Rifle shooting five feet low!

[lobo9er]

i doubt the story

 

[WhiteKnight]

The rifle is a Remington SPS Tactical.

And for the record, no, this is not a joke. I could also care less if you "doubt my story," friend.

If I decide to stick with a 20moa base when this is all said and done, will it create any issues for me shooting at short distances? I know that as a general rule it's better to have the scope as close to the bore as possible.

 

[MCMXI]

If I decide to stick with a 20moa base when this is all said and done, will it create any issues for me shooting at short distances? I know that as a general rule it's better to have the scope as close to the bore as possible.

A .308 Win rifle shooting a typical 168gr load with a scope zeroed for 200 yards will be zeroed at 25 yards and about 2" high at 100 yards. So in other words, if you can zero your rifle at 25 yards or 200 yards you'll be fine.

 

[Steve Marshall]

So when will you try a different scope?

 

[ZXD9]

Maybe your bullet is dropping too fast because it's only going 500 fps?

 

[SeekHer]

The rifle is a Remington SPS Tactical.

And for the record, no, this is not a joke. I could also care less if you "doubt my story," friend.

If I decide to stick with a 20moa base when this is all said and done, will it create any issues for me shooting at short distances? I know that as a general rule it's better to have the scope as close to the bore as possible.

I think he was doubting the 2 mile story not yours but all that means is he is ignorant of the facts...there are at least three others who have printed stories on making shots at that distance and if you check at longrangehunting.com you'll see lots of "VERIFIED" shots at over 3,000 yards...VHA--Varmint Hunters Assoc has lots of kills in their 2,000 yard club...

 

[Horsemany]

I'm still waiting to hear how tall the target is if you know you're shooting 30' low. If you have a 25' swing in elevation @ 100yds the scope is BROKEN. No question.

 

[Uncle Mike]

WOW...!

This is good...!

 

[MCMXI]

After aiming the bore at an object approximately 20 feet away (inside the house), the scope picture is approximately 4-5 inches high!

I did a couple of calculations and if what you describe is correct, the center of your scope is diverging downrange from the center of the bore by 40 MOA (39.06 assuming that the center of your scope is approximately 2" above the center of the barrel). This makes me wonder if your 20 MOA base is on backwards, or if you have mismatched rings, or if you crushed the scope tube in some way. As has been mentioned, the center of the scope and barrel must converge downrange.

 

[O-neg]

I had the same problem with a lefty 700 BDL in 308. I shimmed up the rear mount,( 2 piece mount) and now its fine.

The rear of the reciever may have been ground to low, I'm thinking.

Try the shim.

 

[Legionnaire]

With an adequate scope, you should be able to zero at 100 yards with no problem. The whole point of the 20 MOA base is so that you can zero at 100, and adjust the scope's elevation for distance, and windage for, well, wind. That's why you need good, repeatable adjustments. So if everything is lined up properly, a 20 MOA base will allow you to set a 100-yard zero in the lower end of the scope's elevation adjustment range, so you have a lot of upward adjustment available for dialing in a dead-on hold at longer range.

 

[The Gunman]

If I decide to stick with a 20moa base when this is all said and done, will it create any issues for me shooting at short distances? I know that as a general rule it's better to have the scope as close to the bore as possible.

Most likely.

 

[MachIVshooter]

If I decide to stick with a 20moa base when this is all said and done, will it create any issues for me shooting at short distances? I know that as a general rule it's better to have the scope as close to the bore as possible.

an angled base has nothing to do with sight height above bore. That is a function of the bases and rings. But yes, you should keep the scope as low as possible.

The purpose of an angled base is to compensate for the adjustment your scope will run out of at a given range; Most scopes lack the adjustment to be sighted at 1,000 yards with a zero angle base.

 

[MT GUNNY]

Quote; Something doesn't look right with that mount to me----maybe its just the pic.

Im going to have to agree here. That scope base is somthing ive never seen before, let alone the angle of it. Are you Positive that that is the corect base?