i put a known good scope on my henry 22. i couldn't get it to shoot high enough. even with the up/down screwed fully up, the gun kept shooting low. i made a shim and put it under the rear scope mount and that fixed it. i was able to shot accurately and adjust the up/down down a little. this still seems wrong to have to do this. was it me or is there something else wrong?

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are you using a high or see through rings?

Sounds like your rings are too high. Short of that, putting in a shim is not the wrong thing to do. As long as it sits snug and doesn't move.

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no, the rings are not the look under type nor are they high at all. actually the front of the scope was hard against the rear sight. i had to move the scope a little towards the front to clear the rear sight. i thought maybe the rear sight was forcing the scope up some how. but it wasn't. i used a 1/2" strip of aluminum foil folded to get some thickness.

Hmmm, never put a scope on a Henry so I couldn't hazard a guess short of the one I gave you. I wonder if the receiver slopes back slightly?
In any case Alum foil will work fine as a shim and as long as it aims properly, that is most important.

check your mounts and rings one might be taller than the other. I think that ruger is that way. read the manual and see what is in there