I've asked this on Rimfire Central and Optics talk, to no avail. I have this Remington 597... I've already proven that the bone stock rifle is far more accurate than I am as a shooter. I'm "at that age" (or so my optometrist says) where my eyes are having a hard time focusing. I can shoot this little guy pretty well, but the front sight bead just seems to get lost, and the target is still blurry... But I digress.
I think that if I could just aim better, I could hit better... ( I can hear the rousing "Ya think?") so I'm trying to fit a scope to it. I don't want to put a $15 "rimfire" scope on it, and I also don't have Leupold cash laying around. After researching different models, I decided to try a Simmons .22 Mag 3-9x32 AO scope. With what little I know about optics, it seems like a decent value for the money.
The problem is this: I just can't seem to fit it to the receiver well. It came with rings that don't fit the grooved receiver. I bought a set of Weaver tip-off rings, and the objective bell hits the rear iron sight on the rifle. (I don't want to remove the rear sight unless I have to, because little parts tend to get lost in my house. ) I then bought a set of see-through Weavers and it now clears the rear sight, but I have another problem: I have the front ring mounted as far forward on the receiver as it can go, and the scope is as far forward as IT can go, and I still don't have enough eye relief to get a good picture, with a decent cheek or chin weld...
Is it the scope? Is it me? Or is there a way to mount the scope farther forward on the rifle? (I've thought about using both rings on the back half of the scope... how well would that work?)
Pardon my ignorance, but I need advice, and I need it bad!
Any ideas?
I think that if I could just aim better, I could hit better... ( I can hear the rousing "Ya think?") so I'm trying to fit a scope to it. I don't want to put a $15 "rimfire" scope on it, and I also don't have Leupold cash laying around. After researching different models, I decided to try a Simmons .22 Mag 3-9x32 AO scope. With what little I know about optics, it seems like a decent value for the money.
The problem is this: I just can't seem to fit it to the receiver well. It came with rings that don't fit the grooved receiver. I bought a set of Weaver tip-off rings, and the objective bell hits the rear iron sight on the rifle. (I don't want to remove the rear sight unless I have to, because little parts tend to get lost in my house. ) I then bought a set of see-through Weavers and it now clears the rear sight, but I have another problem: I have the front ring mounted as far forward on the receiver as it can go, and the scope is as far forward as IT can go, and I still don't have enough eye relief to get a good picture, with a decent cheek or chin weld...
Is it the scope? Is it me? Or is there a way to mount the scope farther forward on the rifle? (I've thought about using both rings on the back half of the scope... how well would that work?)
Pardon my ignorance, but I need advice, and I need it bad!
Any ideas?
