Description
Rifle Scope Product Details
HD Remington 700, 722, 40x Long Action Picatinny Rail Scope Mount 20 MOA
Rail Type: One Piece Picatinny
Machined From: Solid 7075 T6 Aircraft Grade Aluminum
Finish: Matte Black Hardcoat
Center Spread: 4.485″
Overall Length of Mount: 7.064″
Height: .35″ (Top of Receiver to Top of Picatinny)
Weight: 2.5 oz
Quick Disconnect Ring Compatible: Yes
Ambidextrous: Yes
Compatible with Picatinny or Weaver scope rings.
Mounting Hardware: #6-48 X 1/4 Screws and T-10 Bit Included
Torque Specs: 20 in/lbs
The Bergara Premier and certain Remington 700 models (ie. 700 Police) require the base to be drilled out for #8 screws. Our Remington 700 mounts that are predrilled are only available in our Heavy Duty platform and are available below. If you would like to drill the mount yourself, we do offer a #8 Drill Out Kit which comes with the appropriate drill bit and screws.
Remington Long Action Mounts Drilled for #8 Screws:
0 MOA
20 MOA
30 MOA
40 MOA
This mount comes standard with a bevel on both sides making it ambidextrous.
The bolt pattern on our Remington 700 Long Action mount fits Long Action Remington 700 rifles (example 30-06, 300 Win mag), as well as the 740 and 40x. Despite what you may have heard, the Remington 700 mount will NOT fit your Howa 1500 or Weatherby Vanguard. The bolt pattern is similar, but the remainder of the mount (ejection port, length, etc.) renders it useless on these two guns.
We recommend measuring the hole spacing in your receiver to confirm it matches with the dimensions we have published.
Rifle Scope Product Features
Rail Type: One Piece Picatinny
Machined From: Solid 7075 T6 Aircraft Grade Aluminum
Finish: Matte Black Hardcoat
Center Spread: 4.485″
Overall Length of Mount: 7.064″
About the EGW Scope Maker
EGW is a premium maker for firearm scopes, optics, mounts, and other components used for firearms like rifles and long guns. They style and supply their scopes, mounts, and related products by using elements which are long lasting and resilient. This includes the HD Remington 700, 722, 40x Long Action Picatinny Rail Scope Mount 20 MOA by EGW. For more shooting goods, visit their site.
What You Need to Know About Rifle Scopes
Rifle scopes enable you to specifically align a rifle at various targets by lining up your eye with the target over a distance. They do this through magnifying the target by utilizing a series of lenses within the scope. The scope’s alignment can be dialed in to account for many natural factors like wind and elevation decreases to account for bullet drop.
The scope’s purpose is to help shooters understand precisely where the bullet will hit based on the sight picture you are seeing with the scope as you line up the scope’s crosshair or reticle with the intended target. Most modern-day rifle scopes have about eleven parts which are located inside and on the exterior of the optic. These scope parts include the rifle scope’s body, lenses, adjustment turrets or dials, objective focus rings, and other elements. See all eleven parts of a rifle optical system.
About Rifle Optic Types
Rifle scopes can be either “first focal plane” or “second focal plane” type of optics. Deciding upon the best type of rifle scope is based around what type of shooting you plan on doing.
First Focal Plane Scopes
Focal plane scopes (FFP) feature the reticle in front of the magnification lens. This causes the reticle to increase in size based on the amount of magnification being used. The benefit is that the reticle measurements are the same at the enhanced range as they are at the non magnified range. One tick on a mil-dot reticle at one hundred yards with no “zoom” is still the exact same tick at one hundred yards with 5x “zoom”. These kinds of scopes are practical for:
- Quick acquisition, far away types of shooting
- Shooting scenarios where estimations are minimal
- Experienced shooters who recognize their target “hold over” plus “lead” relationships for their rifles
- Shooters who don’t mind the reticle is bigger and uses up more visual eyesight area than a SFP reticle
Second Focal Plane Optics
Second focal plane scopes (SFP) feature the reticle to the rear of the zoom lens. This triggers the reticle to remain at the exact same overall size relative to the amount of zoom being used. The end result is that the reticle measurements adjust based upon the magnification chosen to shoot over greater distances considering the reticle measurements represent distinct increments which fluctuate with the zoom level. In the FFP illustration with the SFP scope, the 5x “zoom” 100 yard tick measurement would be 1/5th of the non “zoom” tick reticle measurement. These types of optics work for:
- Far away kinds of shooting where shooters have increased time to make ballistic calculations
- Shooting where most of the shots happen within shorter spaces and ranges
- Shooters who desire a clearer optic picture with less space taken up by the larger sized FFP reticle
Magnification for Rifle Scopes
The level of scope magnification you need on your optic depends upon the kind of shooting you intend to do. Just about every style of rifle optic offers some level of magnification. The level of magnification a scope gives is determined by the diameter, density, and curves of the lenses within the rifle optic. The zoom of the optic is the “power” of the scope. This indicates what the shooter is looking at through the scope is magnified times the power element of what can generally be seen by human eyes.
About Fixed Power Lens Rifle Optics
A single power rifle scope uses a zoom number designator like 4×32. This implies the zoom power of the scope is 4x power while the objective lens is 32mm. The magnification of this type of scope can not adjust considering that it is set from the factory.
Info About Variable Power Lens Rifle Glass
Variable power rifle scopes use enhanced power. The power modification is achieved by using the power ring part of the scope near the rear of the scope by the eye bell.
The Power Level and Range Correlation of Rifle Glass
Here are some suggested scope power levels and the distances where they can be effectively used. Consider that high power glass will not be as effective as lower magnification level optics and scopes due to the fact that excessive zoom can be a negative thing in certain situations. The same concept goes for longer ranges where the shooter needs to have enough power to see where to best aim the rifle at the target.
Rifle Glass Lens Covering
All modern rifle scope lenses are coated. There are different types and qualities of lens coatings. When thinking about high end rifle optics and scope systems, Lens covering can be a significant element of defining the rifle’s capability. The glass lenses are one of the most crucial pieces of the optic as they are what your eye looks through while sighting a rifle in on the target. The coating on the lenses offers protection to the lens surface and assists with anti glare capabilities from excess sunshine and color discernibility.
Details on Lens Coatings – HD Versus ED
Some scope producers also use “HD” or high-definition lens coverings which use different techniques, chemicals, aspects, and polarizations to draw out a wide range of colors and viewable quality through the lens. Some scope makers use “HD” to refer to “ED” to signify the lens has extra-low dispersion glass.
Single Finish Versus Multi-Coating for Scopes
Various optic lenses can likewise have different coverings applied to them. All lenses generally have at least some type of treatment or coating applied to them before they are used in a rifle scope or optic.
Single covered lenses have a treatment applied to them which is normally a protective and enhancing multi-purpose treatment. This lens treatment can safeguard the lens from scratches while lowering glare and other less useful things experienced in the shooting environment while sighting in with the scope. The quality of a single covered lens depends upon the scope developer and just how much you spent on it. Both the make and cost are indications of the lens quality.
Some scope producers also make it a point to specify if their optic lenses are layered or “multi” covered. This indicates the lens has had numerous treatments applied to the surfaces. If a lens gets multiple treatments, it can prove that a manufacturer is taking multiple actions to combat different environmental aspects like an anti-glare finishing, a scratch resistant anti-abrasion finish, followed by a hydrophilic covering. This also does not necessarily mean the multi-coated lens is much better than a single coated lens. Being “much better” is dependent on the producer’s lens treatment technology and the quality of glass used in creating the rifle glass.
Anti-water Covering for Scopes
Water on a lens does not assist with preserving a clear sight picture through a scope at all. Many top of the line and military grade optic makers will coat their lenses with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic anti-water finishing.
Choices for Mounting Rifle Optics on Firearms
Installing options for scopes come in a few choices. There are the standard scope rings which are separately mounted to the scope and one-piece mounts which cradle the scope. These various types of mounts also usually are made in quick release variations which use toss levers which permit rifle shooters to quickly install and remove the glass.
Hex Key Optic Rings
Normal, clamp design mounting scope rings use hex head screws to mount to the flattop design Picatinny scope installation rails on rifles. These types of scope mounts use a couple of separate rings to support the optic, and are often made from 7075 T6 billet aluminum which are created for long range precision shooting. This type of scope mount is fine for rifles which need a long lasting, sound mount which will not move no matter how much the scope is moved or abuse the rifle takes.
Quick-Release Cantilever Rifle Scope Rings
These types of quick-release rifle scope mounts can be used to rapidly take off a scope and connect it to a different rifle. Numerous scopes can also be swapped out if they all use a compatible style mount. These types of mounts are handy for rifles which are carried a lot, to remove the optic from the rifle for protecting the scope, or for scopes which are used between multiple rifles or are situationally focused.
Rifle Scope Tube Sealing and Gas Purging
Wetness inside your rifle optic can destroy a day of shooting and your pricey optic by triggering fogging and creating residue inside of the scope tube. The majority of scopes prevent humidity from getting in the optical tube with a system of sealing O-rings which are waterproof. Usually, these water-resistant optics can be submerged beneath 20 or 30 feet of water before the water pressure can force moisture past the O-rings. This should be plenty of wetness prevention for standard use rifles, unless you plan on taking your rifle on boats and are concerned about the scope still functioning if it falls overboard and you can still retrieve the firearm.
Info Around Rifle Scope Tube Gas Purging
Another part of avoiding the buildup of moisture inside of the rifle scope’s tube is filling the tube with a gas like nitrogen. Because this space is already taken up by the gas, the glass is less impacted by climate shifts and pressure distinctions from the outdoor environment which might potentially allow water vapor to permeate in around the seals to fill the vacuum which would otherwise be there. These are good qualities of a good rifle scope to look for.
