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I have a Remington 700VS in .223. I purchased a Leupold VX-2 4-12X40 scope for it from SWFA and asked them to send appropriate Leupold mounts and rings for it. When I mounted the scope, I ran into a problem. In order to get the scope back far enough for proper eye relief, the bell of the scope is in solid contact with the rifle barrel. I think I probably need higher rings but the problem is that I don't know what size I have as that wasn't noted on the invoice from SWFA (and I bought these several months ago; just got around to mounting the scope). Does anyone know what height rings I would need to keep a 40 bell scope off the barrel? Thanks!