On my Savages with heavy varmint contours the 1" high rings clear my Sightron 56mm objective scopes easily. That is the shortest set they offer in the XTR rings though slightly shorter would work on some of my guns. Even if they did offer a lower than 1" set, I probably wouldn't use them as I don't strive for the lowest possible mounting. I prefer a heads up style of shooting plus most of my stocks have adjustable cheek pieces. I also like to be able to take a scope from one bolt action rifle and switch it to any other in the safe without having to change the rings.
Additionally, I put a riser on my AR type flat top guns so I can take a mounted scope from a bolt action and swap it over to the AR without having to replace the rings or having to remove my backup rear iron sight.
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