Rifle Scopes How do you space your rings on your scope?

[TacBlade]

I have done this differently many times, but have really never know the best way? Maybe it does not matter? On my .338 Lapua, I had plenty of room on my Nightforce, so I spread them out as far as I could? It looks kind of funny, but then again what does it matter if it does? Thanks for any input on this! [img:left][/img]

 

[dariuszczyszczon]

Re: How do you space your rings on your scope?

My thoughts are to go wide for better stability

 

[RotARy15]

Re: How do you space your rings on your scope?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pitch fork</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My thoughts are to go wide for better stability </div></div>

Agreed. In the event that you drop the rifle or it suffers a strong impact, having the rings as far apart as possible will reduce the leverage that the optic has on the rings. This will make the setup more resistant to breakage or movement of any kind.

 

[SScott]

Re: How do you space your rings on your scope?

I don't know if there is a "right way" but after watching this video, I chose to keep my rings spaced far apart on my system.
SScott
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5pVya7eask

 

[J-ROD]

Re: How do you space your rings on your scope?

That's cRaZY!!! Thanks for the link! Hi-speed footage of just about anything is neato.

 

[buffybuster]

Re: How do you space your rings on your scope?

As far as possible, but not too far beyond the base holes (not a problem, unless you have some crazy extended rail)

 

[azimutha]

Re: How do you space your rings on your scope?

As far apart as they will go without going onto the bell taper or anything like that. I don't know exactly where the internals are in my scopes (or any scope) but figure anything that can bind is near the turrets.

 

[Rprecision]

Re: How do you space your rings on your scope?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pitch fork</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My thoughts are to go wide for better stability </div></div>

What he said ^^^^^^^^^

I set my eye relief and then figure out ho far I can spread them (That probably sounded wrong)

 

[Killer Spade 13]

Re: How do you space your rings on your scope?

As far apart as I can get them.

 

[Heretoimproveforhunting]

Re: How do you space your rings on your scope?

wider the better is what i've always been told and what seems to be reinforced here.

 

[hunter_usmc]

Re: How do you space your rings on your scope?

I get the scope set for eye relief with the ring caps off so they can be easily moved and I try to space them out as far as the setup I am using will allow. correct or not ?? but this is what I do

 

[Sandbogg]

Re: How do you space your rings on your scope?

I like to leave one rail slot in front of the forward ring and one behind the rear ring. The thought being that you could easily make a minor eye relief change by moving the scope forward or rearward one notch. If the rings are fully spread out you would have to loosen at least one ring and in the field this is a minor pita.
My other line of thinking Is that this spacing allows the scope to be easily swapped to another rifle and increases the likely hood of achieving proper eye relief without having to loosen the ring caps. I like the piece of mind of knowing that my scopes can be quickly moved from rifle A to rifle B with minimal effort.

 

[TacBlade]

Re: How do you space your rings on your scope?

I meant to insert the pic I have, but forgot to do that? Here you go!

 

[LoneWolfUSMC]

Re: How do you space your rings on your scope?

No hard and fast rules. I place them where they need to go so that I have a little play when adjusting the eye relief.

 

[SuckitTrebek]

Re: How do you space your rings on your scope?

As far apart as possible for stability while allowing for adjustment of proper eye relief.

 

[TOP PREDATOR]

Re: How do you space your rings on your scope?

much like it has already been said above:

1. as far apart as i can get them without #2

2. trying not to bump them up against the objective or ocular bells, and away from the adjustment housing. closest i'll get to them if i have to is 1/4".

eye relief will also play a part in how far apart i'll mount the rings from each other and how close to the bells / adjustment housing i'll end up. this will sometimes cause a little comprimise.

in case there is any misalignments in the tube, the rings, or any dreaded slipping they aren't binding up the works or abusing a housings. also if there are going to be any "out of rounds" in the scope tube, it's going to be where the bells and housing meet it. those points (connections) are also where the weakest links are going to be.

you can see in that video above how the ocular and objective bells flex the most, further apart rings puts more stability / spreads out the flexing across the whole optic rather than having it concentrated in 1 or 2 areas.

sort of like a longer wheel base on a car or truck - smoother ride over a bumpy road.