Scope bell/barrel spacing concerns.

[mrshootersshoot]

Luepold recommended high rings for the back country rings. I have a 50mm objective lens. Is this enough of a gap? It’s a browning x bolt hunter so it’s an intermediate barrel. The bell will be about about as close as possible to the scope rings. I don’t see the base of the barrel or scope whipping/flexing a whole lot. Should I go up another size? It’s a .308

 

[Woitey]

It's fine. You might get mirage if your shooting a lot. I have gone to Picatinny rails on all my rifles so I no longer worry about clearance.

 

[Andouille]

I have about the same gap (just over a quarter (coin) thick) on my 300 WSM mounted with a Burris Veracity 50mm objective scope. No issues with the scope touching the barrel. I can't flex the scope towards the barrel by any discernable amount with my hands and have had no issues after 100+ rounds. Those Leupold rings are great quality, so even less reason to worry. De-grease and torque the scope ring screws and go shoot!

 

[mrshootersshoot]

I have about the same gap (just over a quarter (coin) thick) on my 300 WSM mounted with a Burris Veracity 50mm objective scope. No issues with the scope touching the barrel. I can't flex the scope towards the barrel by any discernable amount with my hands and have had no issues after 100+ rounds. Those Leupold rings are great quality, so even less reason to worry. De-grease and torque the scope ring screws and go shoot!

thanks so much! It’s about a credit card size gap. It’s less than a quarter width. But I’ll shoot it and see if it touches. I shoot at most 40 rounds in a sitting without rapid fire.