Ring placement...

[Demi-human]

How close to the, the... the place where the erector tube is. The, center, uh, where the adjustment turrets are... Well, I'm showing my greenness. How close to this center should a human mount a scope ring?

I am of the "Wider is Better" school of thought, however, with a new AR and rings, and how long the scope is, not every thing is usual. I would like to keep the rings on the receiver, I would also like to avoid getting a cantilever mount. I like it right where it is mounted, but the front ring is very close to the... "adjustment ball".


Does this look alright? I do NOT want to damage the scope!

 

[imashooter]

Goodness that's a bunch of scope. How much clearance between the housing and the rail (front half)?

 

[Demi-human]

One eighth inch. The rail is milled out in the center. That much scope hanging out over the rail gave me pause. I would like the ring somewhere by the 'M' in M-lok, but even a cantilever mount would not be that far spaced, though I haven't shopped them a lot. I like the Seekins / Vortex rings.

 

[Varminterror]

Most guys will use an offset one piece mount for that.

Is that a Viper HSLR? I have that on one of mine, even when an 18” handguard and 20” barrel with a compensator, the scope looks ridiculously long. ‘Cuz it is!

You’re probably over thinking it. You have a longer lever arm if you happen to drop it, or decided to carry your rifle around by the objective bell, but for practical application, you’ll be fine.

 

[z7]

Do your best to keep the rings on the receiver and then move the scope in the rings to set eye relief for the position you want to shoot from, at max magnification. If prone, get behind the rifle and assume the firing position, and move the scope to find the best eye relief at max power, lightly tighten the rings, check eye relief at low power.

A solid mounting position that does not flex is critical, as is your position and interaction with the sights, do not compromise there

As long as the front ring is on the scope tube, go shoot it. If you find it doesn’t hold zero or does not track straight when dialing adjustments, my first place to check for problems would be the rings but you should be fine

 

[Varminterror]

Even with a "cantilevered" mount, some scopes are just really, really long.

 

[Dentite]

I would absolutely keep the mounts on the upper receiver. I prefer a cantilevered one piece mount personally but if it works for you and it's accurate, go with it.

 

[Demi-human]

I have an extra cantilever mount, but it is actually closer together than these would be. This Golden Eagle is very nice. And very long! I like the Warne mounts I saw cruising around just now. I will look for the specs from their site later. I would like to find one with a four to five inch inside measurement.

As long as I am not doing anything foolish I'll leave it there. It's in a livable position fore and aft and it's nice and low.

I am well known in my neck of the woods for over thinking things, but there's a lot of demolition, digging footings and framing in this scope.


Thank you kindly for the advice! . I'll post a range report when I finally get to shoot it.

 

[Demi-human]

I was unable to use the range this weekend due to food plot plowing for the season. While at the kitchen table I was investigating the new scope. Checking out the clicks in the adjustment and reading the subtension remarks in the manual. I had the scope pointed across the street and while fiddling around I realized I was watching an ant climb up and down a set of White Pine needles on a tree sixty yards away!

I really like this scope!

 

[Ks5shooter]

If Im not mistaken that is not all scope,some of the length is sunshade. If so it should be fine.

 

[taliv]

if you don't actually need the sunshade, no point in keeping the weight on unless you just like the way it looks



now, that's a 50bmg but it's also a larger diameter tube. i'd try gently pressing on the top of the objective bell and see if there's any deflection. if it feels easy to push the bell into the forearm, i'd exercise extreme caution with the setup

 

[Demi-human]

It feels very secure. I can't, with reasonable force, make the sunshade touch the rail. I was more concerned with squeezing the tube so close to the, mystical sphere where the magic happens.

While it is no Fifty, I imagine many scopes flex under recoil. To a much lesser degree!

This rifle is strictly for striking steel and paper. I only hunt these in at the crack of ten thirty in the morning, or later. I have tried a different rifle with the sunshade on and off, even in the overcast I liked it better. (But, Yes. It does look kind of super sniperific with the shade.)

Seriously, now. What is the center housing, for the adjustments and erector tube and such, called? Something lame like "Center Housing" or more interesting like " Telescope Conning Deck" or "Control Sphere"?
Despite all its Smarty- Goolgleness there is not a picture in the computer thing that describes this "Erector Fulcrum" with a name.

 

[cdb1]

It’s called the erector projector.