sidewheel rule and regs

[James_G_Fagan]

Hi i have just been having a mooch round on the web and i cant find anything as regards to maximum sidewheel sizes i was just wondering if therte is a maximum size or not
Cheers James

[JerryD]

In respect of what? If it's FT then knock yerelf out, but if it's too big it'll get in the way. Most folks work with 4 or 5" wheels, but can be made bigger at the higher ranges by use of a "shark's fin" or "snailshell" wheel. If you're using a Leupold Competition, then the trend is to smaller wheels - 2.5" or 3".

Not sure if HFT limts you but you can't fiddle with the scope anyway, so ther's not much point in having the wheel.




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[James_G_Fagan]

cheers fella

[Hair Bear]

Sidewheels have no regulations as such, but Jerry is right. Put tooo big a side wheel on and the damn thing gets in the way.

For FT i've used a Hawke sidewinder with the supplied wheel. That was OK ish. A big 10-50x60 BSA, with a Barry Taylor Shark fin side wheel which was good. Now I use a Luep Comp 40, with a Jon Harris side wheel (5inch dia) with no problems.

It's worth having a google for some of the really crazy sidewheels out there. Some are absolutely nuts, but others are home made engineering master pieces.

The key would be a sidewheel of good diameter to get nice range distance markings between 55-45 yds, but provide the user with a comfortable access while dialing in the focus.

Al.