SDPlinker
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It is very hard to help on the computer! Was your scope new? Is it possible someone loosened the turret and re-adjusted the stop? The host is a .17HMR?
Scope woes, an update!
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BAKPAKR
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Is your scope MOA or MIL? Either way, I think 150-175 clicks would still be well short of what you need to move 15" at 10 yards since each click is usually only a fraction of an MOA or MIL.
If you plan to dial for long range shooting, a lot of people zero at 100 yards.
lancetkenyon
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I call BS.
15" high @ 10 yards translates into 166" @ 100 yards. Or 158.5 MOA. Or 634 clicks. Each click moves impact .025" @ 10 yards. I don't know HOW you could even get that far off. Considering the STAC has 70 MOA of total elevation travel, it is IMPOSSIBLE you corrected that 15" high at 10 yards.
At 10 yards, your impact should be LOW of POA through the scope. Not 15" high. Zeroed at 10 yards is about a 750-800 yard zero range.
15" high at 10 yards is something like a 2400 yard zero. 100 yard impact would be 166" high. Top of arc would be around 1450 yards, and around 1650" high before starting to come back down.
I think this is either a troll thread, or you have zero clue what you are talking about.
15" high @ 10 yards translates into 166" @ 100 yards. Or 158.5 MOA. Or 634 clicks. Each click moves impact .025" @ 10 yards. I don't know HOW you could even get that far off. Considering the STAC has 70 MOA of total elevation travel, it is IMPOSSIBLE you corrected that 15" high at 10 yards.
At 10 yards, your impact should be LOW of POA through the scope. Not 15" high. Zeroed at 10 yards is about a 750-800 yard zero range.
15" high at 10 yards is something like a 2400 yard zero. 100 yard impact would be 166" high. Top of arc would be around 1450 yards, and around 1650" high before starting to come back down.
I think this is either a troll thread, or you have zero clue what you are talking about.
SDPlinker
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He said he was a beginner, what if he had 20 moa rail and 20 moa rings or any combination of them? Maybe UPS delivered the scope, it could be off 500 moa! And if he is a troll, he would be one of many! Many!!! He could be a young fella, that has no dad to help him. Just say'n!
huntsman22
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lancetkenyon
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Nope.
That scope only has a total of 70 MOA of elevation adjustment. No way does it have enough to correct from being 15" high at 10 yards.
40MOA combined is not enough. Lots of guys running 40MOA rails for ELR. But you would need 166+ MOA to get 15" high at 10 yards. You would be looking through your barrel in the scope view.
He also ststed he is more knowledgeable than any gunsmith in the area.
lancetkenyon
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1 click is .25" @ 100 yards. 4 clicks an inch. Or .125" @ 50 yards. 8 clicks to move an inch.
Divide by 10. 1 click moves .025" @ 10 yards, right?
huntsman22
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yeah, I missread it as .25 at 10 so deleted it....
As I recall,I got POI about 4" high @10 yds. Then went to 50yds. To finish zero.
The S Tac 3-16X42 has a maximum internal elevation of 70 MOA up and down adjustment. This means he can get ~55 MOA (70 MOA/2 = 35 MOA + 20 MOA) total up adjustment when zeroed with 20 MOA. A 20 MOA should be fine. I have done this with a few of my LR rifles. Even though the scope has enough internal adjustment for 1K, it is best with a 20 MOA cant.
I'm glad I was drinking beer when I read this thread......
I am switching to Scotch shortly.Troll……And not a very good one at that
I suggest McCallen 18 year!
I have never heard of McCallen 18; I have a few Macallan, but I am going for the Glenfarclas 25 instead.
