I was woundering If anyone has rin into this same problem. I've got a new BLR with the folding hammer. I went through the leupold web sight and they listed the use of low mounts with the VX1, 2x7 which I used. The problem is, with gloves I'm going to get burned at some point. It's just to close. I've tried to find an extension for the last year with no luck with all the usual venders and manuf. I wanted to ask if you all thought that going to a set of med. rings would do the trick? I hate to buy them and them find out that one of you knows where to get an ext. Thanks for your idias. Matt