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Old May 11, 2013, 10:59 PM   #3
JohnKSa
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Assuming you're already using a decent long-range scope (which already has the range of adjustment needed to handle the range of adjustment for the distances at which the rifle will be used), the point of a range-compensated rail is to keep the scope's reticle in the center of the adjustment range and therefore in the optical sweet spot.

Putting a range-compensated rail on a gun and then using it to shoot at ranges that don't require that compensation is counter-productive. It means that you are now having to adjust your scope back down to compensate for the unneeded range compensation. That means you're moving the scope's reticle out of the center of the adjustment range.

So not only are you paying for something and then adjusting your scope to make it seem like it's not there, you're actually hurting yourself in terms of keeping the reticle centered in the adjustment range.
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