south-nofolk-stalker
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I’ve had a Ruger for a long long time and I’ve only ever bought rings in pairs
Ruger M77 VT MkII mounts question
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bottletopbill
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Scope must not be over 50m and first ring is smaller than the back ring (look from the side of the rifle and you will see the difference)
My Ruger as a 50m scope sitting on a 4 front ring and a 5 back ring good luck
My Ruger as a 50m scope sitting on a 4 front ring and a 5 back ring good luck
south-nofolk-stalker
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Just go online and buy warne 30 mm extra high job jobbed it’s that easy get rail of which I have one here for sale
Britannia rails in stock
Nickb
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Thanks.
I know the Alpex has a 50mm lens but when you measure across the objective lens it's more like 62mm , is this taken into consideration?
Did you buy the mounts individually then , so I need a 4 and 5 to fit the Alpex ?
bottletopbill
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As you look at the scope 50m across the face Think you had the same problem as i did at first got it right with my third scope learn by my errors
Nickb
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Alpex is 50 mm lens but when measured it's more, is this taken into consideration when mounts stipulate up to 52mm
Nickb
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Even more confused now having never ever had a rail fitted.
This will make the scope even higher I presume and still need mounts.
All I want is some mounts , just dont want to waste even more money if they are no good
bottletopbill
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Not sure on this and don't want want you to get it wrong.
But the first scope fitted measured the same as your one .
But the first scope fitted measured the same as your one .
Nickb
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Totally confusing, all I want is some bloody mounts
bottletopbill
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I know how you feel i was getting PO with my one until i got it right
Ruger mounts are different heights, stupid money and fix the position of the mount in the points on the action
Doesn’t always allow for optimal scope eye relief
The rail does increase height but you can use a wide range of lower picatinny rings to offset that
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UpNorthMI
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Ruger rings will not mount the thermal you are looking to mount. See the chart attached, the tallest scope rings would be to use a 5 and a 6, these will only give a scope tube clearance of 52mm.
The one piece picatinny rail is the best solution and will allow you to pick rings to get the thermal close to the barrel. The one piece base rail is designed to fit the two mounting points on the M77 MK II receiver and works very well. You need to buy a rail to fit your receiver size / length, standard = .243 /.308 (and others). When using a picatinny base rail you can also use quick detach rings which allow you to swap out your day and night scope. Thermal scopes are great but create many mounting issues! I love my Ruger rifles and think the scope mounts are great for regular scopes but thermal mounting is a challenging problem for Ruger and many other brands of rifles.
Good luck moving forward.
The one piece picatinny rail is the best solution and will allow you to pick rings to get the thermal close to the barrel. The one piece base rail is designed to fit the two mounting points on the M77 MK II receiver and works very well. You need to buy a rail to fit your receiver size / length, standard = .243 /.308 (and others). When using a picatinny base rail you can also use quick detach rings which allow you to swap out your day and night scope. Thermal scopes are great but create many mounting issues! I love my Ruger rifles and think the scope mounts are great for regular scopes but thermal mounting is a challenging problem for Ruger and many other brands of rifles.
Good luck moving forward.
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Nickb
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Thanks for your informative reply
Next question, how can a rail be mounted to the action when there are no holes to attach it ?
Nickb
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Thanks for your informative reply
Next question, how can a rail be mounted to the action when there are no holes to attach it ?
south-nofolk-stalker
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You are making this a lot harder than it needs to beBeginning to wish I'd never bothered
I already have messaged you asking if you have WhatsApp so I can help you!
It really is dead simple
south-nofolk-stalker
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south-nofolk-stalker
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Yep that is one of the most strongest commercially made actions, absolutely a thing of beauty
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