Side mounting on a .30.30

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Mumptia

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I am confused.

Mounting a scope on top of the rifle allows you to adjust for trajectory when the bullet crosses the line of sight. Top mounting scope keeps the line of sight the same as the bullet trajectory.

Side mounting still allows for adjusting for trajectory but now the line of sight is beside the trajectory path.

How does the line of sight and trajectory path become one and the same when you side mount a scope on a rifle?:confused:
 
You sight the rifle in so it hits the same distance to the left of the bullseye as the centre of the scope is to the left of the bore. Do this regardless of the range you are sighting in at.

It works!

Ted
 
Why not? said:
You sight the rifle in so it hits the same distance to the left of the bullseye as the centre of the scope is to the left of the bore. Do this regardless of the range you are sighting in at.

It works!

Ted
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Ted,

So when you sight in, are you actually aiming left of the bull and not at the target?



Am I on track here?
 
Tried one of these side mount years ago and found it clumbzy
I wish you luck using it
I found I would rotate the gun to get a sigh picture
I gave up and went back to iron sights
 
I had used one for years. No complaints at all. the scope mount has taken into consideration the angle it must be at and at 150 yards, it hits target just fine. The gun is really a 100-150 yard gun but in the right hands and better sights, it is capable of getting a better distance..
 
take a look at the sniper versions of the garad- the m1c and d-they're fine up to 200 yards and then the left thing begins to foul up the zero
 
Mumptia said:
Ted,

So when you sight in, are you actually aiming left of the bull and not at the target?



Am I on track here?
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You are, but I expressed it backwards. :redface:

If you aim at the bull, you want the bullet impact to be the same distance to the RIGHT of the bull as the scope is to the left of the bore.

If you do this then the bullet path will be parallel to the line of sight, always about an inch to the right of the line of sight.

Ted
 
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