What height of mounts

[homer]

Going to be changing some stuff on my tikka. At the moment it doesn't have a picatinny rail fitted, but I intend to fit one.
Question is: after I fit a rail, what height of mounts will I need for a 56mm scope?
I usually like a 4 or 5 mm gap.

 

[User00040]

Not Conetrol Scope Mounts for sure...

Try Sphur hunting direct fit: https://spuhrwebshop.com/en/isms/st/

Find which one you need then call optics warehouse

 

[Erik Hamburger]

Have a look at the Sports-Match rings - UK made , reasonably priced and of excellent quality.
Their website gives a lot of useful info re options, measurements and fitting.

Sportsmatch UK | Quality scope mounts and rifle scope rings

Sportsmatch UK | Quality scope mounts and rifle scope rings

www.sportsmatch-uk.com

 

[Cyres]

You need to get it as low as you can. If you look on the Burris or Leupold web site it will list all their scope ring dimensions. I use Burris signature zee rings in preference to anything else. However I have Leupold rings with my Leupold scope and Sportsmatch on my LR. Both are good.

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[User00040]

You need to get it as low as you can.

Wrong.

 

[homer]

Wrong.

I would agree

 

[paul o']

MED is what I used to use, if they were too high id just add a nice soft cheek pad , with a rail I just get around 3mm clearance Look on the chart for opti-locks it tells you how to measure and get the correct ones .

 

[JTO]

Going to be changing some stuff on my tikka. At the moment it doesn't have a picatinny rail fitted, but I intend to fit one.
Question is: after I fit a rail, what height of mounts will I need for a 56mm scope?
I usually like a 4 or 5 mm gap.

Burris low signature rings give me about 6mm between the scope and the barrel(varmint). 8x56 Schmitt & Bender(German) with a 1 inch tube.
N.B. Rails vary in height/thickness, especially the extended type that you might think you need for add-ons.

 

[Taff]

I would agree

Agree, more important your eye lines up naturally

 

[Finbarn]

Best bet for getting it right is fit the rail then position the scope on two stacks of pennies until you’re at the height you want then measure the mount height from your pennny pile. He says having assumed what height is right & sent a set of mounts back then checked how to do it on YouTube!