Rifle Scopes Help trying to calculate ring height

[Jason42881]

I have a remington 700 and want to put a US Optics base that is .625in tall on it. The scope I am putting on it is a Vortex Viper PST 6-24x50 with the outter dimension of the objective is 2.26in. Plus I will need prolly 3mm(not sure about inches) for my lens covers. I keep seeing all these formulas but when I do them it just doesnt seem right. I want it sitting as low as possible with just a little bit of clearance and dont want to get the wrong ring height. Thanks!

 

[Overflow10]

Re: Help trying to calculate ring height

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jason42881</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have a remington 700 and want to put a US Optics base that is .625in tall on it. The scope I am putting on it is a Vortex Viper PST 6-24x50 with the outter dimension of the objective is 2.26in. Plus I will need prolly 3mm(not sure about inches) for my lens covers. I keep seeing all these formulas but when I do them it just doesnt seem right. I want it sitting as low as possible with just a little bit of clearance and dont want to get the wrong ring height. Thanks! </div></div>

Check out Heatseekins response in the right height sticky. Pretty simple for 30mm tubes and 50mm objectives... I have a couple of 20MOA bases (one is a Seekins) using NF NXS and Vortex PST 6-24x50 and medium rings work great even with BC flip up caps (Rem 700 varmint contour and a Rem 700 5R). The exception is a Rem 700 with a heavy straight barrel that is very very close.

http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1433025#Post1433025

 

[Jason42881]

Re: Help trying to calculate ring height

thanks a lot, prolly just go with the seekins

 

[grayghost]

Re: Help trying to calculate ring height

I have have the same scope on a savage 10fcp w/20 moa base. Went with the SWFA low rings. have less than a 1/4 " between scope and barrel.