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I have a Tropical Ruger #1 chambered in 458 win mag that I plan to scope.Rings were missing when I bought the rifle but the deal was good. The scope that I'll use is a Leupold 2.5 compact which can very easily be mounted low.Since I've never scoped a #1 before,I'm uncertain about the scope getting "in the way" during loading as well as ejection. Low rings would certainly work but would medium or perhaps even high rings make loading and ejection easier? Thanks, ray | ||
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Most of my scope mounting has been on bolt action rifles.My inclination is to always mount the scope with low rings unless the objective lens dictates otherwise. I thought my question would be easy for anyone who's scoped their Ruger #1. | |||
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All my No 1s have medium rings on them. With that little 2.5X scope you may get away with low rings. I have Burris Signature rings on a few of my rifles and the rest of them have factory rings. | |||
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I'm sure that I could get away with low rings but that wasn't my question. Does your scope hamper (get in the way)with easy and quick reloading as well as ejection? My inclination is always towards as low a mounting as possible UNLESS loading and ejection will be too cramped. Thanks,ray | |||
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The eyepiece of any scope is always going to hamper reloading in way or another on a No 1. Everyone that hunts with a No 1 has to get use to that. Practice, practice, practice. The lower you place the scope, the tighter it is to feed a round into the chamber. | |||
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You are right, low rings are too low for easy loading even though the receiver is cut down ron the right. Unless you get a scope with a huge eye piece I would try mediums. I have mediums on one with a Burris 2X7. If you have a scope with a very large eyepiece get high rings. I would also recommend a long tube scope to get the eye piece back far enough to see through. Otherwise you are going to need something with an awful lot of eye relief. | |||
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The 2.5 power Leupold compact has a 5" eye relief. I have always preferred low power scopes mounted as low as possible but the Ruger #1's design is such that I'm inclined to do just the opposite and actually go to high rings. Since rings did not come with my rifle,I have nothing to compare with. | |||
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I appreciate the helpful comments.Thanks again. regards, ray | |||
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Second that. W/ my No.1-S in 45-70, I started out w/ a Leupold VX-II 2-7x33 in low Ruger rings. They worked, but I ended up going w/ factory medium height rings, for several reasons. Easier loading, & better scope height for optimum cheek weld, were the primary reasons for the switch. An added benefit is, that although I was able to mount the scope all the way back w/ the low rings, the medium height allows for easier maintenance. I think that high rings might be a little excessive w/ a compact scope - for my use, at least. Regards - GCF "Sometimes you make eight - Sometimes you hit dirt" | |||
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Thanks for the comments.I've ordered medium rings.Hopefully,I won't need extended rings. | |||
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