Thread: Best 3-9x40 scope under $800?

Originally Posted by Ground Control

Ive spent in the hundreds of dollars on rings / mounts etc on some rifles to get the scope ( 42mm diameter) 3-4 mm lower and get it so that the scope just clears the bolt and barrel .
I have a real OCD when it comes to scopes mounted way higher than they should be and a 56mm diameter scope would just about do my head in .

I agree, I thought the idea was to mount a scope to the rifle, not mount the rifle to the scope. Then trying to get a decent check weld.......