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I have a scope I need to adjust.

Pretend the cross hairs don't move.

If the optic currently points too high (meaning the bullets hits low) and the rings are 5" apart.

How much would I have to shim up the rear scope ring to make it point 24" LOWER at 50 yds?

Is there a calculation for this?


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It's a problem with similar triangles.

50 yards is 1800 inches.

X/5 = 24/1800

X = .666"

That's a very fat shim. I don't think it is going to work.


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Originally Posted by denton
It's a problem with similar triangles.

50 yards is 1800 inches.

X/5 = 24/1800

X = .666"

That's a very fat shim. I don't think it is going to work.


Hey Denton, I think you might be missing the first zero on the right of the decimal. I get 0.0667"


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Triangles! That's what I couldn't figure out!

thanks guys!

yea. .067

I will give it a try! thank you very much!

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