Shimming scope bases

JBE · #1 10-30-2018, 10:57 AM

Has anyone ever had to shim bases? I have run out of verticle adjustment on a set of Talley lightweight 1 piece rings for a remington 700 action.

prarie_boy1 · #2 10-30-2018, 11:05 AM

The burris signature zee rings work great in this instance as they have plastic inserts with extra elevation built in to them so no need to shim.

bubba300 · #3 10-31-2018, 05:34 AM

I have bedded rails with JB Weld,it works good,they do make shims but I have never used them.

fps plus · #4 10-31-2018, 07:06 AM

It’s not as common as it used to be but sometimes it needs to be done . Go buy a cheap set of feeler gauges and you can test how much shimming needs to done. Then you can cut the feeler gauge as your shim material

JBE · #5 10-31-2018, 08:26 AM

Thanks guys. I am rectifying the problem with the Burris rings and offset inserts prarie-boy mentioned.