Last week I bought a new Ruger no 1s in 35 Whelen (trading in the 77 I had just taken an elk with). I drove from gunstore to gunstore on my return trip from Alberta, finally found one near Minneapolis.
I knew that grip size on the stock would lead me to getting a custom stock, but was unaware that the LOP might be constrained because the scope ends up so far forward.
Solutions I'm looking at now are compromising on the LOP or using a picatinny rail from Evolution Gun Works.
Adding this as an edit in response to two quick and very good recommendations. Ruger is sending me a set of extended rings. They are middle height (4), lower than those supplied initially. And I am looking for some vintage scopes, single power Weavers could work. I do have a very old Weaver 2.5 that I'll try.
I have two Leupold scopes that have fairly long eye relief, a VX3-1.75 to 6 and a single power 2.5 power, but they won't quite do it.
I have two Rugers custom stocked a 77 in 7-08 and a 77/22.
The Nikon African, recommended by Salarguy, is no longer available, but has been replaced by the Nikon German. That would be a good configuration for the whitetail hunting I'll probably be limited to the remainder of my days after all I spent on the Alberta elk.
I knew that grip size on the stock would lead me to getting a custom stock, but was unaware that the LOP might be constrained because the scope ends up so far forward.
Solutions I'm looking at now are compromising on the LOP or using a picatinny rail from Evolution Gun Works.
Adding this as an edit in response to two quick and very good recommendations. Ruger is sending me a set of extended rings. They are middle height (4), lower than those supplied initially. And I am looking for some vintage scopes, single power Weavers could work. I do have a very old Weaver 2.5 that I'll try.
I have two Leupold scopes that have fairly long eye relief, a VX3-1.75 to 6 and a single power 2.5 power, but they won't quite do it.
I have two Rugers custom stocked a 77 in 7-08 and a 77/22.
The Nikon African, recommended by Salarguy, is no longer available, but has been replaced by the Nikon German. That would be a good configuration for the whitetail hunting I'll probably be limited to the remainder of my days after all I spent on the Alberta elk.