Angled rail for .22LR shooting

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So I've been thinking of setting up my Savage Mk2 heavy barrel as a 'prs-trainer'.

I've seen rails in 20, 25, and 30moa suggested depending on zero distance and internal scope adjustment.

I don't know if this is a 'how long is a piece of string question' but if i have a scope with 65moa of total adjustment, and i want to be able to dial out to 300y, how close should i be able to zero with a 20/25/30 moa rail?

Currently I'm zeroed at 50y......but I'm not married to that. Quite honestly, i don't know if, for my purposes I'd be better off zeroing at 25?
 
I went with a 30moa base. I zero at 25y, and yesterday shot 200y with 5.8mils of elevation and 2mils of wind.
You’re better off zeroing at 25, because that has far less environmental impact on a 22 than 50.
The same reason you zero your centre fire at 100. Almost nothing environmental has time to knock it off course before 100.
 
The guy at youtube shooting channel 'Mark and Sam after work' says the rule of thumb is to take your scope's elevation, divide it by 2, and that is the rail cant you should buy.

In your case that would be a 30 MOA base (rail).

As to the 'what distance should I zero at' question, we just had that conversation a few weeks ago here on CGN.
 
If you were zeroed at 50 yards and using standard velocity ammo (which generally is best for .22LR accuracy, whether at 50 yards or beyond) you would have almost 145" of drop at 300 yards.



This calculation is made with a scope 1.5 inches above the bore, which is not atypical.

If your particular scope is mechanically centered at 50 yards, that is the elevation adjustment is at the middle of its up/down range, you would have roughly half the scope's internal MOA adjustment left in the scope itself. Of course, no one knows how much adjustment there is at any zero range until it is physically examined. Scopes are not always exactly as the manufacturer says.

If my mental math is correct, a 30 MOA rail will add roughly 90 inches at 300 yards. That should be sufficient so that you don't have to turn the elevation to its maximum on the scope itself. It's probably not a good idea to do that if you can avoid it.
 
grauhanen said:
If you were zeroed at 50 yards and using standard velocity ammo (which generally is best for .22LR accuracy, whether at 50 yards or beyond) you would have almost 145" of drop at 300 yards.



This calculation is made with a scope 1.5 inches above the bore, which is not atypical.

If your particular scope is mechanically centered at 50 yards, that is the elevation adjustment is at the middle of its up/down range, you would have roughly half the scope's internal MOA adjustment left in the scope itself. Of course, no one knows how much adjustment there is at any zero range until it is physically examined. Scopes are not always exactly as the manufacturer says.

If my mental math is correct, a 30 MOA rail will add roughly 90 inches at 300 yards. That should be sufficient so that you don't have to turn the elevation to its maximum on the scope itself. It's probably not a good idea to do that if you can avoid it.
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Excellent post!
 
Thanks for all the responses guys.

Ok, so seemingly 30moa is the way to go. So i guess the next question is: where can i find a 30moa rail lol.
MDT makes a 20, i saw another company makes a 25 (name escapes me at the moment).......but while i know they exist, my Google-skills are coming up empty on 30.
Also, my mkii has the 1.625" ejection port, not the 1.375".

*just for reference, the scope is a Bushnell 6-24x50FFP/G2
 
May be worth considering the Burris XTR rings on top of whatever rail you can source. You can somewhat fine tune your scopes cant to +/- 40MOA, which should let you eek out every bit of travel in your turrets to stretch beyond 300y if you want to later.
 
Best combo (ie most options cause you will want it later)... 20 MOA base (cause several options are possible) and Burris XTR sig rings (cause you will find LR rimfire a silly amount of fun and want to keep reaching further).

Just remember that a canted rail may not actually give you that value once you have mounted to a rifle. Barrels don't always point where you expect. Actions are not always flat and inline with the barrel.

If I can help setup your rifle for PRS, let me know... been there, done that.

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Jerry
 

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Mystic Precision said:
Best combo (ie most options cause you will want it later)... 20 MOA base (cause several options are possible) and Burris XTR sig rings (cause you will find LR rimfire a silly amount of fun and want to keep reaching further).

Just remember that a canted rail may not actually give you that value once you have mounted to a rifle. Barrels don't always point where you expect. Actions are not always flat and inline with the barrel.

If I can help setup your rifle for PRS, let me know... been there, done that.


Jerry
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I am running on my T1x what Jerry is suggesting. 20MOA rail and XTR Signature rings adding another 20MOA (you have options from 0 to another 40 MOA with the inserts).

 
*MALICE* said:
i want to be able to dial out to 300y, how close should i be able to zero with a 20/25/30 moa rail?

Currently I'm zeroed at 50y......but I'm not married to that. Quite honestly, i don't know if, for my purposes I'd be better off zeroing at 25?
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If you can and available go with a 30 MOA rail. If your budget will allow and as mentioned earlier consider the Burris XTR Signature Rings as well.

My setup:
Vortex PST Gen II 5-25x50mm
Area 419 30MOA base
Burris XTR Signature Rings: +10 rear bottom for additional elevation and +5 front left to center windage.
CCI SV @ 1057 fps @ 50 yard zero my scope has 65 MOA of adjustment plus an additional 36 MOA of reticle holdover. According to Strelok Pro the CCI SV should reach out to 480 yards

I've got 300 at my cabin. This setup is more than I need BUT as the saying goes... Rather have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. Buy once, cry once

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*MALICE* said:
Thanks for all the responses guys.

Ok, so seemingly 30moa is the way to go. So i guess the next question is: where can i find a 30moa rail lol.
MDT makes a 20, i saw another company makes a 25 (name escapes me at the moment).......but while i know they exist, my Google-skills are coming up empty on 30.
Also, my mkii has the 1.625" ejection port, not the 1.375".

*just for reference, the scope is a Bushnell 6-24x50FFP/G2
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Bullseye has them in stock... just saw them. ...EGW makes them
 
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