Can you still get back to 100 yards with it?
338 XC, Snipetac, or EnABELR
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VLD Pilot
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No way. Zero is 600. It's for 2000+ yards
Decap
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It can be done, but like most things with ELR it's not cheap. On my heavy long range rigs I use an Era-tac adjustable base. It allows me to dial anywhere from zero to 70 MOA right at the base before I even get to the elevation adjustment. The Ivey gives you even more, something like 150. But it's gigantic and usually needs a charlie tarac to use all of the elevation adjustment.
VLD Pilot
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Yep it absolutely can be done but the gun is set up for basically 800-2200. I can pull the 50 MOA off the fixed 20 and it will work out to around 1900+/- at higher elevations than my 1000' here.
Sounds like a 30 would get me to my goal. It would put the scope at the upper end of adjustment probably, but it would allow to shoot closer and work my way out there and down the road if I need to change I can. That would probably happen on my second barrel
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VLD Pilot
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That particular rifle fits your criteria. 13-14lbs. 338 LM imp. Pushes 300s at 3000 fps. Brake makes it easy to shootSounds like a 30 would get me to my goal. It would put the scope at the upper end of adjustment probably, but it would allow to shoot closer and work my way out there and down the road if I need to change I can. That would probably happen on my second barrel
Here's a few of the scopes I'm looking at for this: Leupold MARK 5HD 5-25X56 M1C3 ILLUM. FFP PR-1MOA https://www.leupold.com/mark-5hd-5-25x56-m1c3-illum-ffp-pr-1moa-riflescope
Nightforce NX8 - 4-32x50mm F1 C624 https://www.nightforceoptics.com/riflescopes/nx8/nx8-4-32x50-f1/
March D42HV56WFIMA https://marchscopes.com/scopes/d42hv56wfiml-2/
Is there any reason to go with one over the other, for shooting this far? Are they all in the same ballpark for the requirements? Any others I should consider, in MOA?
Nightforce NX8 - 4-32x50mm F1 C624 https://www.nightforceoptics.com/riflescopes/nx8/nx8-4-32x50-f1/
March D42HV56WFIMA https://marchscopes.com/scopes/d42hv56wfiml-2/
Is there any reason to go with one over the other, for shooting this far? Are they all in the same ballpark for the requirements? Any others I should consider, in MOA?
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VLD Pilot
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All excellent options.
Personally, I have a weak astigmatism that causes illuminated reticles to be fuzzy. Even at the lowest setting, the fuzziness will obscure my target. So for what it is worth, put me down as a no benefit vote.
That is 100% use dependent. My coyote gun and beaver hunting .22lr I couldn't live without it on those. lots of low light use. My long range rig I could definitely go without. Deer rifle I could take it or leave it
If you take a 50 moa base with a 100 moa scope you can still zero at 100.
Definitely maybe on that one…wouldn't bet money on it. My .338 Edge had a scope with 100 moa adjustments mounted on a 20 moa rail and only had 4 moa of travel left with 100 yard zero.
Here is a Remington action, 338 Edge , 55 moa Nightforce base, 200 min. Valdada adj.base, Vortex Razor gen 1 , 5 x 20 x 50
The adj.check rest is maxed out at 1 5/8 " between the rizer and the base on a B&C Stock .
I zeroed at 100 yards and dialed out to 3027 yards ! "
Rum Man
The adj.check rest is maxed out at 1 5/8 " between the rizer and the base on a B&C Stock .
I zeroed at 100 yards and dialed out to 3027 yards ! "
Rum Man
