Mounts - Shims.

[Travis299]

Hi all,

Put my Hawke mounts on my HW95, and they are a gnats cock too short, the x50 objectice end is just touching the gun!

Can I shim the mounts?, as if I go the next size up I will have to wind the elevation right down I would imagine.

Cheers...

My suggestion is to replace the medium rings with high rings for your 50mm scope. The Hawke medium rings, on my HW95, leave less that 1/8" clearance for the objective lens with the Hawke 44mm scope. The shims will not work IMHO as there will be expansion due to temp change also.