Do I need a 20 MOA rail? Tikka .223, Maven rs1.2, Eldm 73 grain factory ammo

[sjredwings]

I bought a stock Tikka .223 with UM rings, Maven rs1.2 FFP mil, shooting Eldm 73 grain factory ammo. I zeroed the rifle and it shoots incredibly well. I didn’t realize how far I brought the scope up to zero and as I was looking to shoot at longer distances I realized I don’t have enough travel to shoot beyond 300 yards. Is there something wrong with this? UM set up the scope on the rifle for me.

It seems like I would at least be able to shoot out to 400 yards without a 20 moa rail. I really only need to shoot it out to 400 yards at this time.

Thanks for the help!

 

[jjordan355]

20 MOA rail is pretty standard now days. You just change where the usable range of the elevation is.

 

[Dave_S]

This seems odd to me. I don't have any elevations built into the optic mount on my 223 and have no problem dialing to 400. Same ammo coming out of a 16 inch barrel and thats only 2.3 mils. I'm using a scope with a little more elevation travel, but Maven says that scope has 29 mils of travel. I find it hard to believe you need a 20 moa rail to hit inside of 500 yards.

 

[SloppyJ]

Something's off for sure. What height rings did you get? I'd need 1mil at 300yds. Not a tikka but I didn't run out of elevation shooting my 223 out to just shy of 1000yds. Post some pictures.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

This seems very strange. You aren’t shooting a .22 LR…


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[Nine Banger]

The gun I'm getting ready to shoot HORSE with can dial up 14.7 mil with no rail.

Medium rings.



Is the turret housing on your scope mashed inside the rings and pushing the objective down?

Is your rear ring up off the rail a bit?

 

[Nine Banger]

Post some pictures

Right?

 

[xsn10s]

Makes me wonder if the front ring isn't mounted properly. There's something definitely wrong.

 

[LongWayAround]

On my .223 Tikka, I have UM low rings using the integrated rail and my Maven RS1.2 had no trouble dialing beyond 900yd.

I'm guessing it's a matter of where the turret is in the travel range and where the zero stop is set.

Does the reveal under you turret look like the picture posted above by Nine Banger?

 

[Matt5266]

Ya somethings wrong. Post pics