Reeder Custom Guns - Dumb ?, Scoping a contender 416GNR..

Larryh
Dumb ?, Scoping a contender 416GNR..
Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 16:27

I only have an Encore base on hand and the screw holes are the same of course. I cant think of any problems I'd encounter, and am thinking the longer scope ring distance would be easier on the scope for the 416GNR recoil. Am I dumb or is it just a dumb question?

Dumb ?, Scoping a contender 416GNR.. - Larryh, 2020-01-21, 16:27
- Larry, it can be done but I highly recommend against it. - Gary Reeder, 2020-01-21, 17:10
  - I’ll pick one up tomorrow. Thanks! (nm) - Larryh, 2020-01-21, 18:57
  - pick up the Leupold Dual Dovetail base - Gary Reeder, 2020-01-21, 17:33
- You mean Encore .416 GNR, don’t you?! - WB, 2020-01-21, 16:51
  - Nope, the 416 GNR and 450 GNR were both - Gary Reeder, 2020-01-21, 17:07
    - I had somehow forgotten that. Any hoo - WB, 2020-01-21, 17:28
      - that is the difference between me and you and a dog named - Gary Reeder, 2020-01-21, 17:48
        416 scope - Alcorn, 2020-01-22, 06:06
        yep, on a heavy recoiling gun a straight - Gary Reeder, 2020-01-22, 10:04
        I have a Leupold VX3i 1.5-5 mounted - Larry Fry, 2020-01-22, 11:20
        there is no way of knowing. It either will or - Gary Reeder, 2020-01-22, 12:50