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Rings for a Ruger 77/17 & BSA Sweet 17 Combo?
Fairlane66
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I know BSA Sweet 17 scopes have been much maligned in this forum, but my brother is giving me a new-in-box BSA Sweet 17 6-18X40 that he won as a door prize at a recent charity event. Hey, I can't complain about the price, right! And even if it falls apart, I've invested little more than time at the range.
I plan to mount this scope on my Ruger 77/17. According to info I have, the factory-supplied medium height rings should work. However, I read somewhere that the outside diameter of this scope's 40MM objective bell actually requires the use of Ruger's high rings to keep the scope from contacting the barrel. I'd like to use the lowest possible set of rings, i.e. the medium set that came with the gun, so I can achieve a good cheek/stock wield. However, which set of rings is required to make this rifle/scope combo truly functional, medium or high? Unlike some scopes, I understand it's very important to keep the Sweet 17 scopes' parallex adjusted in order to get a clear picture. Therefore, the objective bell needs enough clearance for frequent and easy adjustment.
Need to hear from anyone out there who actually has this rifle/scope combo. Thanks.
I plan to mount this scope on my Ruger 77/17. According to info I have, the factory-supplied medium height rings should work. However, I read somewhere that the outside diameter of this scope's 40MM objective bell actually requires the use of Ruger's high rings to keep the scope from contacting the barrel. I'd like to use the lowest possible set of rings, i.e. the medium set that came with the gun, so I can achieve a good cheek/stock wield. However, which set of rings is required to make this rifle/scope combo truly functional, medium or high? Unlike some scopes, I understand it's very important to keep the Sweet 17 scopes' parallex adjusted in order to get a clear picture. Therefore, the objective bell needs enough clearance for frequent and easy adjustment.
Need to hear from anyone out there who actually has this rifle/scope combo. Thanks.
Comments
the rings that comes with your rifle will work with the 40MM scope bell.