Posted: 10/21/2015 9:07:34 AM EDT
| I currently have a standard Leupold dovetail ring setup on my Savage 308. I am wanting to try my hand at some longer range shooting. I have access to a few places to get out to 600 yards, and may be able to get access to somewhere to shoot up to 1200 to 1400 yards. If I do this I would likely change out to a 20moa base to get enough scope adjustment to shoot out that far. That brings me to my question. What elevation adjustment range do you look for in a scope for a rifle with a 20moa base? I want to make sure I have enough adjustment to get a 100 yard zero, and still have the range necessary to be able to shoot out to 1000 yards. The scope I have on it now has a 60moa range. I have another scope I may put on it when I swap bases. It has a 70moa adjustment range. Would this be enough, or would I need something more than that to accommodate a 100 yard zero and still be able to dial out to 1000 yards? |
| Ok, after some more looking my scopes don't have near the adjustment I though. The one I have on it now has 30moa of total adjustment. I thought it was 30moa from center, or 60 total. That changes my plans a good bit. The other scope also doesn't have near the adjustment I thought. According to some specs I found on it, it only has a 52moa adjustment range, not 70. This may end with a new scope before it is all said and done. |
| 308 is really going to be pushing it at 1200-1400 yards at least for consistent hits. I think the scope I have for long range with the least amount of total adjustment is 65MOA with some of my better ones in the neighborhood of 100 MOA. Not sure what scopes you have now, but they may not be the right tool for the job. |
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308 is really going to be pushing it at 1200-1400 yards at least for consistent hits. I think the scope I have for long range with the least amount of total adjustment is 65MOA with some of my better ones in the neighborhood of 100 MOA. Not sure what scopes you have now, but they may not be the right tool for the job. That's pretty much what it is looking like. I am not opposed to getting another scope, but I likely won't until I do a little shooting at 600 or more to see if I do shoot that far enough to warrant it. Plus, that would leave me with a spare scope which will ultimately lead to a new gun to mount it on. |
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It is going to depend on how straight your setup is but I have a 40moa base on my 700. I used this base with 2 different scopes both rated for 65moa(they both had 70-72moa actually). I was able to get a 100 yd zero with both with a little over 4moa to spare.
I am left with 19.5 mil elevation adjustment, that will leave me with .5 mil to spare to reach 1320yds(my goal if I can find a range). If you want 1200-1400 with a .308 you better plan on a 40moa base and/or a new scope. If you have not done so yet, get a solid rest and crank you scope from one extreme to the other and see how much actual travel they have. Watch that the reticle actually moves with every click. |
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It is going to depend on how straight your setup is but I have a 40moa base on my 700. I used this base with 2 different scopes both rated for 65moa(they both had 70-72moa actually). I was able to get a 100 yd zero with both with a little over 4moa to spare. I am left with 19.5 mil elevation adjustment, that will leave me with .5 mil to spare to reach 1320yds(my goal if I can find a range). If you want 1200-1400 with a .308 you better plan on a 40moa base and/or a new scope. That's good to know. I may see where in the adjustment range my scope falls now and go off of that. |
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