To bob or not to bob?

[gunny4]

How close is to close for the hammer and or spur to the scope? Put a 4x12x50 VXR Leupold on my SS Ultra and it is not touching, but it about 1/32 on the spur and 1/8 inch on the top of the hammer. If  i bob the hammer i might get another 3/16. Thanks gunny 

[Brian P.]

On my Weaver V16 It had a small clearance, might have been 1/32, but after firing it did make contact and chip the paint on the eyepiece.  I installed the hammer extension and made a mark and then lopped it off at that point.
 
* The spur I'm talking about

[cwlongshot]

Sounds to me like plenty of room! I have bobed a few, but most of the time with a Leupy, its not necessary. (Just the tip above the spurr.) Here is some pics...

Here is a Nikon: 

Here is a Pentax:

Here is a Leupold:

Here is another Leupold:

Here is another Leupold:

Here is another Nikon in different rings:

Here is a set of Leupold LO PRW rings that I like:

Here is a Leupold in LO Weavers:

Here is a Old Redfield in LO PWR's:

Here is a Burris in LO PWR rings:

Here is a Leupold 1x4 in LO PRW's:

Here is a set of LO Warne rings with another Leupold:

Here is yet another Leupold in LO rings:

CW

[gunny4]

Thank you for your input and all the great pictures. I think a little shaping on the spur and the tip of the hammer and some cold blue will take care of it. Thanks again gunny

[cwlongshot]

Thank you for your input and all the great pictures. I think a little shaping on the spur and the tip of the hammer and some cold blue will take care of it. Thanks again gunny

[rdlange]

I've done it several times to use low rings with a particular scope.  Not a problem.  You can also install the spur with the opening up and file the lower part so it slides down more on the hammer and bob even more off.  On one I even had to round off the top corners of the spur to get the final clearance.  Works for me, though the spur is always on the left side.

Also have a couple that work fine with untouched hammer because of scope type and placement.