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Scope base for ELR... How many moa do YOU use?
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<blockquote data-quote="upSLIDEdown" data-source="post: 1008310" data-attributes="member: 80820"><p>So, after typing all of this out, I felt the need to come back and put a disclaimer up here, this gets kinda in depth, but try to follow me if you will. Or just post your setup. At least I'll have something to compare to. My thinking/math may be way off here... lol</p><p></p><p>Building a 338 Edge for ELR, and I'm trying to figure out how much base to put on it. I'm probably going with Ken Farrell, and I'm debating on sticking with a 40moa base, or going with something more.</p><p></p><p>The scope I'm going to run has right around 100-105 MOA (right around 31.5-32 mil) of total adjustment. I have one on another rifle I own with a 0 moa base, and I have 13.x mil down from my 100 yd zero.</p><p></p><p>13mil=43.88moa</p><p></p><p>So with that in mind, seems like a 40moa base would theoretically still let me zero at 100yds and have almost all of my travel up. </p><p></p><p>My other option is to maybe go with a 50 or 60 moa base, and then zero out a little further if I need to, say 300 yds or so. My reticle has 5mils over center, so I could theoretically use that for shorter shots/100 yd shooting if needed. </p><p></p><p>According to a ballpark I plugged into Shooter for the bullet setup I plan on running, it looks like 100yds would be a 3.8mil hold under from a 300 yd zero, which would work.</p><p></p><p>Assuming I get 30 of the 32 mils of scope travel, 30 mils should get me out around 2375yds, and another 9.5 mil holdover with the reticle would get me to 2700ish.</p><p></p><p>When I change my zero to a 100 yd zero from 300, it only changes that last number to about 2670yds, so realistically, zeroing out further doesn't do you a lot of good unless you're gonna go WAY out with it. This makes me think I'd be fine with a 40moa base. Only reason to go more would be to be absolutely sure I get to use all of my elevation up...</p><p></p><p>Thanks for taking the time to read all of this... thanks in advance for your opinions/experiences</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="upSLIDEdown, post: 1008310, member: 80820"] So, after typing all of this out, I felt the need to come back and put a disclaimer up here, this gets kinda in depth, but try to follow me if you will. Or just post your setup. At least I'll have something to compare to. My thinking/math may be way off here... lol Building a 338 Edge for ELR, and I'm trying to figure out how much base to put on it. I'm probably going with Ken Farrell, and I'm debating on sticking with a 40moa base, or going with something more. The scope I'm going to run has right around 100-105 MOA (right around 31.5-32 mil) of total adjustment. I have one on another rifle I own with a 0 moa base, and I have 13.x mil down from my 100 yd zero. 13mil=43.88moa So with that in mind, seems like a 40moa base would theoretically still let me zero at 100yds and have almost all of my travel up. My other option is to maybe go with a 50 or 60 moa base, and then zero out a little further if I need to, say 300 yds or so. My reticle has 5mils over center, so I could theoretically use that for shorter shots/100 yd shooting if needed. According to a ballpark I plugged into Shooter for the bullet setup I plan on running, it looks like 100yds would be a 3.8mil hold under from a 300 yd zero, which would work. Assuming I get 30 of the 32 mils of scope travel, 30 mils should get me out around 2375yds, and another 9.5 mil holdover with the reticle would get me to 2700ish. When I change my zero to a 100 yd zero from 300, it only changes that last number to about 2670yds, so realistically, zeroing out further doesn't do you a lot of good unless you're gonna go WAY out with it. This makes me think I'd be fine with a 40moa base. Only reason to go more would be to be absolutely sure I get to use all of my elevation up... Thanks for taking the time to read all of this... thanks in advance for your opinions/experiences [/QUOTE]
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