dannywayoflife Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hi gents, could any of you please explain to me the correct way to measure scope height? Many thanks Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5shooter Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 I measure the diam of the barrel at the action, divide youre measurement by two. Measure youre scope tube diam, divide by two. Meaaure the space between youre scope and action and add them all together. Works for me but id like to hear how others do it too. Garry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannywayoflife Posted June 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 I measure the diam of the barrel at the action, divide youre measurement by two. Measure youre scope tube diam, divide by two. Meaaure the space between youre scope and action and add them all together. Works for me but id like to hear how others do it too. Garry Hi thanks for that garry. does anyone else use a different method? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporting rifles Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Hi thanks for that garry. does anyone else use a different method? remove from stock measure the dia of the action between the scope mounts then measure the total distance bottom of action to top of scope,the take one away from the other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varmartin Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 All well and good if you are using a parallel rail ( 0 MOA ) What if you are using a 20 MOA rail ? Where do you guys measure from then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporting rifles Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 All well and good if you are using a parallel rail ( 0 MOA ) What if you are using a 20 MOA rail ? Where do you guys measure from then ? I presume you would use the method I use but take both measurement from the same place IE the most central point between the rail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 All well and good if you are using a parallel rail ( 0 MOA ) What if you are using a 20 MOA rail ? Where do you guys measure from then ? I'm guessing that it would be at the turrets where the actual reticle is. With a tapered rail, the length of the scope would determine the apparent height at the objectives. I may be wrong, and I'm sure scope construction would alter this, but it's what I'd do not knowing any better.~Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 All well and good if you are using a parallel rail ( 0 MOA ) What if you are using a 20 MOA rail ? Where do you guys measure from then ? Even if you're a whole mm out; here's the effect for a rifle zeroed at 100m: 100m - nil, 200m - 1mm, 300m - 2mm, 400m - 3mm and so on. Nothing to lose sleep about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tackb Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 You talk sense brown dog ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 All well and good if you are using a parallel rail ( 0 MOA ) What if you are using a 20 MOA rail ? Where do you guys measure from then ? Exactly the same way, makes little difference. Scope to bore height isn't too critical i doubt anyone could be so acurate in measuring as to bother with MOA comenstations. Personally i just do it by eye alighning my calipers at the side, have also done it with a tape measure. All said and done it is only of use to compare loads on software on a level pegging / near nuff basis or start off a Dope data sheet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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