Post by Danny Creasy on May 23, 2014 14:28:12 GMT -6
I usually keep my hogsbacked stocked CZ rimfires scope free because I don't like the fit of the low comb relative to scoped shooting. I always like to keep the marvelous fixed sights intact as well. So, if the optic has to clear the rear sight, the rings usually have to be high or with low rings, the scope has to be small and mounted pretty far back so that it does not contact the rear sight.
I was looking at a set of Millett medium height rings that were currently gathering dust and I thought they may enable my little Weaver RV-7 (2.5-7X28mm) to ride quite far forward and just clear the rear sight. It worked. I took the combo to the range today with a couple of boxes of SK Std Plus and had a great time shooting the Trainer.
Here is the bench set up:
The objective bell just clears the rear sight:
Best group of the day - .427" ctc group fired at 50 yards with SK Std Plus - I decided to lower the elevation one click and then fired the last group of the day - .477" ctc ( I let the factory trigger get the best of me on the errant shot that went a little low and left:
The Millett rings are 3/8ths inch tip off models, but the thin steel jaws (adjustable from both sides) simply carry to the back of the 11 mm tip off grooves and bite decisively. This is a most comfortable and shootable combo for me. I finished up the day repeatedly pinging the 100 yard 6 inch spinners from the offhand position using a high hold. I just placed the tapering part of the lower reticle on the targets and lobbed the standard velocity slugs into the steel targets.
You know what? CZ ships out a fine rifle straight from the factory. Sometimes I take this for granted, and I really shouldn't.
PS: I had the scope set on 7 power.
I was looking at a set of Millett medium height rings that were currently gathering dust and I thought they may enable my little Weaver RV-7 (2.5-7X28mm) to ride quite far forward and just clear the rear sight. It worked. I took the combo to the range today with a couple of boxes of SK Std Plus and had a great time shooting the Trainer.
Here is the bench set up:
The objective bell just clears the rear sight:
Best group of the day - .427" ctc group fired at 50 yards with SK Std Plus - I decided to lower the elevation one click and then fired the last group of the day - .477" ctc ( I let the factory trigger get the best of me on the errant shot that went a little low and left:
The Millett rings are 3/8ths inch tip off models, but the thin steel jaws (adjustable from both sides) simply carry to the back of the 11 mm tip off grooves and bite decisively. This is a most comfortable and shootable combo for me. I finished up the day repeatedly pinging the 100 yard 6 inch spinners from the offhand position using a high hold. I just placed the tapering part of the lower reticle on the targets and lobbed the standard velocity slugs into the steel targets.
You know what? CZ ships out a fine rifle straight from the factory. Sometimes I take this for granted, and I really shouldn't.
PS: I had the scope set on 7 power.