My "long range" rifles have 20 to 30 MOA of built-in cant on the top rail, and I am looking at some deals on scope mounts with 40 MOA of cant. In these rifles, I am shooting one of three rounds:
> .300 WM
> 6.5mm Creedmore
> .308/7.62 NATO
for the .300WM, I could be shooting 1,000 to 1,400 yards, and much further in for the other two. My scopes are 34mm tube high-end scopes from Vortex, NF and S&B.
I guess my question is: will I ever need 40 MOA built-in cant in a scope mount? Sounds like a lot to me. I know the .300WM starts to drop fast after 1,000 yrds, but with 190gr to 220gr bullets, I am generally looking at 250" at 1,000 yards, which sounds like 25 MOA, and maybe up to 700" at 1,500 yards, so now we starting talking about big needs, but sounds like less than 50 MOA.
Open to thoughts from long-range shooters.
> .300 WM
> 6.5mm Creedmore
> .308/7.62 NATO
for the .300WM, I could be shooting 1,000 to 1,400 yards, and much further in for the other two. My scopes are 34mm tube high-end scopes from Vortex, NF and S&B.
I guess my question is: will I ever need 40 MOA built-in cant in a scope mount? Sounds like a lot to me. I know the .300WM starts to drop fast after 1,000 yrds, but with 190gr to 220gr bullets, I am generally looking at 250" at 1,000 yards, which sounds like 25 MOA, and maybe up to 700" at 1,500 yards, so now we starting talking about big needs, but sounds like less than 50 MOA.
Open to thoughts from long-range shooters.