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Zero or 20 moa rail needed for 6.5 CM

RMS65

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I'm considering getting a 6.5 CM Tikka CTR. It comes with a zero degree rail. I plan on shooting mostly inside of 500 yards at coyotes that randomly appear at various distances. I won't have time to dial distances. I'm wondering if 20 MOA rail is needed with 6.5 at those ranges. I wouldn't bother to ask if the CTR rails weren't notoriously difficult to remove.

If I have to buy and mount 20 degree rail I might I opt for the cheaper Varmint model as there's things I like about that as well.
Thanks
 
A 20 MOA rail is only needed if you have an alignment error or are dialing for distance. It is completely irrelevant to holding.
 
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Thanks all. I found a T3X Varmint in 6.5 cheaper so I went with that. I'll by a 20 MOA rail for that. I figure it can't hurt to have it if I want to target shoot longer distances. I have probably 800 yards to play with of my back deck.