[6.5 shooter]

Originally Posted by Nyksta

If the scope is above the bore or offset to one side has nothing to do with sloppy shooting. if the shooter doesnt hold the scope level, then that is an error on the shooters part, and has no extra or less error due to where the bore is. Offset is not a huge issue, Canted scopes are.

Uhhh???? so then by your measure why do rifle makers go to such pains to make sure there mounting holes or dovetails are machined plumb and square to the bore??? go buy an old cooey screw in a set of side mount rings and go shoot some groups...the bullet only imparts the target at the intersection of the line of sight and the line of the bore at ONE distance otherwise you are left or right of the target......There is a reason that sights are mounted over the bore rather then on the side of the rifle....As for the artillery reference some where else in this thread.....recoil is a BIG factor why the sight is mounted to the side of the gun also it is hard to see a target in the distance if you have to look through the barrel of your artillery piece.....