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Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
Windage Turrets Affect Vertical MOA??
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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Vette" data-source="post: 812221" data-attributes="member: 22335"><p>What bases and rings do you have currently?</p><p> </p><p>Think of scope adjustment as working inside of a circle with MOA sized squares inside of it, sort of like this:</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www.data-miners.com/blog/uploaded_images/circle-on-grid-733893.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>The more you adjust the vertical (or horizontal) the less of the other you have available. At the center you have the most adjustment, but as you get closer to the edges of the circle your available MOA decreases. In the picture above imagine adjusting your horizontal out to the 8 mark. Note that you now have only +/-4 available for vertical adjustment, not +/-9 as in the middle of the circle.</p><p> </p><p>I suspect you're running out to the edge of the "circle" in adjustment vertically because you've used up a fair amount horizontally. </p><p> </p><p>I hope that makes sense.</p><p> </p><p>Now, the type of bases and/or ring you use may "use up" some of your horizontal adjustment by being misaligned to your barrel. This is why I try and line my scopes up to keep the horizontal adjustment as close to the midline as possible before I ever fire the first shot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr. Vette, post: 812221, member: 22335"] What bases and rings do you have currently? Think of scope adjustment as working inside of a circle with MOA sized squares inside of it, sort of like this: [IMG]http://www.data-miners.com/blog/uploaded_images/circle-on-grid-733893.jpg[/IMG] The more you adjust the vertical (or horizontal) the less of the other you have available. At the center you have the most adjustment, but as you get closer to the edges of the circle your available MOA decreases. In the picture above imagine adjusting your horizontal out to the 8 mark. Note that you now have only +/-4 available for vertical adjustment, not +/-9 as in the middle of the circle. I suspect you're running out to the edge of the "circle" in adjustment vertically because you've used up a fair amount horizontally. I hope that makes sense. Now, the type of bases and/or ring you use may "use up" some of your horizontal adjustment by being misaligned to your barrel. This is why I try and line my scopes up to keep the horizontal adjustment as close to the midline as possible before I ever fire the first shot. [/QUOTE]
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