Ruger Rings - Which to Buy?
I called Ruger to order rings for my Number 1-A Light Sporter, .243 Win. 1. They asked, "low, medium, or high?" I know it's best to mount a scope as low as possible. But if the rings are too low, it might restrict the diameter of the scope to be used. So, are there any general rules of thumb for when to get low, when medium, when high rings? 2. Rings are very expensive from Ruger. Is there another good source for Ruger rings? Will other rings work, besides Ruger ones?
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Do you have a scope picked out for it yet? If not, what are you considering? Chances are there's someone here who can tell you whether a specific scope would require a certain ring on your rifle.
A fixed power or something like a 2X7 compact might go with low rings; a 4 to 12 might force the high, etc.0 -
I am thinking a standard 3-9x32 or 4-10x40 scope. Nothing unusual. 0 -
Magnification of the scope does not set the physical size. For a 32mm or 40mm objective bell (from most manufacturers) on a #1, medium height rings are what you want. 0 -
rings are readily available on the auction side, fleabay and rugerforum.com linked here http://www.rugerforum.com/phpBB/viewforum.php?f=8 0 -
Do yourself a favor and get the Burris Singature rings while you are buying. 0 -
quote:Do yourself a favor and get the Burris Singature rings while you are buying. Burris makes a set of rings specifically for Ruger 1 rifles. But the Burris "Signature" rings have a dovetail base. Are you sure a dovetail will attach to the Ruger 1 quarter vent? 0 -
Burris makes a base that fits the Ruger quarter vent. Then the Weaver Signature rings fit the base. If you would rather lap the Ruger rings, that works too, and is probably what I would do in this case. Most guys don't bother lapping. 0 -
I am a fan of the old Redfield Widefield scopes, which have an oval shape on each end, with a one inch tube. I've got a fixed 4 power on a Mini-14, and a 2X7 which I'll mount on a to-be-determined rifle. They mount very close to the barrel.
Does that make me a collector ??
I think that they look great on "classic" rifles, like the Number One.
They are also fairly inexpensive, since they are no longer manufacture.
I've had the 4 power for years, mounted on different rifles - up to a 7MM Remington Magnum, and never had any sort of problem.
You might take a look at one.
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I have a Ruger .44 lever action carbine that didn't come with rings & a .454 revolver that did. I was going to use the pistol rings on the carbine when I discovered they are different heights. I went to the gun store to buy one ring of either height to use on the carbine & almost chocked when they told me the price for one ring.
I never thought of Flea-bay but just checked per the above advice.
There are several sets with free shipping & no sales tax that are far cheaper that the price I was quoted for one ring.
Too bad they all require Pay-Pal but I may just have to suck it up & use them.
That still leaves the question of what rings to use but I guess you can't go wrong with the high rings.0 -
Per Brownell's catalog the the following are the dimensions for Ruger 1" rings, measured from the top of the base to the bottom of the scope. Low =.325", Medium = .435", High = .565" and x High = .680". I have low rings on my 1A. With my scope set as I want it my limiting factor is the folding rear sight. With the scope positioned for eye relief the taper on the objective just clears the folded rear sight. The front of the quarter rib clears the taper by 1/16" +-.The objective bell clears the barrel by .258". The bell measures 1.850". 0 -
General rule of thumb is low is good for up to .32mm bells, med up to .40mm bells and high up to 50mm.. On bolt actions you have the probelm also of bolt clearance based on what scope you are using and the size of the eye piece .. Not a problem for you on this one though .. 0
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