While my dad had me shooting, hunting, and pulling the handle of a Rockchuker from a young age, dedicated long range shooting is completely new to me. Prairie dog hunting involved alot of Kentucky windage with the occasional hit. I have decided to give this a go and have a couple of questions as it pertains to scope mounting.
I have located a great deal on a Savage LRP in 6.5 Creedmoor. I already have a Farrel 0 MOA base and on a fairly tight budget I could possibly trade it for a used 20 MOA base but would rather not mess with it if not absolutely necessary. The scope is a VX3 LR 6.5-20x40 with M1 turrets installed. Given the advertised 90 MOA of adjustment, is it conceivable that the sight in would leave me approximately centered leaving me 45 up and 45 down, this should get to 1K. Am I on the right track here or completely off my rocker? If I need some additional elevation could I get by with Zee rings and inserts?
If it makes any difference the bullets on hand right now are 130 Sciroccos, 120 and 140gr. A-max's. I would like to make it known that 1K will be the limit and this will only be occasionally, unless I prove to myself that I do have some skill and I am just not wasting bullets downrange...
Thanks for the help,
Nick
I have located a great deal on a Savage LRP in 6.5 Creedmoor. I already have a Farrel 0 MOA base and on a fairly tight budget I could possibly trade it for a used 20 MOA base but would rather not mess with it if not absolutely necessary. The scope is a VX3 LR 6.5-20x40 with M1 turrets installed. Given the advertised 90 MOA of adjustment, is it conceivable that the sight in would leave me approximately centered leaving me 45 up and 45 down, this should get to 1K. Am I on the right track here or completely off my rocker? If I need some additional elevation could I get by with Zee rings and inserts?
If it makes any difference the bullets on hand right now are 130 Sciroccos, 120 and 140gr. A-max's. I would like to make it known that 1K will be the limit and this will only be occasionally, unless I prove to myself that I do have some skill and I am just not wasting bullets downrange...
Thanks for the help,
Nick