What height rings for my setup?

[tacticalcity]

QUESTION HAS BEEN ASKED AND ANSWERED THANKS...

I am hoping to pickup a Remington 700 Police LTR Rifle. It has a rail mount pre-installed, do not know which brand. It is just a flat rail mounted directly to the receiver. My scope is a Leupold Patrol 3-9x40 30mm scope.

I need to know what size rings to get. I am thinking about getting Leupold Mark 4 rings. Or maybe Badger Ordinance rings. But I need to know if Low or Medium rings work best.

Thanks much.

[eviioiive]

Calipers.

[tacticalcity]

Heck no. That's reinventing the wheel.

This is a known based on fixed constants. There are hundreds if not thousands of people here on Calguns who already know the answer. Why should I waste time and money and effort when I can just ask them what they went with?

Anybody who owns a factory Remington 700 Police, SPS Tactical, etc and a scope with a 40mm already went down this road.

It is a series of constants.

- Remington 700 with a sorendo contour barrel
- standard rail mount
- standard 40mm diamater objective and 30mm tube

From that anybody with any experience with a Remington bolt action rifle should be able to tell me which height rings work best.

[baih777]

Get the rifle first.

[tacticalcity]

Get the rifle first.

Well..no. That doesn't work for me. I shouldn't need to. Anybody who owns a Remington 700 Police, Sps tactical, varmint, etc and a 30mm diamater scope with a 40mm objective scope knows the answer. This is all standardized. The constants involved here don't change. Your responses are like saying to measure the magwell of a AR15 to know if a magazine will fit or not. There simply is not need for that. A specific size magazine is designed to fit that specific magwell. Likewise, only one height rings fits a Sorendo diameter barrel and a 30mm scope with a 40mm objective. Remington experts should know this answer off the back of their hand.

[theLBC]

with a non-adjustable cheek rest, it might not be a foregone conclusion that everyone would prefer the same height, so i cannot really make a suggestion.

[CamW]

With a 40mm objective, you should be fine with low rings as far as clearing the barrel.
Depending on the shape of your face and cheekbones, lows may or may not work for you.
I use low rings on my 40mm objective scopes, when a friend of mine tries to sight through my rifle he can barely see through the scope because his face is fatter than mine.

[tacticalcity]

In that case I know that answer as well.

My concern is that the scope clear the barrel. The lower the better for me.

[tacticalcity]

With a 40mm objective, you should be fine with low rings as far as clearing the barrel.
Depending on the shape of your face and cheekbones, lows may or may not work for you.
I use low rings on my 40mm objective scopes, when a friend of mine tries to sight through my rifle he can barely see through the scope because his face is fatter than mine.

Thanks, that's the answer I needed.

My concern was clearing the barrel. I should have been more clear. Thank you.

I'm a fat guy...but the lower the better for me. I guess my cheekbones must just be thinner than most.

[MongooseV8]

First figure out if your rail is weaver or picatinny. Usually with a rail you can run low or extra low rings. You do need to watch the clearance between the rail and the scopes turret housing.

[mtenenhaus]

Just a suggestion perhaps, based on my experience. A lesson that cost me too much time and money in the past.

As you've noted above, the bare minimum ring height positions the scope and objective bell enough to clear the barrel with an extra few millimeters to accommodate a scope cover.

Building upon that minimal threshold, i wish i had taken the time to assure that i not only accommodated my facial features but also comfort...the ability to rapidly and repeatably establish a natural point of aim improved my overall comfort and performance rather dramatically.

I first acquire the scope...then all you need is an assistant, a deck of cards and a ruler.

I position myself and the rifle in the position i struggle with and yet enjoy the most...for me that would be prone. My assistant stabilizes the scope as we add or subtract cards on the rail till we find a comfortable and natural point of aim and of course eye relief.

Then i measure the requisite height and purchase the appropriate ring height.

I hope that helps.

[tacticalcity]

Well I suppose worst case there will be a set of rings for sale in the marketplace at some point.

I am wishing I didn't unload all the Leupold Mark 4 rings I got for free when my father retired and closed up his gun shop. I could use a set. I let them all go way too cheap. But then again I used the money to buy something cool. So I guess it all evens out.

[crufflers]

Thanks, that's the answer I needed.

My concern was clearing the barrel. I should have been more clear. Thank you.

I'm a fat guy...but the lower the better for me. I guess my cheekbones must just be thinner than most.

Yeah I had a 1" 40mm on a Leupold STD mount with low rings and about as low as you can go without touching.

Slightly more gap now with 30mm / 44mm Obj (Viper HS-T LR 4-16) Med Talley mount... no rail. Talley 700-721-722-725-40X Scope Mount

This is a 700P

[Ninety]

I am hoping to pickup a Remington 700 Police LTR Rifle. It has a rail mount pre-installed, do not know which brand. It is just a flat rail mounted directly to the receiver. My scope is a Leupold Patrol 3-9x40 30mm scope.



I need to know what size rings to get. I am thinking about getting Leupold Mark 4 rings. Or maybe Badger Ordinance rings. But I need to know if Low or Medium rings work best.



Thanks much.

Primary arms sent me here today.

http://www.mil-rad.com/scope_ring_calculator

I too am trying to figure out the right setup.

TC Compass in 6.5 with PA's Apollo scope for 6.5

https://www.primaryarms.com/pa-3-18x50mm-illuminated-ffp-rifle-scope-with-acss-apollo-6-5cm-reticle

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[crufflers]

Primary arms sent me here today.

http://www.mil-rad.com/scope_ring_calculator

I too am trying to figure out the right setup.

TC Compass in 6.5 with PA's Apollo scope for 6.5

https://www.primaryarms.com/pa-3-18x50mm-illuminated-ffp-rifle-scope-with-acss-apollo-6-5cm-reticle

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I have Talley low Ext on a Compass with 30mm tube 44mm obj ... you would definitely need med. I totally recommend doing Talley direct to receiver over keeping factory rails.