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I ran out of elevation on the dial. I'm zeroed in at 100 yards but I want to be a couple inches high.

Looks like your already almost a couple inches high.

I figured you wouldn't have anything helpful to add.

You can put a shim made of aluminum beer can on the bottom of the rear ring. That should get you there.

It's really hard to see much detail in the photo.

Sometimes swapping the rings between front and rear will help because of slight dimensional differences between them. If they're cheap rings, you might try something of a little higher quality. Burris Zees are good on Weaver-style mounts, and when there are issues with receiver dimensions Signature Zees with offset inserts can be very effective.

You shoot from the hip with that set-up?

Is it better to shim the bottom of the rear ring or the bottom of the rear base?

Captain obvious regularly misses the obvious.

Shim the base

Thanks.

Yeah I could slam the front bell down on the barrel. Then I'd need to remove the rear sight and I couldn't get a cleaning rag between the barrel and bell. Not what I'm looking for. In my early days I hunted see throughs on my '06 and I never ran out of elevation so I don't see that should be a problem.

That scope is mounted really high, I don't use anything but Talley two piece mounts. Rifle looks like a Husqvarna.

It is a Husqvarna. That scope has a really big bell on it. My 40mm Butler Creeks don't fit it.

Looks like maybe a 50mm objective scope, no more than
a medium mount may be needed.

Give it another try, I have just mounted a scope and
may change my mounts to get them further back.

It takes some trial and error.

I've got a Mauser that was drilled properly but not machined perfectly and the front base is too low.

Solution, Burris rings, link here

I needed the offset inserts (shown on the right side)as well, for another $15 but the bases are tight, the rings are fine, and the offset is in the inserts.

Have you had another scope on the rifle or is the rifle new to you? That looks like an older scope. Did you install the bases or were they already installed? Need more details.

I just bought the gun and this is how it came. I have options. The scope that is on it is a VX-II 3-9x50? ( I can't tell a 40 from a 50) but I also have an M8 4x28, an M8 6x36, and a VX-II 2-7x28. But there aren't much in the way of choices with bases for a Husqvarna.

The easiest thing to do is make sure the screws are snug and try a different scope. As previously mentioned the receiver might not be level, I see it fairly often. If you try another scope and have the same issue then I would reverse the bases as has been recommended. If that doesn't work then I would shim. I personally will not shim a two piece base, only a one piece.

That depends. If the reason he's running out of adjustment is improper receiver dimensions, then shimming the correct end of the two piece should be bringing things into alignment, not out.

That could be determined by the little pointy-rod things.

I do agree on shimming the one piece is less likely to cause issues, but if you can verify the alignment of a two-piece, I'd shim it.