Coming back to this, search the web for high speed videos of scope flex for magnum loads (if that's what you're shooting, or not). You would not believe the amount of stress a scope system is put under every shot. This is the reason, outside of rimfire, that I try to keep the scope as close to the centerline of the barrel as possible. The lessened changes of elevation in your DOPE for short to long range adjustments is just a mathmatical bonus.

The OLD setup