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Old May 30, 2009, 02:55 PM   #1
Fremmer
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Practical significant difference between low and medium rings?

I have a Remington 700 .308 hunting rifle. My shots are limited to 200 yards or less. I've always thought that you should automatically use low rings for a scope to keep that scope as close to the barrel as possible, because the lower the scope is to the bore, the more accurate your shots will be at longer distances. But like I said, I don't shoot at deer farther than 200 yards away.

I tried a medium ring set up on another rifle, and low and behold it was much more comfortable than my low ring set up. I have a long neck and fairly thin face, but whatever the cause, the cheek/stock & stock/shoulder feel was much better with medium rings.

So for a hunter who doesn't shoot at targets farther than 200 yards away, is there a significant accuracy advantage for low rings vrs. medium rings? Your opinions are much appreciated, I wish I knew more about this matter, but I just don't.
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