Rifle Scopes 50MM OBJ & RING HEIGHT???

[GLK40CAL]

Hey guys new to the forum..... i just picked up a remington 700 spst .308 and purchased a millet 4x16x50 for it... i also got the leupold 20 moa base which size rings should i run i know for some of you this question has been beaten to death.... ive tried serching but not much came up.... im looking at the burris xtreme rings.... seems like mediums are the way to go but then ive heard they are somewhat still too high.... do any of you have the setup im going to run and can you please post pictures of your rig so i can have a comparison between low med and high rings any help will be appreciated.. thanks...

mike....

 

[gopherslayer]

Re: 50MM OBJ & RING HEIGHT???

XTR mediums are too high. Run the lows. Most of the mail order places have them in stock right now. I ordered my second set yesterday.

 

[christpher7]

Re: 50MM OBJ & RING HEIGHT???

Hello, I have a Rem 700 5R with a Badger 20 MOA base and Standard Height 0.823 rings. I had a 50mm scope on it and recently went to a 56mm (very close). In my opinion, the lower you can go with the scope the better, the higher the scope is the more of a cheekweld issue you could run into. Even with Standard rings I had to buy a cheek pad to get high enough.

 

[GLK40CAL]

Re: 50MM OBJ & RING HEIGHT???

Thanks guys... im going with low mounts...

 

[alan98]

Re: 50MM OBJ & RING HEIGHT???

I'm mounting up a Falcon menace 5.5-25 56MM on a Lawton 7000 with 20MOA base. Any ideas whether the low mount would work, or play it safe and go with mediums? Also using the burris XTR rings.
Alan

 

[bsalbrig]

Re: 50MM OBJ & RING HEIGHT???

Take a look at TPS rings. They are far superior to the Burris rings. I no longer buy anything other than TPS for my 30mm rings. Lows on my 44mm USO fit great to my 5r.

 

[palle2612]

Re: 50MM OBJ & RING HEIGHT???

5.5-25x50 Falcon Optics. Burris XTR "LOW". 20 MOA roedale rail..

No problem here...