Come on, you must be extremely thin-skinned if you find my post to obtuned insulting. I was not rude to him, I was rude to the other one. The stuff he said was wack, plain and simple and I don't see a reason to tiptoe through the tulips with another man! He is an "expert" and said this stuff, and in my years of lurking here and reading crazy replies professing to be expertise I rarely say anything because I don't want to offend someone with 8000 posts and perhaps some potential buyers, lol...
zero on a 20moa rail at 100yards?
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Come on, you must be extremely thin-skinned if you find my post to obtuned insulting. I was not rude to him, I was rude to the other one. The stuff he said was wack, plain and simple and I don't see a reason to tiptoe through the tulips with another man! He is an "expert" and said this stuff, and in my years of lurking here and reading crazy replies professing to be expertise I rarely say anything because I don't want to offend someone with 8000 posts and perhaps some potential buyers, lol...
BigUglyMan
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I had the 5.5-22x56 NXS (non-Zero Stop) on my my 300WM "zeroed" at +70 MOA adjustment while it sat on a 0 MOA rail. I rectified that problem by giving the rifle to ATRS and having a +40 MOA rail machined for it. Should gove me lots of vertical adjustment now. The 3.5-15x50 NXS on my LE2B zeroes fine at 100 yards though I can't remember the setting off the top of my head. So for Obtunded's exclamation that tapered bases are unnecessary, well, I submit that generalizations are dangerous as they are easy to shoot holes in.
It's probably the zero stops.
Like I told you at the range that day, that rifle needs to be shot past 100m anyways
I wouldn't worry about it too much.
With 20MOA rails on my XR actions AND my Rem 700 I can zero my rifles at 100m and still reach 1000yds with my NF BR scopes.
As Obtunded said, his will not, and I have seen it first hand. We have identical rails, actions and scopes but he cannot go lower than 300m while I can get to the 100 if need be.
As Obtunded said, his will not, and I have seen it first hand. We have identical rails, actions and scopes but he cannot go lower than 300m while I can get to the 100 if need be.
Sierra 2155 155grn HPBT .308 bullet @ 2900fps with 100m zero and 900m target = 33.7 MOA according to JBM with default settings other than bullet, velocity and distance from chrono.
YMMV based on temp, altitude, humidity, etc......but the 30-35 MOA range is where it should most likely fall using that bullet.
The 2156 with the same settings comes out at 31.7MOA from 100-900m
Where are you guys shooting that it takes 40MOA?
Just curious? I am used to shooting cartridges that take in the neighborhood of 26-28 MOA for the same 100-900m range.
YMMV based on temp, altitude, humidity, etc......but the 30-35 MOA range is where it should most likely fall using that bullet.
The 2156 with the same settings comes out at 31.7MOA from 100-900m
Where are you guys shooting that it takes 40MOA?
Just curious? I am used to shooting cartridges that take in the neighborhood of 26-28 MOA for the same 100-900m range.
LongBomber
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Wingsuit
Did the zero stops solve the problem?
Did the zero stops solve the problem?
Yes, but its a common load in tactical circles. A lot of LE will show up with 175 FGMM or similar.
It's right only the OCW for that bullet as well. Some F-TR guys have used it with success:
http://www.6mmbr.com/gunweek031.html
It's right only the OCW for that bullet as well. Some F-TR guys have used it with success:
http://www.6mmbr.com/gunweek031.html
yep.... bought it used and forgot to even check zero stops. opened up the caps and sure enough it was tightened. I've backed it off and am going to see if I can fit in some range time tomorrow and reset everything
100 is the preferred zero for a tactical rig. Reason is that if you want to shoot further out, you dial UP (to compensate for the bullet drop). If you want to shoot at a closer distance, you also dial UP (to compensate for the distance of your scope above the bore). Its the lowest point the scope turrets need to go to in your trajectory from muzzle to infinity.
On a .22LR, its around 30, so you zero for 25 and not for 50.
On a .22LR, its around 30, so you zero for 25 and not for 50.
