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Rifle Scopes Mounting 20 MOA bases

callen3615

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Im changing bases on my stevens 200. I had walmart bases and rings on it and decided to upgrade them to something less sucky, and embarrassing.
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I bought a 20 moa base rail and some burris xtreme 30mm rings.

Anyway I have standard bases, when I mount the new 20 moa bases and new rings can I just go down 20 minutes on my scope to get it back to zero?

Thanks alot
 
Re: Mounting 20 MOA bases

Thats a great question, but I also think you need to take into account the scope mounting height. With everything else equal it just might work. I highly doubt the windage will be on, because every thing is different.
I always do a Poor Mans bore sight, which is to take the bolt out and look down the barrel out to 50 or 100 yds. what ever I can get away with in my neighborhood. LOL.
SScott
 
Re: Mounting 20 MOA bases

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Sunnyside Scott</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thats a great question, but I also think you need to take into account the scope mounting height. With everything else equal it just might work. I highly doubt the windage will be on, because every thing is different.
I always do a Poor Mans bore sight, which is to take the bolt out and look down the barrel out to 50 or 100 yds. what ever I can get away with in my neighborhood. LOL.
SScott </div></div>

Cool, so in theory it should work.
 
Re: Mounting 20 MOA bases

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: abersfelderami</div><div class="ubbcode-body">No, you have to re-zero it again. </div></div>

Yup. Simply dialing 20 MOA will not put you directly at zero. You will be close, but not zero'ed.