Finally broke down and ordered a nice scope (Sightron SIII 8-32x56), awaiting delivery.
Several buddies said that's a good scope, but to shoot in 1,000 yard events, it will require a 20 MOA base set, because the scope has only 70 MOA of elevation travel, and 90 MOA is needed to go out to 1k yards.
I installed the 20 MOA base (no scope yet), ...so how does it work? To me, it just sets the scope about 1/2 inch higher up off the receiver. How does this gain 20 MOA? Can someone explain in simple terms, please?
Several buddies said that's a good scope, but to shoot in 1,000 yard events, it will require a 20 MOA base set, because the scope has only 70 MOA of elevation travel, and 90 MOA is needed to go out to 1k yards.
I installed the 20 MOA base (no scope yet), ...so how does it work? To me, it just sets the scope about 1/2 inch higher up off the receiver. How does this gain 20 MOA? Can someone explain in simple terms, please?