Ring height for rem 700

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I am looking to get 56mm scope for a remington 700 short action. What height rings should I buy to have minimal/optimal clearance. Nightforce rings come in 0.885, 1 and 1.125. Thanks for your help guys.
 
Depends on the base you will be using.
I use Farrel Bases with Low Burris XTR and TPS rings on Rem Actions with 56mm NF BR Scopes. Farrel is notoriously higher than others.
 
CyaN1de said:
Depends on the base you will be using.
I use Farrel Bases with Low Burris XTR and TPS rings on Rem Actions with 56mm NF BR Scopes. Farrel is notoriously higher than others.
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If I decide to go with the nightforce base. What do you think would work? Too bad I can't physically test them out, have to get the rings shipped to me.
 
Someone who owns that particular base,ring and scope combo should chime in. It would only be guessing otherwise.

Barrel contour can come into play as well.
 
At bottom front contact point of a NF 20moa base to the centre of their .885 rings is 33mm. The OD of the objective bell of the NF 56mm NXS is 65mm. Even with a straight taper from receiver to a 1" muzzle at 30" the .885 mounts will allow clearance. How much more you want, is your choice. They are nice rings and bases. Have you looked at
Near manufacturing. Richard Near makes some nice stuff too.And he is in Canada. Camrose AB.
 
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At bottom front contact point of a NF 20moa base to the centre of their .885 rings is 33mm. The OD of the objective bell of the NF 56mm NXS is 65mm. Even with a straight taper from receiver to a 1" muzzle at 30" the .885 mounts will allow clearance. How much more you want, is your choice. They are nice rings and bases. Have you looked at
Near manufacturing. Richard Near makes some nice stuff too.And he is in Canada. Camrose AB.
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thanks for your help. I am really new to long range stuff.
I will look at Richard Near products. Do you know website?
Btw, the rail are 20moa 30moa, etc. What do they actually mean
 
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mzcloud
The 20,30moa... bases refer to the amount of forward slope machined into the base to optimize on the elevation adjustability for long range shooting.
It also enables the scope to be used in the mid range of its adjustability for intermediate distances. Many scopes lose tracking accuracy at the extremities of their adjustment. 20moa is 1/3 of a degree, there being 60 minutes in a degree. Scopes are adjusted in minutes or fractions of minutes.

Richard Near can be contacted at w ww.scopebases.com his ph # and email is on the site. Ask about his February special on Rem SA bases.
All the best.
 
I have .900 leupolds on my 700 With VXIII 30 mm tube and 50 mm objective, I would think the .885 if sitting on a rail mount should be perfect.
 
dryfire,

So does it mean that a 20 moa slopes forward more then a 60moa? Or the other way around. If my scope allows 110moa adjustment. That means with a 60 moa, I can basically do 170moa adjustment in total?

Thanks
 
msg.drew said:
I have .900 leupolds on my 700 With VXIII 30 mm tube and 50 mm objective, I would think the .885 if sitting on a rail mount should be perfect.
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Great. Guess I will go with 0.885 with my 56mm objective. Looks like Near products are pretty good as well. If they are comparable quality as nightforce, or better. I'd rather go with a Canadian product.
 
I would take your rifle scope and base into the store you plan on buying the rings at to make sure they are going to work for you before you leave the store.
 
mz...
The larger the moa slope the more extreme slope. The slope doesn't give you more adjustability but it does enable you to use the adjustability for longer range shooting. The scope still has the same amount of adjustability(110minutes with yours). The trick is to get the right amount of slope in the base, if needed, with a scope that has suitable adjustability for the distance you want to shoot with the cartridge you'll be using. The 20moa bases are probably used by more individuals who do use a forward sloping base. Scopes vary considerably in there adjustability but those specs are in the makers information.
 
mz...
If you contact Richard Near ask him if he would measure from the contact point of his base on the front receiver ring to the top of the base where the ring sits. Add that to your .885" of the rings. Take half the dia. of the OD of the objective bell and it should be less or at worst equal. Then you know you'll have clearance.
Cheers
 
Thanks Dryfire, I will give him a call.
Just took a look at his site, and his stuff are pretty pricey. 250 for rings and 175 for a base.
 
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