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What's wrong with this mount job? #11387765 08/21/16 Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,965 Likes: 4 PA moosemike OP Campfire Outfitter OP moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,965 Likes: 4 PA I ran out of elevation on the dial. I'm zeroed in at 100 yards but I want to be a couple inches high.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11387788 08/21/16 Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,169 Likes: 14 Battle Born B bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,169 Likes: 14 Battle Born Looks like your already almost a couple inches high. Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11387817 08/21/16 Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,965 Likes: 4 PA moosemike OP Campfire Outfitter OP moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,965 Likes: 4 PA I figured you wouldn't have anything helpful to add.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11388098 08/21/16 Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 6,457 Mountains of Central PA Terryk Campfire Tracker Terryk Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 6,457 Mountains of Central PA You can put a shim made of aluminum beer can on the bottom of the rear ring. That should get you there.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11388182 08/21/16 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 14,488 North Texas RiverRider Campfire Outfitter RiverRider Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 14,488 North Texas 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. Don't be the darkness. America will perish while those who should be standing guard are satisfying their lusts.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11388188 08/21/16 Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,169 Likes: 14 Battle Born B bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,169 Likes: 14 Battle Born Originally Posted by moosemike I figured you wouldn't have anything helpful to add. You shoot from the hip with that set-up? Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? Terryk #11388220 08/21/16 Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,965 Likes: 4 PA moosemike OP Campfire Outfitter OP moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,965 Likes: 4 PA Originally Posted by Terryk You can put a shim made of aluminum beer can on the bottom of the rear ring. That should get you there. Is it better to shim the bottom of the rear ring or the bottom of the rear base?

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11388246 08/21/16 Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,929 Likes: 1 NM S SLM Campfire Ranger SLM Campfire Ranger S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,929 Likes: 1 NM Originally Posted by moosemike I figured you wouldn't have anything helpful to add. Captain obvious regularly misses the obvious.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11388248 08/21/16 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 13,134 colorado 3 338rcm Campfire Outfitter 338rcm Campfire Outfitter 3 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 13,134 colorado Originally Posted by moosemike Originally Posted by Terryk You can put a shim made of aluminum beer can on the bottom of the rear ring. That should get you there. Is it better to shim the bottom of the rear ring or the bottom of the rear base? Shim the base

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? 338rcm #11388281 08/21/16 Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,965 Likes: 4 PA moosemike OP Campfire Outfitter OP moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,965 Likes: 4 PA Originally Posted by 338rcm Originally Posted by moosemike Originally Posted by Terryk You can put a shim made of aluminum beer can on the bottom of the rear ring. That should get you there. Is it better to shim the bottom of the rear ring or the bottom of the rear base? Shim the base Thanks.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? SLM #11388405 08/21/16 Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,965 Likes: 4 PA moosemike OP Campfire Outfitter OP moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,965 Likes: 4 PA Originally Posted by SLM Originally Posted by moosemike I figured you wouldn't have anything helpful to add. Captain obvious regularly misses the obvious. 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.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11388709 08/21/16 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,874 Likes: 22 Texas hanco Campfire Savant hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,874 Likes: 22 Texas That scope is mounted really high, I don't use anything but Talley two piece mounts. Rifle looks like a Husqvarna. Last edited by hanco; 08/21/16.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11388810 08/21/16 Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,965 Likes: 4 PA moosemike OP Campfire Outfitter OP moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,965 Likes: 4 PA It is a Husqvarna. That scope has a really big bell on it. My 40mm Butler Creeks don't fit it.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11388820 08/21/16 Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,877 Farmboy1 Campfire Regular Farmboy1 Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,877 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.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11388828 08/21/16 Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 5,745 Likes: 1 North Carolina C colodog Campfire Tracker colodog Campfire Tracker C Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 5,745 Likes: 1 North Carolina 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. "Camping places fix themselves in your mind as if you had spent long periods of your life in them. You will remember a curve of your wagon track in the grass of the plain like the features of a friend." Isak Dinesen

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11389138 08/21/16 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,340 Justin, TX C cdb Campfire Regular cdb Campfire Regular C Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,340 Justin, TX 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. Don't roll those bloodshot eyes at me.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? cdb #11389761 08/22/16 Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,965 Likes: 4 PA moosemike OP Campfire Outfitter OP moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,965 Likes: 4 PA Originally Posted by cdb 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.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11390639 08/22/16 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,340 Justin, TX C cdb Campfire Regular cdb Campfire Regular C Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,340 Justin, TX 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. Don't roll those bloodshot eyes at me.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? cdb #11390695 08/22/16 Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,882 Likes: 9 M mathman Campfire 'Bwana mathman Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,882 Likes: 9 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.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11390834 08/22/16 Joined: May 2002 Posts: 9,533 Likes: 2 Vic_in_Va Campfire Outfitter Vic_in_Va Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2002 Posts: 9,533 Likes: 2 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.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11390924 08/22/16 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 10,972 NW Alabama R R_H_Clark Campfire Outfitter R_H_Clark Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 10,972 NW Alabama Originally Posted by moosemike Originally Posted by SLM Originally Posted by moosemike I figured you wouldn't have anything helpful to add. Captain obvious regularly misses the obvious. 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. It don't have to be that high to clean it. I suggest getting a set of the Burris signature Zee rings with a shim kit.They use plastic bushings inside the rings to get the elevation you need.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11390963 08/22/16 Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,965 Likes: 4 PA moosemike OP Campfire Outfitter OP moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,965 Likes: 4 PA I shimmed it with soda can. We'll see this weekend. When I shot it last time I also mounted my M8 4x in low rings and had absolutely no trouble sighting that in. So if I have any further issues I may just go that route.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? Vic_in_Va #11390975 08/22/16 Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,874 Likes: 1 Grants Pass,OR Ringman Campfire Ranger Ringman Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,874 Likes: 1 Grants Pass,OR Originally Posted by Vic_in_Va 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. One of our .com friends suggested to do the pointed rods correctly one should use the flat ends together. It makes very good sense if you give it much thought. "Only Christ is the fullness of God's revelation." Everyday Hunter

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11391047 08/22/16 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 32,130 Likes: 1 Somewhere between lost and fou... kingston Campfire 'Bwana kingston Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 32,130 Likes: 1 Somewhere between lost and fou... I have a couple sets of NOS one piece bases for Husqvarna, PM me if you want a set. ***Edit*** I was mis-remembering the Warne bases, he had Nula 28 bases stashed away. Last edited by kingston; 08/23/16. Originally Posted by 16penny If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? Ringman #11391140 08/22/16 Joined: May 2002 Posts: 9,533 Likes: 2 Vic_in_Va Campfire Outfitter Vic_in_Va Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2002 Posts: 9,533 Likes: 2 Originally Posted by Ringman Originally Posted by Vic_in_Va 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. One of our .com friends suggested to do the pointed rods correctly one should use the flat ends together. It makes very good sense if you give it much thought. I've used them that way. Works good.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11392146 08/23/16 Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 14,282 N.E.Wisconsin H Huntz Campfire Outfitter Huntz Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 14,282 N.E.Wisconsin Take the fricken rear sight off and trade your scope for one with a 40MM Bell. Its all right to be white!! Stupidity left unattended will run rampant Don't argue with stupid people, They will drag you down to their level and then win by experience

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11392235 08/23/16 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 4,464 Kentucky Biathlonman Campfire Tracker Biathlonman Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 4,464 Kentucky Small ring mauser bases should fit that husqvarna just fine...I prefer Talley ultralights.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? mathman #11395878 08/24/16 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,340 Justin, TX C cdb Campfire Regular cdb Campfire Regular C Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,340 Justin, TX Originally Posted by mathman 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. The reason I won't shim two piece bases is it stresses the scope tube. Shimming a one piece base does not. Don't roll those bloodshot eyes at me.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11398885 08/26/16 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone Campfire 'Bwana tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip Originally Posted by moosemike I figured you wouldn't have anything helpful to add. He actually did though bud. You're mounts are way high. Get them down so the objective is nearly touching the barrel. If you're set on that set-up, are your bases tight? Rings tight? Are you 100% sure there is nothing wrong with the scope? Camp is where you make it.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? cdb #11399177 08/26/16 Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,874 Likes: 1 Grants Pass,OR Ringman Campfire Ranger Ringman Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,874 Likes: 1 Grants Pass,OR Originally Posted by cdb Originally Posted by mathman 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. The reason I won't shim two piece bases is it stresses the scope tube. Shimming a one piece base does not. I don't think you understand his post. Quote He actually did though bud. You're mounts are way high. Get them down so the objective is nearly touching the barrel. If you're set on that set-up, are your bases tight? Rings tight? Are you 100% sure there is nothing wrong with the scope? Maybe the guy likes his scope up like I like mine. It fits my eye when I through it up to my shoulder. Coincidentally it allows me to carry it in the manner displayed in the photo. "Only Christ is the fullness of God's revelation." Everyday Hunter

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? Ringman #11399369 08/26/16 Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,653 Likes: 1 Midwest SKane Campfire Ranger SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,653 Likes: 1 Midwest Originally Posted by Ringman Maybe the guy likes his scope up like I like mine. Mike, there's your sign. WWP53D

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11399401 08/26/16 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 7,722 TN K Kaleb Campfire Outfitter Kaleb Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 7,722 TN Lol yep

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? SKane #11399689 08/26/16 Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,965 Likes: 4 PA moosemike OP Campfire Outfitter OP moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,965 Likes: 4 PA Originally Posted by SKane Originally Posted by Ringman Maybe the guy likes his scope up like I like mine. Mike, there's your sign. LOL! But I have to say Ringworm is right. A high scope lines up perfect for me. I grew up with Ironsighter see through mounts and I made a reputation for myself as a fine shot. As a teen I was outshooting all my friends and many of my peers with a Remington 760 and see through mounts. Maybe that's why a higher scope feels right to me or maybe they just always did.

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? moosemike #11399759 08/26/16 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,944 Likes: 18 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado huntsman22 Campfire Ranger huntsman22 Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,944 Likes: 18 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado mebbe you should harken back to the days of yore and slap some see-thrus on 'er. And regain that long-lost rep as a damn fine shot. Chin welds rock!

Re: What's wrong with this mount job? huntsman22 #11399781 08/26/16 Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,146 Likes: 7 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,146 Likes: 7 Colorado Chin music?? A wise man is frequently humbled.