stupid question alert: using a 20MOA base backwards

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Preface: gun is a 10/22 running red dot + magnifier

I bought a 10/22 on impulse just for fun. I have a 20MOA MDT picatinny rail for it. I also happened to have an extra red dot and 3x magnifier. To make everything work and have proper eye relief, the base has to be installed backwards so that it overhangs the receiver.

Whats the implication here? I should expect to use about 20MOA more elevation when zeroing the dot? I don't particularly want to spend $80-100 on another extended base if this setup will work.
 
nintendohunter said:
Preface: gun is a 10/22 running red dot + magnifier

I bought a 10/22 on impulse just for fun. I have a 20MOA MDT picatinny rail for it. I also happened to have an extra red dot and 3x magnifier. To make everything work and have proper eye relief, the base has to be installed backwards so that it overhangs the receiver.

Whats the implication here? I should expect to use about 20MOA more elevation when zeroing the dot? I don't particularly want to spend $80-100 on another extended base if this setup will work.
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Might as well mount the sight and magnifier backwards as well. (i.e.: Full retard.)
 
If you can zero the red dot at the distance you want, it should be fine. It doesn't make any sense to mount stuff on a backwards canted rail, unless you already own it and for whatever reason don't want to buy a proper mounting device.

It's a little retarded, but not nearly as retarded as Wendell up there. Lol

Ansterds said:
proper eye relief for a red dot?
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Red dots don't have eye relief. Magnifiers do though. Every mfg of a magnified optic will list the eye relief window somewhere.
 
Like say a reddot has 70 moa of adjustment. Well that's only 35 up and 35 down, now you limited it to 15. You'll going to be shooting extremely low and hopefully have enough to zero at whatever range you plan to shoot.
 
nintendohunter said:
Preface: gun is a 10/22 running red dot + magnifier

I bought a 10/22 on impulse just for fun. I have a 20MOA MDT picatinny rail for it. I also happened to have an extra red dot and 3x magnifier. To make everything work and have proper eye relief, the base has to be installed backwards so that it overhangs the receiver.

Whats the implication here? I should expect to use about 20MOA more elevation when zeroing the dot? I don't particularly want to spend $80-100 on another extended base if this setup will work.
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I bought a ruger target 22 (new) and it came with a 20 moa rail - turns out it had the holes drilled backwards- only way to get it to work was to install it backwards- I contacted ruger and they sent me the proper one - so .. if the rail came with the gun it’s possible you were given a Friday rail
 
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