Mounting a scope on a browning x bolt 30-06
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Forkyfinder
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Rail. As low of rings as you can. 20 moa only if you intend on dialing/shooting far.
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HD Browning X-Bolt Long Action Picatinny Rail 0 MOA
Elevate your Browning X-Bolt Long Action with the durable HD Browning X-Bolt Picatinny Rail. Perfect for hunters; compatible with Picatinny and Weaver scope rings.
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Warne:
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7642BB Browning X-Bolt LA Mountain Tech Tactical Rail, Burnt Bronze
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Scope Bases - 1-piece, 2-piece - Warne Scope Mounts
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That is the one I just found. Wish Browning carried a 0MOA they are having 30% off for fathers dayHD Browning X-Bolt Long Action Picatinny Rail 0 MOA
Elevate your Browning X-Bolt Long Action with the durable HD Browning X-Bolt Picatinny Rail. Perfect for hunters; compatible with Picatinny and Weaver scope rings.
I will order this one. And he has an Xbolt2 so I need the magnum length rail it look like
std7mag
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The decision to get a 0MOA, or a 20MOA base isn't decided by if you want to dial your elevations or not.
It's a distance thing.
0-500 yards, 0MOA base.
600-1,000 yards, 20MOA base.
That being said, once you start going past 600 yards, you will probably need to be doing some dialing for elevation.
Big plus for a one piece base is that you can move the scope where you need it.
@sigpros,
"Vortex 4-12X44".
What model?
What reticle?
If it's a plain duplex reticle, I'd just get the 0MOA.
I use Evolution Gun Works (EGW) one piece base on everything that will take them.
EGW bases are kinda tall. I use their low Keystone line of rings for everything up through my Sightron SIII 10-50X60. So clearance isn't an issue.
Another plus with EGW, buy a base and rings at the same time and take 10% off the bill.
It's a distance thing.
0-500 yards, 0MOA base.
600-1,000 yards, 20MOA base.
That being said, once you start going past 600 yards, you will probably need to be doing some dialing for elevation.
Big plus for a one piece base is that you can move the scope where you need it.
@sigpros,
"Vortex 4-12X44".
What model?
What reticle?
If it's a plain duplex reticle, I'd just get the 0MOA.
I use Evolution Gun Works (EGW) one piece base on everything that will take them.
EGW bases are kinda tall. I use their low Keystone line of rings for everything up through my Sightron SIII 10-50X60. So clearance isn't an issue.
Another plus with EGW, buy a base and rings at the same time and take 10% off the bill.
El Jason
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i think i would go medium, to ensure bolt clearance. I used to go super low and actually find it’s more comfortable to shoot with medium rings.
YMMV.
Low rings on a rail works out to medium height overall. That's why I said medium for a unitized mount but low for rings on a pic rail. They work out to be the same.
If your face fits a lower mounting set up, the picatinny rail is not what you want unless you'll use an adjustable comb/ cheek rest of some sort. It is important to mount the scope for your eye height, not for scope bell diameter.
If your face fits a lower mounting set up, the picatinny rail is not what you want unless you'll use an adjustable comb/ cheek rest of some sort. It is important to mount the scope for your eye height, not for scope bell diameter.
millerkiller77
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If you aren't dialing, why mess with rails? Get a set of direct mount rings, lap them and call it a day. 44mm objective should be a medium ring at the most.
This is the scope. Sorry I couldn’t remember what model it was off the top of my head
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std7mag
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Ok, the Viper is a 30mm tube, so elevation adjustment shouldn't be an issue.
You may want to check your drops at distance vs the BDC reticle.
I shoot a different cartridge for my BDC, but if I zero at 200 yards, then the drops line up with the reticle out to 600 yards.
huntnfisher
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I have a Browning X Bolt White Gold Medallion in .30-06, and a Maple Medallion in 6.5 CM, both with Talley's on them...works great. Also seriously recommend adding Mcarbo trigger springs to the X Bolts.
Darkside
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Welcome to HT.
What cartridge is it.
