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About Sportsmatch UK

Sportsmatch® UK

John-Ford---Founder-of-Sportsmatch-Scope-MountsSportsmatch was established in 1972 by John Ford. John was a keen shooter and was not satisfied with the Japanese air rifle scope mounts on the market as like the low cost Chinese mounts available today they ‘creeped’ (slid rearwards on the dovetail / grooves) after several shots which changes the point of impact. The alternative German scope mounts were very expensive and difficult to obtain so John set about solving this problem by developing his own.

Armed with a wealth of knowledge and design prowess gained from the motor sports industry John set out to produce the best 3/8″ / 11mm scope rings around and designed a range of quality air rifle scope mounts which did not ‘creep’ along the scope grooves even when used on the most heavy recoiling rifles regardless of the specification of rifle scope being used. The price was affordable to the mass market and they were manufactured in England as they are today.

Sportsmatch quickly became an established brand in the United Kingdom and production has now grown to supply distributors of rifle scopes and firearms in over 40 countries. In recent years the range has been extended to include over 80 models and now includes accessories such as adapter rails, torch mounts and spirit level kits. Such is the confidence that Sportsmatch® has in its products that we now offer a ‘lifetime guarantee’ on every scope mount we produce. Such confidence comes from using the latest state of the art CNC machinery but retaining a crucial hands on approach by our quality assurance staff which inspect every single product prior to dispatch.

The company’s management is now headed by John’s son Matthew as John is now retired from the day to day activities of Sportsmatch. Matthew has overseen the development of many new scope mounts and spends a lot of time listening to the requirements of shooters from all over the world.

So now in its 54th year of growth and reinvestment Sportsmatch offers a rock solid, good quality and dependable scope mounting solution for virtually all rifle / scopes available.  If you want a high quality scope mount at a reasonable price that is rock solid and wont let you down ask your dealer for a ‘Sportsmatch®’

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Height of Scope Mount Required

In each product catergory we state a maximum (upto) objective lens diameter dimension. Due to both rifle and scope designs varying this can only be used as a guide. If you are unsure that the height of the Sportsmatch scope mount you have chosen will be sufficient to clear your rifle scopes objective lens from the barrel of your rifle, we suggest (prior to purchase) you check. The way you calculate the clearance is by halving the overall outside diameter of your rifle scopes objective lens and then deducting half the rifle scopes body tube diameter. For scopes with a 1″ inch diameter body tube diameter this would mean deducting 12.7mm, 15mm for scopes with a 30mm diameter body tube and 17mm for 34mm scopes. This dimension then gives the figure comparible with the ‘A’ dimension that is shown below. The amount our ‘A’ dimension is greater than the figure you have calculated is the amount of clearance your scopes objective lens will be clear of your rifles barrel (dont forget to allow around 2mm for the scope covers). Calculating your rifle scopes clearance in this way does assume your dovetail or Picatinny rail is not raised above or below your rifles barrel. Please consider that rifles with grooved receivers such as some models of airgun and .22 rimfire rifle will mean the scope sits lower than a rifle with a raised dovetail or Picatinny base fitted. Something else to consider is that some rifles with a high or adjustable cheek pieces may require high or extra scope mounts so that your eye is in line with the rifle scope and your head is kept in an upright comfortable position.