16” .308 Redline Ring Height
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PieterCoetzee
Custom
I cant say for certain; but almost all 50mm objective scopes need medium of maybe high rings
PieterCoetzee
Custom
Im inclined to say the 20moa rail has NOTHING to do with ring height; but Id have to see the rifle/rail and scope to be sure. It depends on the length of the rail and the length of the scope but I really doubt youll be able to use low ringsThat was my thoughts exactly but the store I bought it from said it needed the low mount because of the 20 MOA picatinny rail but they didn’t have one.
Pitdogg2
Professional
Very little, the comb of the stock has a larger affect IMHO.
Jester560
Professional
get the medium rings at least. Don't worry about getting the scope down as close as possible. That is 1980s way of thinking. All modern Ballistic software allows for height over bore. Get comfortable behind the scope. That's much more important than getting it as low as possible.
Thanks to all contributors. I appreciate the help and to close the loop, I tried a medium and it was too high for my cheek weld. Then found a set of Leupold PRW2 Low rings and like in the story of the three bears , it was just right. First time I’ve ever used low rings with a 50mm objective but my dealer was right.
Pitdogg2
Professional
I've always used medium rings on most of my scopes. My last Vortex Strike Eagle even though it is a 44mm scope it has a 34mm tube. I had to go to low rings to align my eye without raising my head unnaturally. Basically every time I went to use the scope I had to fiddle around to get my eye right. That's not proper.
