Edgun .25 R3M scope rail droop? What scope ring combo is wor
Hello guys,
Received my .25 R3M. Beautiful gun, the stain is lighter than my previous Edgun gun and even though I prefer a darker walnut I find this lighter pecan color very favorable with some fiddle back further adding to its appeal. Magazine is working great and suspect the caulking will smooth out further in time but for now I just want to fall in love all over again and have her settle into her new home.
Now to my question:
late this afternoon I had a chance to mount a zeiss conquest HD scope. I choose 30 yards as a preliminary sight in, just to get it shooting on paper. Found myself 9 inches high at 30 yards and no more elevation adjustments. Not what I was expecting and now find myself scratching my head. I’m using Leupold high quick disconnect mounts. My reasoning for using these rings was so I could purchase better optics with the idea I could interchange the scope between the .22R3 and the new .25R3M but doesn’t look to be a viable option as it appears the two different guns have quite a difference in what I would guess to be droop in the rail. Using the same rings on the .22R3 with Bushnell 6500 elite and have all kinds of elvation adjustment left. Does the R3M have droop designed into the rail and if so how much and how do I compensate for this? How does one go about figuring the amount of droop? Scratching my head didn’t give me any answers so I decided to throw it out to you gents.
Thanks,Mike
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Yes, I make the incline of the rail at 0.5 degrees, just to have the possibility to have more adjusting gap for the scope. For example with the old rail and my Super Sniper 10×42, I could reach only 150 meters by adjusting the turret at the scope, with the new rail it moved up to 250 meters.
Ed
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There is droop so you can shoot it out to 200 yards.
If you don’t then get Burris Signature Zee rings. They have inserts to correct the droop.
I used them on all 3 of my matadors.