Cornish lad Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Hi guys my friend would like to get into shooting longer ranges ,he shoots a ackly243 with a vortex viper scope on board on low mounts ,the problem he has got is he has just about run out of being able to dial his scope to bring it up enough ??what min he be doing incorrectly or possablly how can he rectify this I've no experience of a scope doing this on my rifles but then I have only shot out to 200/300 yards any input he would grateful for thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Hawke do shims that add a certain amount of elevation into the scope .they just drop into the cup of the lower mount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 (edited) What distance, many scopes struggle to reach 500-600 yards, and only a handful can achieve 1000+. Check with Vortex for and idea of achievable elevation. There is a limited choice of adjustable mounts that may help, or of course the scope could just be faulty! Edited August 20, 2018 by Dekers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggiegun Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Fit a 20 moa rail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Beat me to it. Just according to how much more he needs. A few layers of insulation tape on the lower mount as often solved the problem for me. Or search around and make up a set of rings with the front one slightly lower than the back. I purchased a set once...no names no pack drill...but a well known manufacturer and they were just that ...drove me mad till I put the calipers on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Shredder. Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Lolly sticks, very versatile and cheap ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Cornish lad said: Hi guys my friend would like to get into shooting longer ranges ,he shoots a ackly243 with a vortex viper scope on board on low mounts ,the problem he has got is he has just about run out of being able to dial his scope to bring it up enough ??what min he be doing incorrectly or possablly how can he rectify this I've no experience of a scope doing this on my rifles but then I have only shot out to 200/300 yards any input he would grateful for thanks in advance when you say long range , what distance is he trying to achieve? what range is he currently getting out to ? what model scope is it ? what rifle is it ? barrel length ? what is the twist rate ? has he fired it over a chronograph? Does he have any data for his loads ? what bullet weight is he loading ? just for starters ? his .243 ACK IMP will most certainly get him on the paper out to 1K , but he may have to do a little bit of work . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish lad Posted August 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 Hi will have to get more details from him. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 A canted rail 20 MOA is normally the easiest to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 If your going to shim it you will need to cut them from a "Carlsberg Special Brew" tin. No other will do. Or get a 20MOA rail fitted. I dont drink lager so went for a raised rail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 https://www.bartongunworks.com/#picatinny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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