338LM. Go big or go home, right?
They have them now too, 22Mag and 17HMR. Just posted on Ruger’s website last week. Enjoy.....Ruger Precision Rimfire in a magnum caliber would be my preference
30 MOA Picatinny rail. GTG.
I put a 30 mm tube Nightforce 56 mm objective end on mine, needed min 1.45” high. Read a bit about it, and decided to go with Badger Ordnance Ultra High Max 50 steel rings (6-screws per). They’re rated specifically for the 50 BMG, and boy are they heavy. All other rings I found for that height by higher-end manufacturers were aluminum, and I’ve had two bad experiences with aluminum rings in last 5 years, going steel from now on. These rings were a PITA to find, were out of stock everywhere (oh and F Optics Planet very much thank you). Found them at Mile High Shooting, in fact I really liked their whole website. Attached are 2 pics showing the clearance for your reference. Top one is a 338LM round sitting on the rail, just able to fit under scope cap a little ways. I don’t think with the 56mm objective bell I could go less than 1.45”, just a touch under .25” clear. Your 50mm bell should work with less height, but I wouldn’t go less than “High”.
).I put a 30 mm tube Nightforce 56 mm objective end on mine, needed min 1.45” high. Read a bit about it, and decided to go with Badger Ordnance Ultra High Max 50 steel rings (6-screws per). They’re rated specifically for the 50 BMG, and boy are they heavy. All other rings I found for that height by higher-end manufacturers were aluminum, and I’ve had two bad experiences with aluminum rings in last 5 years, going steel from now on. These rings were a PITA to find, were out of stock everywhere (oh and F Optics Planet very much thank you). Found them at Mile High Shooting, in fact I really liked their whole website. Attached are 2 pics showing the clearance for your reference. Top one is a 338LM round sitting on the rail, just able to fit under scope cap a little ways. I don’t think with the 56mm objective bell I could go less than 1.45”, just a touch under .25” clear. Your 50mm bell should work with less height, but I wouldn’t go less than “High”.
For the record though, I also have a few 30mm Burris 6-screw tactical rings (“High”) on rifles and love them too. I can’t remember the model #, but my RPR .308 w/Vortex 6-24x50 PST Gen I loves them so far, 18 months or so and going strong (tbh I believe they are in fact aluminum so don’t tell my previously indignant self...
I don’t know enough about bipods to recommend one. I still haven’t picked one for mine either. I’m kicking around getting an Atlas, they seem to be the choice of most of the better shooters on the better rifles. I have several Harris, and Caldwell (Harris clones), and even a Blackhawk (also Harris Clone). I like all of them just fine, but admittedly my usage on all have been from a club bench firing line or flat grass field. Haven’t really put their features (or possible lack thereof) to the test.
