How low are you guys able to get your optics on the rails of the impacts? I'm asking about for my m4. I want to get my helix scope as low as I can! What rings have you guys found to work?
go as low as you like..How low are you guys able to get your optics on the rails of the impacts? I'm asking about for my m4. I want to get my helix scope as low as I can! What rings have you guys found to work?
How low are you guys able to get your optics on the rails of the impacts? I'm asking about for my m4. I want to get my helix scope as low as I can! What rings have you guys found to work?
Until I got my first Impact, I was always as low as possible, no matter how uncomfortable. I tried a 1.5” mount on my Impact and realized I have been doing it wrong all these years. Go with comfort and forget what other say you should do. Now, most of my optics are high. That 2.75” range that @Vetmx mentions is pretty common height for me.Was suggested to go higher rather than lower. My scope is 3” over bore and it felt weird at first, but is great now that I have gotten used to it. Don’t need to rack my neck at all when shooting. I have Athlon Midas Tac 6-24 with 20 MOA Warne cantilever mount. Works great. I’d say 2” to 3” scope over bore would all be great.
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That comes with a price to pay. Now you're all hunched up over the stock trying to get low, uncomfortably. When all you're really doing is mitigating, cant. At the expense of other factors. It would be better to get a good alignment in a more comfortable resting position with the ocular of the scope right at the eye relief you need in a resting, comfortable, form.How low are you guys able to get your optics on the rails of the impacts? I'm asking about for my m4. I want to get my helix scope as low as I can! What rings have you guys found to work?
Not exactly true. I would highly suggest anyone with scope height questions/curiosity watch this video. Don’t worry about what looks silly, worry about what works. Around the 12 minute mark is when it gets into scope height advantages and disadvantages. The higher the scope, the more advantageous it becomes at distance. There is absolutely a place for high mounts and you definitely should not go as low as you can just for looks. Low mounts your POI will fall off faster than with high mounts. There are advantages to both.That comes with a price to pay. Now you're all hunched up over the stock trying to get low, uncomfortably. When all you're really doing is mitigating, cant. At the expense of other factors. It would be better to get a good alignment in a more comfortable resting position with the ocular of the scope right at the eye relief you need in a resting, comfortable, form.
I am just a ragu sparrow. What do I know?
Additionally, the FX rail is too high. Why does any airgun need a rail that high off the axis of the bore?
Anyone?
Don't use high rings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol
EDIT: Now I see what you're trying to convey. None of what I described above matters. On this gun. I would go as low as you can get. It looks silly when there is a 4 inch gap between the axis and the optical center of a scope. It is also not needed.
It is generally recommended to set up any rifle's scope height to "center in the eye" based on what feels natural and is repeatable every time when you bring the current scoped rifle up to.your shoulder and cheek weld. To do it in practice, with your eyes closed, bring up the rifle to the shoulder and cheek, aimed level and held natural like you'd aim at a deer. Shoulder it a few times like this, feeling what comes natural. Then open your eyes and "see" where the scope is at in relation to the eye. It should be close to exactly centered for height and you shouldn't have to move your head to get a good sight picture. If not centered at least vertically then get a set of rings either taller or shorter to match what you are "seeing."