Hi to all -
It's my first post on your very informative forum and, in advance, I apologize for what you experienced long range shooters will consider to be very basic, I'm sure. However, my thinking is a little confused at this point and I can sure use your help to clear things up.
I have hunted for many years but mostly short range - maybe out to 400 yards or so. I've always used a standard hunting scope and published ballistics tables to determine approximate holdover and have 'guessed' as to how far to hold my crosshairs up or above the animal's body. I've been very fortunate and have never wounded or lost an animal doing this but it's not my preferred practice. Before too long I'm planning on an elk hunt with my 2 sons and the possible range could be what is quite far for me.
I've recently built up a rifle and it will probably be helpful for me to give you the basic build specs so that you may be better able to help me.
- Mega Arms Maten matched billet upper/lower in .308 Win
- JP Supermatch SS 18" barrel with adjustable gas block and various other components I used to put the upper together.
- JP adjustable fire control
- JP low mass bolt carrier with headspaced bolt
- JP Silent-Captured buffer spring
- Steiner 3-15x50mm police/law enforcement scope with MSR reticle
- Spuhr cantilever mount with 20 MOA tilt
I am at the point where I am ready to go to the range for initial test firing and sight in. Having never used an optics setup this sophisticated I am confused about the following.
When I turn on my laser bore sighter and look at the red dot versus my crosshairs, the crosshairs are very close as regards windage but are very low as regards elevation. In order to get my elevation up to or above my red dot, I have to use quite a lot of my upward elevation adjustment. From my confused thinking at this point, it seems that this is a bad situation as far as the upward adjustment I will have for long range shots after my initial 100 yard sight in.
What am I missing?? There seems to be only one way to properly mount the cantilevered Spuhr setup but I guess I could be wrong about this.
Again, I thank you for your help.
It's my first post on your very informative forum and, in advance, I apologize for what you experienced long range shooters will consider to be very basic, I'm sure. However, my thinking is a little confused at this point and I can sure use your help to clear things up.
I have hunted for many years but mostly short range - maybe out to 400 yards or so. I've always used a standard hunting scope and published ballistics tables to determine approximate holdover and have 'guessed' as to how far to hold my crosshairs up or above the animal's body. I've been very fortunate and have never wounded or lost an animal doing this but it's not my preferred practice. Before too long I'm planning on an elk hunt with my 2 sons and the possible range could be what is quite far for me.
I've recently built up a rifle and it will probably be helpful for me to give you the basic build specs so that you may be better able to help me.
- Mega Arms Maten matched billet upper/lower in .308 Win
- JP Supermatch SS 18" barrel with adjustable gas block and various other components I used to put the upper together.
- JP adjustable fire control
- JP low mass bolt carrier with headspaced bolt
- JP Silent-Captured buffer spring
- Steiner 3-15x50mm police/law enforcement scope with MSR reticle
- Spuhr cantilever mount with 20 MOA tilt
I am at the point where I am ready to go to the range for initial test firing and sight in. Having never used an optics setup this sophisticated I am confused about the following.
When I turn on my laser bore sighter and look at the red dot versus my crosshairs, the crosshairs are very close as regards windage but are very low as regards elevation. In order to get my elevation up to or above my red dot, I have to use quite a lot of my upward elevation adjustment. From my confused thinking at this point, it seems that this is a bad situation as far as the upward adjustment I will have for long range shots after my initial 100 yard sight in.
What am I missing?? There seems to be only one way to properly mount the cantilevered Spuhr setup but I guess I could be wrong about this.
Again, I thank you for your help.