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For medium set up you should be running a 4B/5B combo far as ruger rings go. The rings will have the number on them I don’t remember where. But something is off with your front ring looks like a 3B. What’s the objective on your scope 40mm?
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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I can slide a piece of paper between them now, good, or one more shim? You can always shim both rings. I’ve used an old feeler guage for this. A pair of tin snips and easy to do. Hasbeen Was just ready to post something like this - good advice to try before going to taller base rings (of course, I like my scope view as low as possible). You can manage the thickness of the shimming (suggest both front and back the same) and, on a .220 Swift, not likely any problem with recoil effect on the mounting.
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For medium set up you should be running a 4B/5B combo far as ruger rings go. The rings will have the number on them I don’t remember where. But something is off with your front ring looks like a 3B. What’s the objective on your scope 40mm? 50mm
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Sliding a piece of paper between bell & barrel indicates you are good to go.
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For medium set up you should be running a 4B/5B combo far as ruger rings go. The rings will have the number on them I don’t remember where. But something is off with your front ring looks like a 3B. What’s the objective on your scope 40mm? 50mm Yeah you need 5B front and 6B rear. Or keep cutting up a bunch of pop cans for shims.
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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Roger try using some black electrical tape on the inside of the ring. It will give you a little more clearance and help protect the scope from ring marks. Depending on your rings you might be able to double the tape and still get a solid grip on the scope.
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Any decent gunsmith will likely have some pre-made, blued steel shims from Brownells. I haven't messed with anyone else's guns in decades, but I still have some somewhere.... somewhere...somewhere.
If you have paper clearance, I think that is good enough. That's what - about .003?
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Just put a little bend in it. Hahaha. Tff. Winner, winner...
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Cut a couple shims out of a Coors Light can and shim the front ring.  This works.
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Roger, I have at times used thin brass shims between the action top and under Redfield bases.
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I got it, just finished bore sighting it.
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I'll order new rings later.
Now I have an excuse to buy an EOtech for my AR.
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I'll order new rings later.
Now I have an excuse to buy an EOtech for my AR. Had a lot of EOTech stuff from my prostaff days. Sold them.
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Yes! Because the contact is not consistent! But, if you drive some shims between the scope bell and the barrel…..you should be fine! 😉 memtb
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The bell of my scope is barely making contact with the barrel, Is this bad? Depends. Will you be shooting at the Fed-ex man with it?
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Cinch it down to the right torque and you got 'er done - go enjoy it an don't fuss unless something works loose.
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Put bell in vice and try to flatten it some.
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I'll order new rings later.
Now I have an excuse to buy an EOtech for my AR. Had a lot of EOTech stuff from my prostaff days. Sold them. A local guy has one for sale, new 495 with shipping is what he had it listed at, but wouldn't need shipping since it's local.
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but where you put it !!
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With ring shims, would you need to add to front ring only or both front and rear
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