RE: mounting scope/rings problem
That's just something that you are going to have to live with. Most all scopes under 3 power will have this happen. It is because the field of view is so wide at the lowest setting that it picks up the front of your barrel. Going to the next highest ring will not help you any at all. The only remedy is to go with a higher power scope, or find a different scope that has a narrower field of view, or something like a red dot scope.