Trying to understand the world of long range to expand my horizons. One thing I'm not sure I understand is how to be able to tell when you need a tapered mount. For example, according to this chart this projectile would drop 8.61 mils at 1,000 yards.
Assumption #1: a mechanically zeroed scope's POA would not match the POI at that range, but if you dialed the scope by X clicks to adjust by 8.61 mils, then the center point would then be aiming directly at the POI at 1,000 yards.
So if a scope advertises, say, 30 mils elevation adjustment meaning you could adjust by 15 mils downward, is that scope then capable of zeroing at 1,000 yards on a 0moa mount as 8.61 mils is within that 15 mil adjustment range?
Assumption #2: If a scope's internal adjustment range matches or exceeds the predicted drop of a projectile (such as the projectile that drops 8.61mils used with a scope with 15mils adjustment) you are perfectly fine with a zero taper mount. But if a round dropped (exaggerated) 30mils, and your scope only adjusted 10mils downward, you would then need a 20mil taper mount before the POA and POI would match?
I don't know if I'm explaining this question properly, but a lot of noob articles I've seen blankly state you "need a 20moa mount before you think about 1,000 yards" but then either omit info about the scope entirely or plug in an amazon link to a $100 scope.
Assumption #1: a mechanically zeroed scope's POA would not match the POI at that range, but if you dialed the scope by X clicks to adjust by 8.61 mils, then the center point would then be aiming directly at the POI at 1,000 yards.
So if a scope advertises, say, 30 mils elevation adjustment meaning you could adjust by 15 mils downward, is that scope then capable of zeroing at 1,000 yards on a 0moa mount as 8.61 mils is within that 15 mil adjustment range?
Assumption #2: If a scope's internal adjustment range matches or exceeds the predicted drop of a projectile (such as the projectile that drops 8.61mils used with a scope with 15mils adjustment) you are perfectly fine with a zero taper mount. But if a round dropped (exaggerated) 30mils, and your scope only adjusted 10mils downward, you would then need a 20mil taper mount before the POA and POI would match?
I don't know if I'm explaining this question properly, but a lot of noob articles I've seen blankly state you "need a 20moa mount before you think about 1,000 yards" but then either omit info about the scope entirely or plug in an amazon link to a $100 scope.