So, last weekend I decided to try and mount my new scope to my Mark V to start getting ready for hunting season and ran into an issue. I had been using some Talley mounts with my Meostar 3-10x50mm which were fine, but when I set the Leica 2.4-16x56 in them I saw that they were the smallest bit too short (I'm talking maybe 1/4" tops). The edges of the bases were just starting to encroach on the bell and ocular ends of the tube and the scope didnt really sit flush in the bases; I definitely didn't want to put tighten the bases down and possibly damage the scope!
I took some measurements and found the outside edge to edge distance of my Talley bases to be right at 5.5in, and the usable tube length looks to be about 5 and 3/8 to 5 and 7/16 inches. The official dimension from Leica's website lists a 140mm (5.51in) tube length for the 56mm model which should be just a hair longer than the talleys and what I went with when I ordered the scope, but that's the newer generation with the illuminated reticle so I guess there was a small change.
Have any of you guys run this Mark V/ Magnus combination and know of a mount that will work? Or do you have any mount recommendations in general that would fit this setup?
