Ordered a 308 AR but it'll take a little while to get here. My plan is to use it for some longer range shooting (some friends are getting into precision rifle shooting and thought it might do double duty with some good handloads).
here's my question- I am ordering a 5-25x50 Burris XTRII scope. I will get some 34mm rings for the scope, but how important is it to have a 20MOA base? It seems that's the traditional setup for a 308 bolt gun and I've seen that as some options for the AR's but it doesn't seem to be as common. At what distance will having raised base come into play?
from what I can see, if I want to shoot over 600 yards, I'll have to do some traveling... but just was curious to get some feedback if I should just use a standard mount or look for a 20MOA version.
lastly how important is the forward mounting that's common on most AR mounts? My primary 556 AR is an LMT so it's monolithic from front to back.
TIA!
here's my question- I am ordering a 5-25x50 Burris XTRII scope. I will get some 34mm rings for the scope, but how important is it to have a 20MOA base? It seems that's the traditional setup for a 308 bolt gun and I've seen that as some options for the AR's but it doesn't seem to be as common. At what distance will having raised base come into play?
from what I can see, if I want to shoot over 600 yards, I'll have to do some traveling... but just was curious to get some feedback if I should just use a standard mount or look for a 20MOA version.
lastly how important is the forward mounting that's common on most AR mounts? My primary 556 AR is an LMT so it's monolithic from front to back.
TIA!