Scope Issue

[Srbenda]

I have a marlin 22 rifle, a 60 SB, upon which, I have a Tasco scope mounted.
The front "eye" of the scope is now touching the top of the barrell mount, and I cannot get it to go any lower. I have the scope adjustment backed all the way up, but I am still 4" to 5" low below the crosshairs at 50yards.

Is the scope I mounted simply too big, or is there something else I can do to get this dialed in better?

It's not unlike the image below.

 

[lee2]

maybe you can get a riser mount for it.

 

[rseymorejr]

If you take the elevator out of the rear sight, will it drop down enough to give you clearance?

 

[rj1974]

Get higher rings or remove the rear sight

 

[Srbenda]

Higher rings on both the front and back wouldn't help, correct? Perhaps I can lower the rear some.

 

[rj1974]

Higher rings on both the front and back wouldn't help, correct? Perhaps I can lower the rear some.

No both rings need to be the same height . Get a higher SET of rings it will raise the whole scope .

 

[Biggfoot44]

Is the problem that the physical objective of the scope is interfering with the rear iron sight preventing mounting ? Or is it mounted, but will not zero within the range of internal scope adjustment ?

 

[fuddlebucks.com]

No both rings need to be the same height . Get a higher SET of rings it will raise the whole scope .

Get a set of Leupold High or Super High rings. It will raise the whole scope .90 for High and 1" for super high. If the front of the scope body is in interference with the rear sight then punch out the rear sight.

 

[pop-gunner]

What size is that scope???
.22 has no recoil so you don't have to worry much about eye relief as far as impact with your head goes...
Can you move the scope forward in the rings to the point you can clear the rear sight and still use it?
Can you remove the rear sight and get the clearance you need?
Ideally you want the center of the scope as close to the bore axis as possible so higher rings may not be the best option.
I guess that's why a 32mm objective has kinda been the standard on variable rim-fire scopes for quite some time.

 

[Srbenda]

No way for me to answer all these questions without some visual support.

Here's the current situation. Yes, it's a crazy big scope, maybe it should be smaller. But I like the view it gives me.

Tips?

 

[Hit and Run]

Your scope should only touch rifle in rings. You are going to have to fix that or be very frustrated with performance. Scope might be a tad to big for your rifle. Have you boresighted it?

 

[wilcam47]

No way for me to answer all these questions without some visual support.

Here's the current situation. Yes, it's a crazy big scope, maybe it should be smaller. But I like the view it gives me.

Tips?

get the see through scope rings..it will raise it high enough to see the iron sights and should give you the height you need...

http://www.cabelas.com/mounts-bases...F-001B21631C34&mr:referralID=NA&mr:adType=pla

http://www.google.com/products/cata...X&ei=VMM_T928M5SJ0QGf46mzBw&ved=0CI8BEPMCMAQ#

 

[rj1974]

You need higher scope rings . You front objective is hitting the rear sight not allowing the scope to seat in to rings . Which means your barrel is pointing down while your cross hairs are on target . The scope cannot be touching anything but the rings it is mounted in . Your front ring does not look to be on the dove tail all the way and the ring itself is not tightened down all the way

edit ... I see you have scope caps laying there as well . looking as the set up you have if you want to use those your only option is higher rings . I does not look like they will fit on the scope even after removing the rear sight .

 

[pop-gunner]

No way for me to answer all these questions without some visual support.

Here's the current situation. Yes, it's a crazy big scope, maybe it should be smaller. But I like the view it gives me.

Tips?

Be careful taking that outside in the dry summer months...
You may start fires.

 

[SCARCQB]

No both rings need to be the same height . Get a higher SET of rings it will raise the whole scope .

to what he stated

 

[Srbenda]

OK, I went and added a small "riser" to the rear ring. This seems to have helped greatly. Now, I am actually semi-accurate. I need to go to the range to really get it dialed in, but based on the 25yd shots I am taking in my yard, it's much, much improved.

(and no, the scope covers don't fit)

I will try one of those sets of rings that were suggested.

 

[IndispensableDestiny]

You need higher rings. Better yet, a scope more appropriate for that gun. You can try removing the rear iron sight. I can see that your front ring isn't fully closed -- the gap between the two halves gives it away. The objective is pressing down on the sight. You can damage the scope.

 

[Biggfoot44]

Higher rings. The common "See Thru" rings should be more than tall enough ( if not able to actually see thru in this case) .

 

[SCARCQB]

OK, I went and added a small "riser" to the rear ring. This seems to have helped greatly. Now, I am actually semi-accurate. I need to go to the range to really get it dialed in, but based on the 25yd shots I am taking in my yard, it's much, much improved.

(and no, the scope covers don't fit)

I will try one of those sets of rings that were suggested.

Dude.. stop messing around with bubbafied solutions. Get the right height scope rings/ bases. A lot of shooters at MG shoot with the same rifle and keep up, The standard of accuracy there is to be able to consistently hit 1" orange stickies at 100 yards.

Walmart or Dicks should have them for < 20 bucks

 

[rj1974]

Dude.. stop messing around with bubbafied solutions. Get the right height scope rings/ bases. A lot of shooters at MG shoot with the same rifle and keep up, The standard of accuracy there is to be able to consistently hit 1" orange stickies at 100 yards.

Walmart or Dicks should have them for < 20 bucks

what SCAR said . Fix it right .