopes are mounted on them.
The first is a Bergara B14 Hunter (not HMR). It's the Hunter so no raised comb option like the HMR. The scope is a Vari-X III 50mm (1" tube). I have a picatinny 0 moa rail but could not use it because the bell hit the end of the rail because I had to move it rearward to get the eye relief I needed. Didn't feel like grinding off the end of a $60 rail. The bases are Leupold Dual Dovetail and the rings are high (.900). It's mounted as low as possible as you can see. Even so it is high enough that I have had to add a kydex riser to raise the comb.
The next rifle is a Browning A bolt. The scope is a VXR which is 30mm tube and 40mm objective. The bases are also Leupold dual dovetail and rings are medium (.770) height. This is as low as I can go and not have the bell hit the base since I have to have it more rearward than most people. While I could have used a rail for this setup (lowest rail rings are around .735-.750) the cost of a rail and good rings would have been nearly $200 and the cost of my set up was around $50 from eBay. Even though this is pretty low I might still need some comb lift. Haven't been to the range yet.
So, I have a question. Am I off base here or is the best option to have the scope as low as possible because I see some tactical long range set ups where it seems like they have no regard to the height but they also have an adjustable comb. I assume that it is less critical for rifles with adjustable comb and extreme long range shooting.
The first is a Bergara B14 Hunter (not HMR). It's the Hunter so no raised comb option like the HMR. The scope is a Vari-X III 50mm (1" tube). I have a picatinny 0 moa rail but could not use it because the bell hit the end of the rail because I had to move it rearward to get the eye relief I needed. Didn't feel like grinding off the end of a $60 rail. The bases are Leupold Dual Dovetail and the rings are high (.900). It's mounted as low as possible as you can see. Even so it is high enough that I have had to add a kydex riser to raise the comb.
The next rifle is a Browning A bolt. The scope is a VXR which is 30mm tube and 40mm objective. The bases are also Leupold dual dovetail and rings are medium (.770) height. This is as low as I can go and not have the bell hit the base since I have to have it more rearward than most people. While I could have used a rail for this setup (lowest rail rings are around .735-.750) the cost of a rail and good rings would have been nearly $200 and the cost of my set up was around $50 from eBay. Even though this is pretty low I might still need some comb lift. Haven't been to the range yet.
So, I have a question. Am I off base here or is the best option to have the scope as low as possible because I see some tactical long range set ups where it seems like they have no regard to the height but they also have an adjustable comb. I assume that it is less critical for rifles with adjustable comb and extreme long range shooting.
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