JohnCrighton
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Hey guys - I have an odd problem. Even with a scope that has 4" eye relief, I can't seem to mount my scope far forward enough so that when I place my cheek on the stock/butt of the rifle, I still am too close with my eye to get a good sight picture. I find myself pulling my head back along the cheekpiece and when I get a good sight picture, it just doesn't feel like my cheek and head are in a comfortable, natural position.
I am using a Tikka Whitetail hunter (but I have this problem on all my rifles with scopes - Tikka T3, Ruger 10/22 with Fajen adjustable stock adjusted all the way out for LOP, etc.)
I have a STD dovetail mount on the Tikka, and Leupold Extension ring (front), with the scope rings mounted on the rifle/scope as far forward as it can get.
My question - if I got a rear dovetail mount, and then got an additional extension ring for the rear, would that work? It seems that it would give me an addition 5/8" or more to push it forward away from my eye, which might be enough.
Here are the items in question:
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=512862
I'd mount these on the receiver of the tikka - it would also give me two different holes on each base for the dovetails.
And then here are the extension rings:
http://www.outdoorsuperstore.com/product.asp?prod=493241&cm_mmc=comparisonshopping-_-froogle-_-all-_-493241
I already have one set, and would simply replace the current non-extension read ring with the extension dovetail once I swapped bases.
Think this would work for me?
I am using a Tikka Whitetail hunter (but I have this problem on all my rifles with scopes - Tikka T3, Ruger 10/22 with Fajen adjustable stock adjusted all the way out for LOP, etc.)
I have a STD dovetail mount on the Tikka, and Leupold Extension ring (front), with the scope rings mounted on the rifle/scope as far forward as it can get.
My question - if I got a rear dovetail mount, and then got an additional extension ring for the rear, would that work? It seems that it would give me an addition 5/8" or more to push it forward away from my eye, which might be enough.
Here are the items in question:
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=512862
I'd mount these on the receiver of the tikka - it would also give me two different holes on each base for the dovetails.
And then here are the extension rings:
http://www.outdoorsuperstore.com/product.asp?prod=493241&cm_mmc=comparisonshopping-_-froogle-_-all-_-493241
I already have one set, and would simply replace the current non-extension read ring with the extension dovetail once I swapped bases.
Think this would work for me?