is 75MOA internal adjustment enough to get to 1000 yards?

[packgoatguy]

picking a lightweight scope for 28 nosler. Leupold says VX6HD 3-18x44 has 75 MOA of adjustment. how much of that would be up and how much down with the 2 revolutions the CDS ZL2 turrets?

also, if anyone has experience with these; the old specs said they were 19 ounces, now it shows 21.3 ounces. Just a typo before? Anyone actually weighed it?

 

[Joefrazell]

Yes

 

[86alaskan]

If you mount the scope on a 20moa rail, then you will for sure have enough. My 300WM is at 7moa for 500yds using 152gr hammer sledge hammer bullets. If you're running a 28 nosler with good bullets, 2 full revs should get you well past 1000yds. Using current Missouri conditions of 85F and 2100DA, my 25 creedmoor gets to 1000yds with only 22moa/6.6mil. you'll be fine.

 

[bassassassin104]

It will all will depend on the action of the rifle, the base, and the rings. I have seen some guns that are off so badly there isn't enough adjustability inside the scope to get to zero and others that I only had to move an inch or two to get to zero. Theoretically, if everything was perfectly square you would have 37.5 MOA up, down, left, and right. As 86Alaskan said, whatever you choose for base and rings get 20 MOA built in. You will then have plenty of elevation adjustment to shoot whatever distance your heart desires.

 

[shooter7]

In Montana at 5300' my 300 win mag only need 23 minutes to reach 990 yards. That's with a 168 barnes (not exactly a high BC bullet) and its only moving 3060 from the muzzle. Even without a canted base you should have plenty for 1000 yards.

 

[Canhunter35]

Yes, with a scope with 80moa of travel I shoot my 308 to 1500 yds

 

[kai]

My VX6HD 4-24 has advertised MOA adjustment of 68 MOA but the zero stop system limits the usable adjustment to less than 68 MOA.

 

[kai]

My VX6HD 4-24 has only 38 MOA of USABLE elevation adjustment because it's limited to almost 2 revolutions by the zero system.

 

[FEENIX]

In Montana at 5300' my 300 win mag only need 23 minutes to reach 990 yards. That's with a 168 barnes (not exactly a high BC bullet) and its only moving 3060 from the muzzle. Even without a canted base you should have plenty for 1000 yards.

Agreed, however, I still highly recommend a 20 MOA base. Below is an excellent advice from an optics SME ...

or a Burris XTR signature ring with inserts (https://www.burrisoptics.com/mounting-systems/rings/xtr-signature-rings) that can provide up to 40 MOA of cant.

 

[HARPERC]

What Feenix said!

 

[BrianID]

You should not need a 40 MOA rail unless you want to shoot a mile. 30 MOA of adjustment on your scope should be plenty for 1000 yards, even if you set your zero at 100 yards.

 

[FEENIX]

You should not need a 40 MOA rail unless you want to shoot a mile. 30 MOA of adjustment on your scope should be plenty for 1000 yards, even if you set your zero at 100 yards.

Who is saying he needs a 40 MOA rail?

 

[John Klingenberg]

If your reticle is perfectly centered you have 37.5 MOA up and down. You dont get 75 MOA unless you're zeroed with the turrets bottomed out on the down turn. Look at your ballistics and see how many MOA to get there. It should be plenty enough but if you dont want to be maxed out id go with a 20MOA base. They dont look bad aesthetically and it gives you a ton more options for elevation.

 

[Creedmoor shooter]

With a 28 nosler that should be plenty