Rifle Scopes Location of Scope

[Willivan0706]

I'm looking fire opinions as to where on the picatinny rail I should mount my athlon scope on my rpr. I'm not asking with regards to recoil. I'm asking if I should push the mounting rings all the way forward on the rail, all the way rearward, or centered on the rail.

Right now I have the rings mounted all of the way forward on the rail and am shooting high. I've run out of elevation on the scope. When mounting the scope, I was careful to square the scope to the rifle.

I know my form/mechanics need work. That's a whole other post.

 

[2aBaC̶a̶]

I always lay comfortably behind the rifle and let the eye relief determine location. rings centered in the tubes between turrets and bells.

 

[10ring'r]

Sounds like you need a 1-piece mount or set of rings, that have a min. of 20 moa of cant. designed into them. As mentioned above, lay behind the rifle, move scope fwd and back, to get the proper eye relief, to where you have no "shadowing" around the edges, while looking thru the scope.
Also, it helps us to better help you, if we know the calib. of the rifle, what stock/chassis, and distance shooting. Mac

 

[supercorndogs]

Where you put the rings on the rail should not effect how much elevation the rail gives. What scope? Does it have a zero stop? What rings and rail? Make sure everything is tight and aligned properly.

 

[Xjtony]

If you have an RPR the rail should be a 20moa rail. I ran an Athlon Argos 6-24 on my 308 RPR (very good budget setup). I ran Burris XTR Signature rings to get extra MOA in addition to the rail. With that setup I was zeroed at 100 yards and could dial out to 1000. Using the inserts you can gain up to an extra 20 MOA I believe.

 

[Glassaholic]

Ring position does not matter nearly as much as how you set the scope on max magnification (use max because this is typically the least forgiving for eyebox throughout the magnification range). Make sure you have consistent cheekweld within your natural hold. Like others mentioned, move the scope forward or back until you have no shadowing. I like to close my eyes and then bring the rifle to my natural hold and then open my eyes, if the scope position is not right I adjust, do this multiple times and it should help you figure out your natural hold. If you do this and you find that you need to adjust your scope every time you may need to work on some of your fundamentals.

 

[Willivan0706]

I have an RPR 6.5 Creedmoor. The scope is an Athlon Argos BTR gen2 6-24x50. The rings are Athlon precision medium height.

 

[Willivan0706]

Thanks guys for the input, but I just figured out my issue. I'm trying to zero a 20 MOA rail at 50 yards. I understand the problem now.