Vortex elevation adjustment ?

[farlou]

I have a new Savage 10 FCP-SR with a factory installed rail. I have mounted a Vortex 6x24 HST with Vortex rings.

After sighting in to shoot zero @ 100 yards, I only have 18 MOA of elevation adjustment left.

Is this normal ?

If I install a 20 MOA rail, that still only gives me 38 total MOA.

The scope has a total of 65 MOA adjustment for elevation.

Thank you for any help.

[SageRat Shooter]

That's about right man... 65 MOA of total elevation means 32.5 MOA below the mechanical center and 32.5 MOA above the mechanical center. I've never seen a scope that was zeroed at 100 yards and was also mechanically centered. You should add the 20 MOA rail if you want to shoot out to 1000 yards or so.

[Robinhood]

18 MOA is over 180" @1000yds. With the 20 MOA you should get 380" plus or minus. 31'

[Zero333]

Try switching the rings front to back.

I have a 10 fpc-k that is off by 6 mils from scopes mechanical zero. Meaning it seems like the receiver has a 6 mil (20moa) backward cant. But in reality it is most likely to do with the barrel's bore not being indexed accordingly.

[ClutchyMcClutcherson]

Get some burris zee rings. It used the rings to sight in rather than your moa adjustments.

[farlou]

Thanks for all the input.

I just ordered a 20 MOA rail. I should have just enough elevation adjustment to get out to 1,000 yards.