BLR short action optics

A 1-4x20mm Leupold might make for a very compact unit. The lack of an objective bell allows for more positioning as well. I have one sitting on a 308 length BLR action right now - Ive never had my hands on a 222 BLR so im unsure if its the same size receiver or not.
 
I love my BLRs! Here is a short action BLR .358 with talleys and a 1-4x Trijicon. Happy Shootin!

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And make sure if its an older steel reciver model the mounts will fit. Not sure so you should confirm. Definitley fit on the short action aluminum.
 
riversrest said:
EGW will allow use of irons with QD rings.
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My goal friend is to mount as low as possible scope with a QD system on the rings to maintain the factory irons.
I am certain I will have to scrap my plan to use this Burris. The optical bell will bump into the rear sight.

Going to have to use a scope with straight one inch or 30mm objective.
 
...or ditch the rear sight.

I found the EGW rail too high for the open sights to be usable on my BLR.

Nikon makes some aluminum bases that are essentially an 'extended' weaver mount (weaver does not make an extended mount for the BLR/BAR), that's what I have found to work best for me after YEARS of struggling various sights on the post '81 BLR lightning platform. .156" high bases with a bit of fore and aft mounting flexibility.

The Nikon bases come with only one extended base and one standard base, but they are cheap so it's not unreasonable to acquire 2 sets to get 2 extended bases.

Good luck in your quest!
 
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My pre-81 BLRin 358 Win has a Leupold Vari-X III 1.5-5 scope mounted in Leupold QR low rings and bases, for more than 15 years now, so that I can still use the irons. (Have never needed to, knock on wood! But does return to zero when repeatedly taking scope off and remounting)
 
The mounting length of the scope makes the biggest difference in this application. I ran a VX3 2.5-8x36 on low rings for example, but I have clearance issues around the rear sight with a vortex razor 1.5-8x32 - even though the objective is bigger on the Leupold, it's longer which puts the objective ahead of the rear sight.

I've found 30mm vs 1" tube doesn't make a difference in this application.

The other thing to keep in mind is not all 'low' rings are the same. Most 1" lows measure .750" from base to center. On the 30mm tubes medium might be .810", low might be .870" depending on the mfg of the rings. Just keep that in mind and try use actual measurements where possible.

I've found the extended bases allow me to mount the scope farther forward so the objective clears the rear site.
 
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