Thread: not enough elevation in scope

hi guys . i have a howa 22-250 with boyds stock suppressed that ive got a burris 6.5-20 e1 to put on . took my 3-9 e1 off but cant get enough adjustment from my 6.5-20 . at full height up adjustment im still 100mm to low at 100yds. think
i have talley base/ring combo on . thinking i might need to email burris maybe . any thoughts ?

That is weird. Can you swap front and back rings over to see if that solves it? Others will be along with thoughts.

Originally Posted by Tikka7mm08

That is weird. Can you swap front and back rings over to see if that solves it? Others will be along with thoughts.

they are different front to back

@sig4x4 any chance of a side profile photo? just to get a look at rings etc

They only have 30 MOA of elevation which is the least I have ever heard of so that might be your problem. Once mounted you will have less than 15 minutes each way (up and down). You might need to shim your mounts. Cut a coke tin into shims.

https://www.burrisoptics.com/scopes/...pe-6.5-20x50mm

side profile

Originally Posted by Tahr

They only have 30 MOA of elevation which is the least I have ever heard of so that might be your problem. Once mounted you will have less than 15 minutes each way (up and down).

https://www.burrisoptics.com/scopes/...pe-6.5-20x50mm

Mind boggling. This is 2022. Others scopes regularly have ~80 MOA of adjustment.

Originally Posted by Ultimitsu

Mind boggling. This is 2022. Others scopes regularly have ~80 MOA of adjustment.

Yeah Burris has always been a bit piss poor in that respect. The 3-9 the OP removed had 50 MOA.

I have an old 6-24 Black Diamond rated at IIRC 39 MOA.
I mounted mine on an Omark. I zeroed OK at 100 yds but didn't have much adjustment left so fitted a 20 MOA rail and used Zee rings for further improvement.
I have no trouble now getting to 900 yards.

Originally Posted by Tahr

They only have 30 MOA of elevation which is the least I have ever heard of so that might be your problem. Once mounted you will have less than 15 minutes each way (up and down). You might need to shim your mounts. Cut a coke tin into shims.
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Even worse than the Burris is the older Bushnell Elite 4200 in 3-9x40, 4-16x50, 6-24x - they only have 26 MOA of total elevation adjustment (13 up or down from mechanical center). So it would not be the scope to buy if you have any thoughts of long range shooting. I had mine (4-16x) mounted in Burris Signatures with +/- inserts.

Bushnell Elite 4500 series (basically a re-furbish of the 4200) has 40 MOA of elevation adjustment. While for about the same money second hand, you could get a Bushnell 3200 5-15x40mm Tactical Mildot, and get 46 MOA of adjustment.

happen to have a set of nikko 30mm zero locks that after installing with equal packers will give me enough adjustments.so think i may buy a set of them in 25mm

Thats why they have a ballistic reticle because they are not suitable for dialing once you get them zeroed.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Thats why they have a ballistic reticle because they are not suitable for dialing once you get them zeroed.

not trying to use it as a dial up just trying to sight in . spent some time this morning at mates farm and at full adjustment am still 100mm low at 100yrds

Originally Posted by sig4x4

not trying to use it as a dial up just trying to sight in . spent some time this morning at mates farm and at full adjustment am still 100mm low at 100yrds

I didn't suggest you were. I was commenting on the purpose of the configuration of the 'scope. Ballistic reticle coupled with minimal elevation adjustment.

You could hammer a felling wedge in under the Barrel,jack that Barrel up a bit.
Just use a polymer one not a steel wedge so you don't scratch the bluing.

Originally Posted by norsk

You could hammer a felling wedge in under the Barrel,jack that Barrel up a bit.
Just use a polymer one not a steel wedge so you don't scratch the bluing.

No that would make it worse, the barrel needs to go down, maybe clamp it down into the stock and put some duct tape or a zip tie around it.