Scope objective bell to barrel space

[Rifleman777]

Sounds like lyrics to a country song
Thank you
You're building my confidence with the situation.

 

[Member 24198]

More the further from the reciever. That low, probably none to very little.

Far enough to risk damage to your scope?

 

[Mono1]

Three dollars is three dollars away, perfect in my book!

*Hey*! $3 is $3

 

[Koda]

If you slow down the playback speed you can see both the scope and the barrel wobble under recoil. Im surprised at how much the scope wobbles under recoil.

View: https://youtu.be/5ANfXPQUMZ4?si=G0GOL_bsrWF2UEDV&t=6

 

[Mono1]

Far enough to risk damage to your scope?

Dude. If your Barrel flexes that much when you touch it off you had a Squib.

 

[Member 24198]

Dude. If your Barrel flexes that much when you touch it off you had a Squib.

Your barrel and action look like a wave when you shoot it.

 

[P7M13]

You have come as close to perfection as you possibly can. I'd run with it.

If you slow down the playback speed you can see both the scope and the barrel wobble under recoil. Im surprised at how much the scope wobbles under recoil.

View: https://youtu.be/5ANfXPQUMZ4?si=G0GOL_bsrWF2UEDV&t=6

The objective and tenon barely move. It's the occular that oscillates in the video. Good ol' Tri County..... Seems it's an old video, since those rubber mats on the benches look to be brand new.

 

[Koda]

The objective and tenon barely move.

they move less than the ocular lens, but queue it up to the shot taken at the 20 second mark. Before you do click the settings wheel and change the playback speed to slowest possible. That objective moves. How much I dunno but 3 dollars is only .013" thick.

 

[Mono1]

Your barrel and action look like a wave when you shoot it.

Maybe Yours Does Mine are a Bull Barrels.

 

[P7M13]

they move less than the ocular lens, but queue it up to the shot taken at the 20 second mark. Before you do click the settings wheel and change the playback speed to slowest possible. That objective moves. How much I dunno but 3 dollars is only .013" thick.

Yeah, watched the whole thing at 1/4 speed.

 

[orygun]

If that scope was moved forward just a tiny amount the clearance would grow. I'd be more inclined to move the scope further forward rather than up.

 

[Spitpatch]

Aside from the absolute needlessness (apart from a profit vehicle for optics manufacturers) of a 50mm objective, clearance is clearance. Closer the better. Dental floss is a good gap measurement tool, and something to strive for. With daylight showing, no damage will happen to the scope. I'm not sure where this concern made its debut. I have never seen it.

The only way to honestly measure if your cheek weld and eye-alignment to the eyepiece are ideal, is to shoulder the rifle with your eyes closed. Do this as if a 5-point Whitetail is barreling away at 85 yards. Do it repeatedly, and do not "compensate". Merely sighting through the scope to the conclusion "it feels right" accomplishes nothing.

Take an honest and brutal assessment each time you open your eye to the view through the scope. If even a slight adjustment of your face position is needed (sometimes so slight the correction becomes unnoticeable), the scope height is not correct for you.

Put the rifle down and come back to it the next day, shoulder the gun with eyes closed spontaneously and with no preparation. This is your acid test. Make corrections as necessary.

 

[Rifleman777]

Aside from the absolute needlessness (apart from a profit vehicle for optics manufacturers) of a 50mm objective, clearance is clearance. Closer the better. Dental floss is a good gap measurement tool, and something to strive for. With daylight showing, no damage will happen to the scope. I'm not sure where this concern made its debut. I have never seen it.

The only way to honestly measure if your cheek weld and eye-alignment to the eyepiece are ideal, is to shoulder the rifle with your eyes closed. Do this as if a 5-point Whitetail is barreling away at 85 yards. Do it repeatedly, and do not "compensate". Merely sighting through the scope to the conclusion "it feels right" accomplishes nothing.

Take an honest and brutal assessment each time you open your eye to the view through the scope. If even a slight adjustment of your face position is needed (sometimes so slight the correction becomes unnoticeable), the scope height is not correct for you.

Put the rifle down and come back to it the next day, shoulder the gun with eyes closed spontaneously and with no preparation. This is your acid test. Make corrections as necessary.

That's why I was wanting to leave it. The cheek weld and eye relief are absolutely perfect. I'm not much on 50 mm scopes and I do understand the limits of what light your pupil can actually allow in, versus objective diameter to magnification ratio. But, I had this 50mm available and it was looking for a new home. It's a "New old stock" Nitrex 3-10x50mm, clear glass, good mechanics, actually very lightweight. I had the space concerns because it just seemed to inherently bug me being that close. Gonna try to sight it in today

 

[TommyFun]

If a folded dollar bill slips it fits.

 

[Certaindeaf]

If a folded dollar bill slips it fits.

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[Member 24198]

If a folded dollar bill slips it fits.

If the dollar fits, you must acquit!

 

[TommyFun]

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You get it...

 

[Mono1]

That's why I was wanting to leave it. The cheek weld and eye relief are absolutely perfect. I'm not much on 50 mm scopes and I do understand the limits of what light your pupil can actually allow in, versus objective diameter to magnification ratio. But, I had this 50mm available and it was looking for a new home. It's a "New old stock" Nitrex 3-10x50mm, clear glass, good mechanics, actually very lightweight. I had the space concerns because it just seemed to inherently bug me being that close. Gonna try to sight it in today

I Vote GO with it!

 

[edzz]

Buba would just notch the barrel.

 

[po18guy]

If it's not touching, it's not touching.

"I'm not touching youuuuuuu...."