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Originally Posted by Scottmisfits
The first diagram is the proper way. That being said, one of the first things we will.hear about guys shooting at these ridiculous long ranges is that it's unethical hunting and most shots are taken within 200 yards.
From what I gathered in one of Chuck's earlier posts is that inside normal.huntjng distances, crosshairs level with your hold is good. The horizontal difference wod be negligible. It's there but Bary noticable for hunting purposes.
Target and precision shooting, level, square, plumbing, etc, get them lined up properly for shooting past , what, maybe 400 yards? That's when it will really start to become a little more noticeable maybe.
All that being said, this effect would really be amplified if the centerline of the scope or and bore aren't perpendicular to each other. Throw in a MOA Ra and the effects amplify greatly.
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With a few degrees of cant, the difference would be negligible for big game hunting at the distances that most people shoot at. As the cant increases, or the scope mounting height increases, so does the horizontal offset. So if you use a 50mm scope mounted high on a varmint rifle, and you cant the rifle, it could cause more misses trying to shoot the heads off of ground squirrels at 200-300 yards. For the person shooting targets at 1000 yards, it would definitely be something to consider. But regardless of the situation , if you cant the rifle, you will have horizontal offset, whether you realize it or not.