ruger scope mounts : mismatched or am I stupid

[kennisondan]

Hello Brothers : I got some scope rings supposed to be mid heighth and they are very different heighths compairng the front to the rear.. when I bore sight it and compare it to the scope ( which is centered  and new ) it is ten or twencle inches off it looks cockeyed like the scope and bore could never lign up.. are the two rings supposed to be that different in hieghts ? like at least an eight of an inch ? please help I am ready to get this scope mounted and dissapointed now.
dk

[Graybeard]

Understand up front a Ruger expert I am NOT. I'm the guy noted as not even liking them much. However I do know enough about them to know they use two completely different ring set ups. Which guns use which however I do not know.

One set has both rings the same height and the other has one ring taller than the other. You'll have to talk to someone who knows more than me about Rugers to tell you which guns use which set up but they are NOT interchangeable and that I do know for sure.

[Jerry Lester]

If your gun is a 77 then the taller mount goes in the rear with the shorter one going towards the front of the action. The back mount should be about 1/4" taller to make up for the drop at the rear of the action.

If you're trying these mounts on a Ruger #1, or any of the other Rugers with a level mounting surface, you'll bend your scope if you tighten them down while in a bind like that.

[Omaha-BeenGlockin]

Check these out and see which set matches your gun.

http://ruger.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10051&storeId=10051&categoryId=13675&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=13668&lastCatId=13668&faNav=y


And they are correct---the M77 has 2 different height rings with the taller going on the rear----models like the #1 and Mini's have rings of the same height.

[Rangr44]

The trouble is: Ruger doesn't mark, on the rings, which model of ring or what the heights are - you have to know what you have in hand, or have someone locally available who's familiar with the various combo's.

Unless  your rings were in a sealed NIB blister pack, from Ruger. In that case - the package will be printed with the ringset model info.

Ya see, someone could have thrown a rear ring of one height-set and a front ring from a different height-set together, thinking it made a real set of rings, when in reality they're not a set - they're just two rings.

[Flash]

The Super Redhawk has two diferent heights for it's rings too.

[kennisondan]

well put guys the answer should have been : STUPID..
THEY ARE M77 RINGS, TRYING TO PUT THEM ON A RUGER ONE....
SOMETIMES........
thanks for the feedback..
I get excited sometimes...
got some ruger one rings now...
any body want some m77 rings..?
dk

[Rangr44]

If you happen to have two (or more) sets of M77 rings, you might also have a set of #1 rings - just match up two of the four (or more) rings until you get two the same height. 

[kennisondan]

thanks..all.. got ticked off and went local and bought the leupold ruger one mounts ... and guess what ... the factory screw was a little long and would not snug up... filed it down though as I was tired fo playing around... put the Boone and Crockett 4 -14 AO on it tightened her down and am ready to see where the different stadia lines place point if impact...
I know the 45 70 wil not kick much so I am not worried about that... of course.
dk