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Originally Posted by nzporsche944s2
The answer is that yes you can but you shouldn't.
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I disagree. As you point out, your eye must align with the scope without unnaturally straining to make it do so. As you also point out, there really are only two options if it doesn't - alter the stock or the scope mount.
The scope mount is the cheaper of the two, and the easiest to play around with. That, and it's not necessarily advantageous to have the bore and scope as close as possible. A higher mounted scope, within reason, has an almost "magic" affect of "flattening" the trajectory.
Of course the height of the scope has nothing to do with trajectory, but (without drawing pictures and getting into the geometry of the whole thing) a higher mounted scope will result in the bullet's trajectory remaining closer to the sightline for a greater portion of its flight. Zeroing a typical varmint gun at, say, 200 yards - one with the lowest possible scope and one with the scope raised a bit - will make the one with the higher scope be noticeably more forgiving of mistakes in range estimation, giving the appearance of shooting flatter. It's an old trick that shooters have used for years.