Lelya & Matador - More droop compensation?

[nugria]

Hi All,

I'll may be putting a cantilever scope mount on the Lelya & Matador soon. (Guns are on the way as a his/hers Christmas gift.) My question is the 30 minutes of droop compensation built into the gun enough? I can get cantilever mounts with another 20 minutes or just a parallel mount. Since I've not any trigger time on either gun yet, any help would be appreciated so I can order appropriate mounting hardware.

Thanks,

Nugria

 

[JWilson]

I wanted to use a low cantilever Mount. This is the Nightforce A109 with the NX8 2.5-20X. It sits low. I really like it... it fits. The mount has added comp and it is no issue at all with this optic. 

 

[Cranky1]

You could always look at adjustable rings? How far are you planning to shoot? How much adjustment does your scope have? I usually sight in at 50 yards and have 3.8 mil drop at 100 yards with my r5m. I don’t think adding more moa will help with normal ranges. 

 

[nugria]

Thanks guys,

Normal range or 50 yards +/- 20 yards. Sounds like a straight cantilever is the way to go.

OMG. That NX8! I'd seen the photo before. Just hit me in the face!

Sincerely,

Nugria

 

[jwrabbit123]

Std mounts fine for this gun EDs guns are designed rite and made well , I zero all my edguns at 50 yards ,and I use 0 moa or mil mounts and rings ,

my R-5 with my pm2 has 24 mils of turret adjustment

SO think about it , with a 44.5 jsb , you can dial 22 mils and hit 250 yards 

Now with a 52 grain slug , and higher bc , If I cranked 22 mils I can hit 350 yards ,

this is with out using the reticle for hold over and that has another 27 mils@8x

SO well beyond range of ammo

,same thing with my leshiy , my lelya , my R5m , all of them has more adjustment then ammo can shoot ,

I think unless you use a very poor scope you will be fine ,

I even use red dots sometimes and low power scopes and dedal , I never needed more adjustment ,



Now I can say with my fx wildcat , my fx royale and my hatsan they did need adjustable mounts , But thy have 0 degree rails , even my airforce I had to use a 40moa rail to shoot long range ,

 

[JWilson]

I do not think the compensation is needed at all given the built in compensation on the EDgun rail. 

My thought is that one should not discount mounts that have comp. I focused on scope height and landed on my choice.