I am new to all of this crazyness and need a little advise. The first time I printed out correct sized targets (about a month ago) I had had to measure twice to make sure they were correct. I then sat back and scratched my head. Are they serious, these things are tiny? Offhand??? I got out and hit a few and loved it.

I am wanting to shoot in the hunter class. I have ordered a CZ 452 American that i am setting up as my dedicated silhouette rifle. I have a Leupold VX-III 6.5-20X40 on the way also. My question is about the rings. I have set up many rifles and always have been concerned with getting the scope as close to the barrel as I could without touching. In silhouette it seems most want as high as legal, 1.5" or 2" depending on class.

As I stated, for hunter class, what are my options for the 452? The BLK rings have been mentioned, I am not crazy about the looks of them. I have several rifles with Burris Signature Zee's and several with Leupold rings and like both. Do I go with the highs? How about a one peice base Weaver conversion and get whatever I like. The 3/8" base of the 452 seems to limit my choices. Thank you for your help!

Welcome! Sounds like you're getting a great set-up! BKL is the usual choice for rings, but Burris Signature Zee rings are great, too, and they won't mar that beautiful Leupold scope. As for height, use what you're comfortable with; I prefer medium height rings, but definitely get what fits your face and posture.

Most of the time, the guys using the really high scope rings have stocks with very high cheek pieces (either that or they have really big pumpkin heads). I think that you would find with a 452 American, if you set up your scope with the maximum height available within the rules, that you would have very little cheek contact with the stock.

The 452 American doesn't have any type of Monte Carlo cheek piece, so I think you'd be happier with a slightly lower mount. If you find it's not high enough, you can experiment with riser blocks until you find the right height.

The Burris Sig zee rimfire rings should work well on your American. They are heavier than BKL's, but you should have plenty of room under the weight limit with that rifle and scope.

I have an Anschutz 1712 that is currently set up with BKL "high" rings. Previously, I was using the same rifle, same scope, same BKL's, but with the addition of a BKL riser block, which raised the scope another .600 or so (don'r remember the exact number). I found that with the addition of the riser blocks, the scope was just too high for a good cheek weld. The comb of the stock touched the side of my face, but I couldn't really apply much pressure and still keep my eye aligned with the scope. The riser blocks now sit in a ziploc bag inside my "Steel Chickens" box.

SteveM.

That makes sense. Those stocks do have very high combs. I looked at BKL's site and I don't mind them at all. The ones I had seen and did not like had 2 screws on each side of the ring and a hole on top. Probably not even BKL's, it was late. I can't wait to get it together and get shooting.Thank you for the help!!

For offhand silhouette, two things dictate the height of my scope rings.

1. the scope objective bell diameter
and,
2. a comfortable position to be able to see through the middle of the scope, keeping the head up (so as not to confuse your brain into thinking that you're falling over !)
dependent on the height of the stock comb, and the cheek position.

Mine tend to be 1" - 1.25" from top of receiver to bottom of scope tube.

I find with the scope set too high above the receiver, it then becomes a liabilty, in that any lateral movement ( aka the 'shakes' !) is exaggerated by the distance between scope and rifle.

cheers,