Question Regarding Scope Elevation Adjustment on a Ruger No. 1 45-70

[Johnwell]

The tall Burris rings were far too tall and it brought the impact far too low. I had to get the "low" Burris rings and will hopefully do some shooting with those today/tomorrow. It would be nice to use both 250gr and 300gr bullets if I like, but I don't know if I have enough adjustment to handle both. In other words, I have a feeling I will be able to set it up one way or another but not both.

Which canted (moa) rings did you install? You should be able to change how much cant you’re introducing, I’d probably shoot for 15-20moa.

 

[Dobeman887]

Happy to report that I was able to use the low Burris rings to zero in using the 250gr Bear Creek Ballistics bullets I wanted to use during deer season. The only downside was that I needed to move the scope forward on the picatinny rail in order for the bell of the objective to clear the rail (forcing me to climb the buttstock). Using a smaller objective would certainly take care of this, but I don't want to drop another $500ish on a new scope for a rifle I use from time to time. Thanks for all the input from everyone. If it wasn't for those of you chiming in on the forum here, I wouldn't have even known about the Burris rings, and would have continued to use my Warne rings, forcing me to stick with bullets moving in the 2100fps range instead of 2600-2700.