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Zarathustra
Optics GrassHopper Joined: October/16/2009 Location: Lansing, MI Status: Offline Points: 1 |
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Posted: October/16/2009 at 20:52 |
Hi Guys,
I installed Warne bases on a Savage short action. I have low Warne rings and a Zeiss Conquest 1.8-5.5x38mm scope.
When I try to mount the scope to the gun, the scope is just barely long enough to get the rings fully onto the scope bases. If the scope was just a little longer, it would have been easy. But still I think it would work.
But, even though I can get the rings completely onto the bases, I can only get one of the rings to engage with the recoil key. For the other ring, I just don't have enough room on the scope tube to get the ring to engage where the cross slot in the base is.
So I removed the recoil key from one of the rings and mounted it that way. The rear-most ring is engaged with the recoil key while the front-most ring is mounted onto the scope base with no recoil key.
Is this ok? Or do I need to rethink this setup?
For what it's worth, this is a Savage 220f 20 gauge dedicated slug gun (built on Savage short action).
Thanks,
Dennis
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RONK
Optics Master Extraordinaire Joined: April/05/2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3199 |
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I'm surprised that question isn't posed here more often. I've been wondering lately if that isn't a viable solution for some mounting problems. I think it should be just fine as long as you had both clamps good and snug. One recoil key should be more than enough for anything out there, and I think the rear one (as you have yours) is the preferrred one to use if one needs to be removed, although it really shouldn't matter.
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Texas
Optics Apprentice Joined: February/11/2008 Location: Texas, USA Status: Offline Points: 211 |
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It should be fine, but if you don't want to keep the Conquest PM me!
Texas
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supertool73
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You could always just buy a picitinny base and have all kinds of foreward and rearward movement. Warne makes them, or TPS or EGW are the most affordable two.
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RONK
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That's usually a very workable solution, and certainly one of the strongest and most versatile. The thing is though, that they aren't really very well suited to many older and classic rifles.
Also a lot of guys don't like the fact that they inhibit ease of access to the loading port on many types of firearms.
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