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Offline Tad Houston

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« on: May 20, 2005, 03:58:10 PM »
Anyone use a Mueller eradicator scope on a contender? I wanted to know if the hammer can be cocked without using an extention. Seems the eye piece on this scope is on the large side.

Thanks in advance- Tad :D

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« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2005, 04:19:27 PM »
Can you post a link to one?

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« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2005, 06:15:36 AM »
In this picture the rifle in front is a G2 with that scope and no extension. This setup works extremely well as it is my 12 year old sons gun and he has no trouble with the hammer.

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« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2005, 11:41:26 AM »
skb- Did you have to use high/tall rings? What base etc did you use. Can't quite make it out in the picture.

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« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2005, 08:26:54 AM »
That is a Leupold one piece base I had with turn in front ring and windage adjustable rear ring. Its on a .204 so I didn't consider a 6 screw set up for the base. Works extremely well for prairie dogs. The rings are medium height Redfields left over from an old rifle project. It has been my experience that with most set ups using a 44mm objective lens scope or smaller that med rings works very well. It leaves >.125" between scope and barrel. We use no hammer extension on that rifle......the back rifle does have a ***** hammer extension because its an original Contender and different scope and its a little tighter between the two.

One thing to consider is that we mount the scope back a bit because my son likes that for shooting from our table. Its his gun so I set it up the way he likes it