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The Basics, Starting Out
Rifle and load ready. Shooter needs some edumacation!
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<blockquote data-quote="BountyHunter" data-source="post: 142228" data-attributes="member: 12"><p>GSSP</p><p></p><p>you really want 20 MOA base as you will need most of that to get to 1000. If the scope has 50 MOA of travel, that is from each edge to the other which means you only have 25 MOA from the center. If you use a 20 MOA base and everything lines up perfectly (never does) you would be 5 MOA off the bottom and have about 45 MOA all the way up. Never go all the way to the bottom, they often have problems at the ends with movements.</p><p></p><p>also just because a scope is marked 1/4" does not mean that it is. </p><p></p><p>Set up a measured distance say 25" up/down and sideways at 100 yards. Take your rifle after zeroing at 100 and then lock it down in a rest with sand bags etc with the crosshair on either end and clik over to the ends of the line and count the clicks actually used. compare that to the 1/4 marking and see what each click ACTUALLY is and work your drop chart from there. it is quite common for most scopes to not be what they are actually marked.</p><p></p><p>BH</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BountyHunter, post: 142228, member: 12"] GSSP you really want 20 MOA base as you will need most of that to get to 1000. If the scope has 50 MOA of travel, that is from each edge to the other which means you only have 25 MOA from the center. If you use a 20 MOA base and everything lines up perfectly (never does) you would be 5 MOA off the bottom and have about 45 MOA all the way up. Never go all the way to the bottom, they often have problems at the ends with movements. also just because a scope is marked 1/4" does not mean that it is. Set up a measured distance say 25" up/down and sideways at 100 yards. Take your rifle after zeroing at 100 and then lock it down in a rest with sand bags etc with the crosshair on either end and clik over to the ends of the line and count the clicks actually used. compare that to the 1/4 marking and see what each click ACTUALLY is and work your drop chart from there. it is quite common for most scopes to not be what they are actually marked. BH [/QUOTE]
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