Medium rings work on this setup?
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Oldtrader3
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You will need Leupold high rings for the 50mm objective on your scope.
Dr. Vette
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Oldtrader3":dxkk88d1 said:
He might do OK since it's on a rail. It will be really close. That 20MOA slant will probably tip the objective too close to the barrel.
I've done it - barely - with medium rings in 1 configuration. However, don't be surprised if you need highs.
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ScreaminEagle
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I have a 50mm Redfield in medium Talleys on my 280. There is maybe .010" clearance. With the rail, you probably would have been fine.
Oldtrader3
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I own (3) Zeiss scopes including two Conquests and my 44 mm barely clears a medium ring. I also own (2) German 50mm objective scopes and both of them needed high Leupold rings. Just my $.02. If I am wrong, I will send you free Leupold medium rings!
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ajvigs":1rhi7l4f said:
That'll work!
Charlie, the reason I think the mediums will work is the rail is a little higher than standard bases, they tend to give you a little extra objective clearance. No worries either way. It'll be good to see how it works out.
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Good looking setup, Howard.
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Let us know which rings you end up with.
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ScreaminEagle":dd3ks1xx said:
That clearance (.010) is not enough for me, at least not with any hard recoiling rifle. You are going to hit the bell on the barrel!
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Oldtrader3":34ji3h6g said:
I have been worried about that. So far it has kept it zero, through about 100rounds in my 280. I plan on replacing it with a Zeiss as soon as I can save the scratch.
Steve
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I think a 20 MOA base is a lot for the scope you plan on using as the scope has 38 up and 38 down inches in travel and adding another 20 MOA seems like a lot for a 4.5-14 powered optik? You will need an 8X scope to use all that elevation adjustment and a 10 MOA would be plenty of extra and probably not even need also? What caliber rifle ya shooting? What contour is you barrel?
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You are rite Scotty if ya can't find a 10 use the 20 MOA but it is just hardly ever going to be used ! Not many people going to shoot 1000 yds or further 1500 yds with a 4.5x 14 scope anyway, I was inquiring Near Manufacturing about a 20 MOA Alpha mount and Ricard said 10 MOA would get me past 1500 yds! Only reason I wanted a 20 was my optic becomes less stable as it's internal limits of travel per Leupold become prone to failure as they approach their limits ! Fixin to order a 3 ring Alpha mount for my 338-378 
Ricard told me unless I was going past 1500 yds a 10 MOA would be plenty as my Mark 4 had 35 MOA And 10 more would give me 45 MOA which I will never even use !
Ricard told me unless I was going past 1500 yds a 10 MOA would be plenty as my Mark 4 had 35 MOA And 10 more would give me 45 MOA which I will never even use !- Thread starter
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