Remington 700 5R Shooting A Foot Low At 100 Yards. Where Can I Find Shims

[albayo]

I was out at the range with my Remington 700 5R in 308 and it shoots about a foot low at 100 yards.
I bore sighted the scope after I shot it at 25 yards and in order to get it on target I have to adjust the scope to its lower adjustment.
I am looking for a source of shims or a specially designed base to correct the problem?

 

[dan belisle]

Put a 20 MOA base on it, and get some Burris insert rings to tune it, and you should be able to get your zero. - dan

 

[albayo]

Who sells 20 MOA base?
There is a set of Burris insert rings, on a one piece base.

 

[Jmiverson]

You have the Burris rings with inserts then? If so, Burris makes a kit of offset rings that will angle your scope any way you wish. I like this method rather than shimming.

 

[lacesout]

Put a 20 MOA base on it, and get some Burris insert rings to tune it, and you should be able to get your zero. - dan

do that

 

[JPNICK]

I have a 5r with a Badger Ordnance 20 MOA picatinny base and standard height rings and shoot no problem at 100-200-300m...And still have a lot of adjustment left.... My scope is a basic Vortex Diamondback 3.5-10...

 

[albayo]

I ordered Burris Signature 1" Pos-Align Offset Ring Insert package from Wholesale Sports.
They are only $19.99 and come in +/- 0.005, +/- 0.010, and +/- 0.020
I will try that first before investing in the more expensive 20 MOA picatinny base from Badger Ordnance.

 

[Lead Loader]

so you got zero at 25? but a foot low at 100?, might be your scope.....

 

[albayo]

Actually it is the second scope I put on the gun that did it. I blamed it on the two piece bases the first time, and the scope was an Elete 4000.

 

[Grizzlypeg]

If you have Burris rings with the spherical inserts, you could shim the rear base .020 higher. The Burris rings will work despite the small misalignment.

 

[Moosifer1]

Before you spend extra money on a system that should already be fine, have someone else look at it for fun.
Try adjusting, at 25 or 50 yards, to the full range of elevation of your scope... Up & down & measure the difference from point of aim.
I've had to do some tweeking on Model 700 bases before, but minor filling ensured not only complete contact but brought the scopes middle range centered at 100 yards.
Precision files & smoke or Dykem, for locating contact areas, and lots of patience has been rewarded with tighter groops too... Scope repeatability was ensured. Bases were no longer a weak link in the optics system. Not a bad idea to have the rings lapped too. All this will make it a tank.
Worth it.
Moosifer

 

[albayo]

Talked to a couple of long range shooters yesterday and they agreed that Remington quality wasn't as good it use to be. They are starting to improve.
I have had a number of older Remington 700's and the newer ones are the only ones I have had problems.
I will try the inserts first and then will work on other solutions if they fail.
The scopes used were Kahles ZFM 6 x 42, and Bausch & Lomb Elite 4000 6 - 24 X 40.
The Kahles worked great on my SSG-69 P so it isn't the scope. The 4000 came off one of my rifles that shot fairly tight groups.