Remington 700: Scope objective too close to barrel?

[Vegas]

I am curious about opinions on what would be too close for scope to barrel distance. I have a Rem 700 20" barrel with a set of Nightforce 1.125" rings on a Nightforce 20MOA base. This setup is too high for a good cheek weld and general comfort while prone. Currently, I have 0.445" distance from the bottom of the sun shade to the barrel. If I were to go with the low Nightforce ring set at 0.885 height, this would leave me with a 0.17" of space between. Is this too tight and should I go with the 1" height rings leaving 0.32"? Or am I good to go with the low rings? The scope is a Vortex 4-16x50. The rifle still has the factory Hogue stock but I'm about to order a B&C A2 stock to replace it. Bottom line I'm looking for the right combination to get the best repeatable check weld.

Thanks.

[dmaxfireman]

Get the lower rings and your new stock. If your optic is still too high for your cheek weld look into a Karstans cheek riser.

[hk_shootr]

As long as the bell of the scope is not contacting the barrel, you will be fine.
I like to have a visible gap between the scope cap & the barrel. Keep in mind, this is with the rings and caps torqued.

[taliv]

scopes will flex under recoil. i like at least a 1/4" or so gap.

[markm]

look into a Karstans cheek riser.

Found on almost every bolt gun we run.

[steyrman13]

Found on almost every bolt gun we run.

Model A,b, or c?

[Vegas]

Thanks for the replies. I'm going to give the low rings and stock a shot and see what happens. I was thinking that the 20" barrel won't have enough flex for contact and the Nightforce base should be rigid enough. If the A2 stock doesn't get me close enough then the Karsten will be the next option.

[taliv]

it's not the barrel that flexes, it's the scope

[TacticalIntervention]

Barrel vibrates and flexes as round goes down tube. Its not much but it does vibrate and flex. Leave gap so you an easily put on and take off your scope caps with out rubbing on brrel and you have enough gap

[Vegas]

Barrel vibrates and flexes as round goes down tube. Its not much but it does vibrate and flex. Leave gap so you an easily put on and take off your scope caps with out rubbing on brrel and you have enough gap

Looks like I'll have to bust out the caliper on the scope caps.