Rifle Scopes Best place on the tube to have the rings?

[Longshotbill:)]

I'm actually curious if there are schools of thought on this.

For reference I have a new model bushnell elite tactical 6x24ffp on my 110 BA 338.

I have seen pics of the rings near the turrets front and back and as far away from them as they can get also.

Has this been covered? Personal choice? It's where they fit dumbass? They need to be .0023856 mils from this certain spot or the scope will blow up and blind you?

Actually seriously curious about this cause I don't need any variables messing up my shooting. I have that covered already lol.

 

[pawprint]

Re: Best place on the tube to have the rings?

This is a good question! What ring location has the greatest limiting effect on tube flex? My guess is it changes from one mfg's model to another. A few years ago I saw a very well written piece regarding action flex-where many well know actions were actually tested, but never anything on scope tubes. I've often thought the mfg's claims of "heavier tube 10x stronger......" was fluff. Stronger than what model etc., is never part of their patter. The other discussion your question brings to mind is steel vs. Al for the tube. It would be great if someone set-up a controlled tests for these things, however; the results would-without a doubt-PO many of the scope makers, thus most gun writers will run from it like the plague. I'll bet Crane has done some tests like this, this is how they came up with the Mil-Spec, trying to get a copy of the test and results maybe just a tiny bit difficult. great question, good food for thought.

 

[BOLTRIPPER]

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keep the rings from pressuring the turret box......

 

[Wheres-Waldo]

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Ive always mounted my optics with the rings as far apart as possible.

Hold onto a broomstick with both hands side-by-side in the middle...you dont have much strength when trying to keep it level when someone else pushes on one end.

Hold the broomstick w/ one hand on each end (representing rings as far apart as you can mount them)...you have moch more control.

Granted, I doubt you will see much difference in weather you mount your rings close to the turret, or far apart when using quality optics.

 

[offroadr1]

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if they are too close to the turrets and too tight i have heard of them causing the parallax to not adjust properly. mine are as far apart as possible.

 

[NoExpert]

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I try to go as far apart as I can. I've heard 4" spread is good but can't recall where I read it.

 

[Jedi5150]

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I can't for the life of me remember whether it was Badger Ordnance, LaRue, or Nightforce, but one of the manufacturer's instructions I read actualy says straight out, "mount the rings as far apart as you can get them". Or something to that effect. That is how I've always mounted mine.

 

[VJJPunisher]

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i special order 50mm rings from marty and mount them on the objective and ocular

 

[sobrbiker883]

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duh, on the outside!


I mount the front as far away from the erector cell as possible and the rear midway between the erector cell the variable power ring if present.

 

[D_TROS]

Re: Best place on the tube to have the rings?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sobrbiker883</div><div class="ubbcode-body">duh, on the outside!


I mount the front as far away from the erector cell as possible and the rear midway between the erector cell the variable power ring if present. </div></div>

I also mount this way.

 

[Longshotbill:)]

Re: Best place on the tube to have the rings?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: D_TROS</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sobrbiker883</div><div class="ubbcode-body">duh, on the outside!


I mount the front as far away from the erector cell as possible and the rear midway between the erector cell the variable power ring if present. </div></div>

I also mount this way. </div></div>

That's how I have mine too. Thinking to hard about stuff I guess.

Thanks for all the replies. Come to think of it I have seen some even doubled up...

 

[z71rat]

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Mine... like this. Never close to the erectors, and never too close to the magnification ring. I try to always have an even spacing between the rings and the erectors.

DK

 

[Rich Coyle]

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Once a rifle slide over and thescopehit the ground. The scope ring was close to the turret so there was maximum leverage to bend the scope. From then on I place the rings as close to the bell and as close to the magnification ring as I can.

Personal preference with a little shade tree engineering.

I doubled up on my .454. It has four T'SOB rings and base.