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The Basics, Starting Out
Scope height, cheek weld and eye relief
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<blockquote data-quote="MFGRVA" data-source="post: 1916225" data-attributes="member: 114328"><p>In no particular order...</p><p></p><p>I'm going to try the slip-on pad first, no question about that. Easy to try, easy to revert from. I can source higher rings to give them a shot if the pad doesn't show promise. I have a cheek rest in a box somewhere that I can try if needed.</p><p></p><p>Right now, I'm moving my head back slightly from where it naturally lands on the stock in order to get the needed eye relief, which makes me think that a slightly longer LOP is a reasonable fix to explore - since my cheek weld comes after I've shouldered the rifle. (I have another rifle with a 3/4" longer LOP that fits like a glove, which in hindsight is probably as far as I really needed to look for the answer). Or, maybe I just have goofy positions and decades of bad habits. I am quite open to the idea that I'm going about it all wrong.</p><p></p><p>1000-1200 yard shots at steel are in the picture for this rifle, but they will be infrequent. Using Hornady's BC calculator, their 140gr ELD match load - but one example - should get me to 1000 with 9.57 MRAD of elevation (dead calm) but at 1200 I'd need 13.66 MRAD with the same load, which is more than the available 11 of internal adjustment in either direction. Hence the inclusion of the 20MOA rail. With the low rings I currently have on board, <em>any </em>rail is likely to get in the way of the eyepiece being able to move further forward. Addressing that will mean raising the scope, modifying the rail or going to an new mounting system (or scope) altogether.</p><p></p><p>I'm setting the scope's fore-aft position based on eye relief at 15x, prone. Setting it there because with all else being equal, altering my position in prone is less desirable to me than in any other position. 15x should give me the least relief - and on a 1000-1200 yard shot, I'm almost certainly going to be at 12-15x magnification and prone or otherwise well-supported.</p><p></p><p>Thanks again all for the input so far. Glad I'm figuring this all out now rather than just a few weeks before firearms season opens.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MFGRVA, post: 1916225, member: 114328"] In no particular order... I'm going to try the slip-on pad first, no question about that. Easy to try, easy to revert from. I can source higher rings to give them a shot if the pad doesn't show promise. I have a cheek rest in a box somewhere that I can try if needed. Right now, I'm moving my head back slightly from where it naturally lands on the stock in order to get the needed eye relief, which makes me think that a slightly longer LOP is a reasonable fix to explore - since my cheek weld comes after I've shouldered the rifle. (I have another rifle with a 3/4" longer LOP that fits like a glove, which in hindsight is probably as far as I really needed to look for the answer). Or, maybe I just have goofy positions and decades of bad habits. I am quite open to the idea that I'm going about it all wrong. 1000-1200 yard shots at steel are in the picture for this rifle, but they will be infrequent. Using Hornady's BC calculator, their 140gr ELD match load - but one example - should get me to 1000 with 9.57 MRAD of elevation (dead calm) but at 1200 I'd need 13.66 MRAD with the same load, which is more than the available 11 of internal adjustment in either direction. Hence the inclusion of the 20MOA rail. With the low rings I currently have on board, [I]any [/I]rail is likely to get in the way of the eyepiece being able to move further forward. Addressing that will mean raising the scope, modifying the rail or going to an new mounting system (or scope) altogether. I'm setting the scope's fore-aft position based on eye relief at 15x, prone. Setting it there because with all else being equal, altering my position in prone is less desirable to me than in any other position. 15x should give me the least relief - and on a 1000-1200 yard shot, I'm almost certainly going to be at 12-15x magnification and prone or otherwise well-supported. Thanks again all for the input so far. Glad I'm figuring this all out now rather than just a few weeks before firearms season opens. [/QUOTE]
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