Rifle Scopes Is 40 MOA too much?

[Lofty]

I have a Premier 3x15x50 mounted in a USO 20 MOA base. I was looking at going with a Surgeon action for my build and I know they come with an integral 20 MOA base.

40 MOA is going to be too much cant isnt it? This is the Premier with 14 mil built into one rev....so I dont think its going to have enough mechanical adjust ability.

Does anyone know if i can order a Surgeon with no cant built into the rail?

I guess I can just flip the mount around but then I lose all MOA....which I might not need anyways, its going to be a short .308, I will not need to shoot past 1000 yards.

I would like to keep the mount/scope combo.

Or I could just order a Stiller Tac 30 and be done with it.

Any suggestions?

 

[fastbs]

Re: Is 40 MOA too much?

so you want to drill and tap into the base made on the surgeon action to screw another base to it.

what?

I don't think you're thinking.

Take rings and scope off your USO base and put them on the surgeon action.



Are you talking about one of USOs Posa mounts? Do they make one of those in 20 moa?

 

[Lofty]

Re: Is 40 MOA too much?

LOL.....no, I guess I kinda made that confusing.

I have a USO UMQDS mount....its the 1 piece cantilever mount system with a built in 20 MOA.

I dont want to clamp that to another 20 MOA built into the rail.

 

[fastbs]

Re: Is 40 MOA too much?

Ahh, I am no help then.

 

[Lofty]

Re: Is 40 MOA too much?

If I go surgeon, I guess I'll just flip the scope mount around. I won't need more than 14 mils already in the scope.

 

[105amatt]

Re: Is 40 MOA too much?

Might work, I had a 45 moa rail on one of my rifles with a 5.5x22 NF and was able to get a 100 yard zero. I think there was even 9 MOA left in the scope before it bottomed out.

Matt

 

[Lofty]

Re: Is 40 MOA too much?

Hmmmmmm.....maybe, the premier has a 34mm tube so there's room for travel.

 

[Rob01]

Re: Is 40 MOA too much?

Scope has 117 MOA of travel per their site. You will be fine with 40 MOA base as long as you don't use a tone of windage zeroing but that set up might mount the scope a little high and unless you have an adjustable comb on the stock it might make getting a good cheekweld a problem.

 

[Lofty]

Re: Is 40 MOA too much?

Thanks, good info.

It's going on an AICS AX chassis so I needed the extra clearance to get the scope off the front rail.