20 or 0 MOA - Which do you think?

[USAFRet]

Does this look like a 0 or 20 MOA rail from EGW?

Answer, stamped as a 0, but looks an awful lot like a 20 MOA I have in the same brand.

Once answer from a buddy on first glance, looks like a 20.

 

[Rick Richard]

Looks like something greater than zero, but the only way to know for sure is take a measurement at the front and rear and see if there is a difference.

 

[USAFRet]

Looks like something greater than zero, but the only way to know for sure is take a measurement at the front and rear and see if there is a difference.

There is definitely a difference, just by eyeballing it. Looking at the 0 MOA rails, the rear is higher than the front, but not this much. I think it may be mislabeled.

 

[USAFRet]

I measured it against the 20 MOA I have and sure enough, the 0 MOA is shorter. Just looked odd to me. Pressing on. Thanks.

 

[Rick Richard]

There is definitely a difference, just by eyeballing it. Looking at the 0 MOA rails, the rear is higher than the front, but not this much. I think it may be mislabeled.

Get the measurement and give EGW a call to identify what it really is….if interested.

 

[USAFRet]

Get the measurement and give EGW a call to identify what it really is….if interested.

It is a 0. I have an EGW 20 MOA and it is taller on the rear mount.

 

[Varmint Hunter]

The receiver looks cylindrical, and the base looks much thicker in the rear. That normally adds up to a base with built in elevation. I've got a few 10moa bases that I ordered from Murphy Precision. They make really nice bases in various configurations and use various materials, depending on what you want.

 

[HSmithTX]

EGW machines the text in rails, they don't stamp them, so you can trust what is on their products. For it to be mislabeled someone would have to stop the program on the machine, pull up the wrong program, engrave text after changing the dimensions, etc. It's all but impossible.

 

[USAFRet]

EGW machines the text in rails, they don't stamp them, so you can trust what is on their products. For it to be mislabeled someone would have to stop the program on the machine, pull up the wrong program, engrave text after changing the dimensions, etc. It's all but impossible.

Good to know. Thanks much.

 

[Tom264]

Looks 40 moa to me.

 

[USAFRet]

Looks 40 moa to me.

The 20 MOA is even higher. Funny that the 2 piece rail that came on the rifle were even.

 

[FEENIX]

Good to know. Thanks much.

 

[USAFRet]

Thanks, Ed. I can see the offset on the 0 MOA. Thanks.

 

[Rflshootr]

Could it be a Rem 700 base on a round action? If it was made for an action with step in the top of the receiver and put on a round receiver, that would account for it. Looking at the overhang on the rear of the ejection port, I'd say that base is on the wrong action.