Question for scope gurus.
- Thread starter JonnyBender
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Homesteader
CGN Regular
- Location
- In a Wallow West of Edmonton.
The short answer is you will have to re zero. You won't know till you shoot it again, because you are remounting the scope in new rings.
New Camper
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Lurking in the woods near SFRC.
Assuming you COULD alter nothing aside the height of the scope above the bore, there should be a drop in impact at the 100 yards equalling the ring height difference. The line of sight does not change, is as if it is clamped in a vise and any changes of ring height will lower or raise (or alter elevation/windage etc.) the alignment of the bore to line of sight. Increasing the ring height then, suspends the bore lower beneath the line of sight.
Anyway because several variables change and it isn't possible to do what it seems you are considering, it would be folly to do the swap without re-sighting the rifle with the modification.
Anyway because several variables change and it isn't possible to do what it seems you are considering, it would be folly to do the swap without re-sighting the rifle with the modification.
You are asking a question that is impossible to answer. Even removing and installing the scope in the same rings can result in a slight change in the point of impact, so using another set of rings will almost certainly result in a change of the point of impact; but it us impossible to know where the point of impact will move.
BigUglyMan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- New Scotland
Since Homesteader already answered the question I have to ask...why in hell would you want to take a scope that, I'm assuming, is properly mounted and then switch to taller rings? If it's zeroed I would assume that you've shot it and it works. Why would you then want to fool with the rings?
Prairie Hunter
Regular
- Location
- Saskatoon, SK
Definitely it's going to impact the zeroing by remove the scope, rings, put on a different height rings and the scope back. All the ammos and time you used to zero in the rifle are wasted. Now you have to start over from square one again.
New Camper
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Lurking in the woods near SFRC.
It is possible that the OPs rifle also has iron sights and the taller rings are of the see through sort. While it is desirable to have the scope lower to the bore, having the open sight option for backup (bump scope or cheap scope unreliability), moving shots or two zero distances. The most logical answer I can think of.
