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I have newly purchased Viper PST3-15 GEN II 30mm tube scope.
So right now I have a mount from Nikon 20MOA which i bought from a store for around $80.
I wonder if I did a wrong purchase for the mount?
So far, I don't see my zero move or anything like that. I mean, it just works...
Some people say anything sucks unless it is Geissele Mount for ridiculous $280 or whatever the retarded price it is.
The Viper PST is not a 7075 material body...why would it need an overkill scope mount...? I mean if you fucked up rifle during combat in such a way that the scope is destroyed...the fact that mount survived doesnt do any good.
My question is, should I continue with the mount I have? Or should I get better one?
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If it works, I'd say it doesn't suck. Get a 'better' one if you want, just don't do it because you think you have to.
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If the one you have is holding tight and doing it's job. Why would you waist money to replace it with a higher priced part?
Good rule of thumb, if it ain't broke don't fix it.
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I gifted one of those mounts after using it for a year or two, it did ok but you really have to pay attention to details when mounting it as it tends to move around bit with its dual clamp construction. Later I traded into a new DNZ for about the same money and have no regrets.
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R2BRO Wrote:I have newly purchased Viper PST3-15 GEN II 30mm tube scope.
So right now I have a mount from Nikon 20MOA which i bought from a store for around $80.
I wonder if I did a wrong purchase for the mount?
So far, I don't see my zero move or anything like that. I mean, it just works...
Some people say anything sucks unless it is Geissele Mount for ridiculous $280 or whatever the retarded price it is.
The Viper PST is not a 7075 material body...why would it need an overkill scope mount...? I mean if you fucked up rifle during combat in such a way that the scope is destroyed...the fact that mount survived doesnt do any good.
My question is, should I continue with the mount I have? Or should I get better one?
I have the one-piece Nikon 20 MOA mount and it is working just fine for me. If it works for you, then don't fix what isn't broken.
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12-22-2018, 12:26 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-22-2018, 12:44 AM by SDW.)
Kinda curious, how far out have you shot up 'til now, and how far out do you think you'll be shooting, at the most? I'm just kinda wondering if you will be needing a 20 MOA mount with your Grendel. I'm very new to long range shooting myself, but I have shot out to 1000 yds with some success using my Grendel. It's a 20" DMR barrel from Ballistic Advantage. My mount's a basic Larue SPR QD, and the scope is an SWFA 10x (30mm of course). After zeroing my rifle at 100 yds I had no trouble dialing up the elevation as necessary to hit a target at 1000 yds. I don't recall how much more elevation I had on the turret exactly, but it was a bid. (I should probably try cranking it up all the way to see how much I had left.)
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The SWFA 10 power has 100 MOA of elevation whereas it is not uncommon for many scopes to have 50 to 70 MOA adjustment. As an example my Leupold Mark AR 3-9-40 scope runs out of elevation adjustment around 700 yards at 450’ ASL in a 0 cant mount. With a 20 MOA mount I have enough elevation to get passed 1000 yards even at sea level.
At higher elevation you might not need a canted mount but you really need to check the ballistics of your ammo in relation to elevation and how much elevation your scope has. With that info you can decide if you need a 20 MOA mount. I have bought several 20 MOA mounts because the price was the same as 0 cant mount and I’ve had no problem zeroing my rifles.
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Ah yes. Good points. As I said, I'm kinda new to this longer range stuff. Before I built the Grendel upper I had nothing I would seriously consider for long range target shooting. So if I had a 'smaller' scope, adjustment wise, then it would make sense to give myself a 20 MOA handicap. Larue makes them as well of course. Pricey though.
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The mount below was the 20moa verision I spoke of and it's base is 3 pieces.
https://www.nikonsportoptics.com/en/niko...20moa.html
Now if you have this one, it isn't a 20moa mount.
https://www.nikonsportoptics.com/en/niko...mount.html
Either way there are other offerings that are likely far superior for not much more money and should be considered.
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12-23-2018, 08:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-24-2018, 02:50 PM by VASCAR2.)
For the price I really like the Warne 20 MOA one piece mount.
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I use a Warn and it does fine. Good price point as well.
