Mr. Murphy and his Law had to pay me a visit with the last scope
That Murphy guy was an optimist.

I guess EGW must have gotten enough requests for the shorter mount
Guess they did...got one from me anyway.

Example: I have a Leupold scope with 3-9x50. These scopes are short to begin with and if I want to put it on a Savage long action I am going to need a one piece rail (or extension rings) for proper eye relief. If I go with the EGW, the forward extension limits how far I can pull the scope back for proper eye relief...I could go with higher rings but that just creates another problem...too high rings!...I don't want too high rings! So! Solution? Cut the damn extension off that never shoulda been on there to start with! I'm happy, my Leupold happy, everybody happy! Happy, Happy Happy.
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