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It would be far simpler to just sight the rifle in to hit as far to the right as the scope is to the left- Then the targeting line of sight will be parallel with the bullet's flight path as far as one could wish to shoot (not considering wind).

Unless you can sight it in at the farthest distance the bullet can travel, it will never be truly parallel to the bore's centerline! You could sight it in at the maximum range you think you'll ever fire, but that will still make a slight difference at everything closer.
This will work great for hunting rifles, as accuracy is minute of deer. But an offset mount isn't a good choice for accurate target shooting.

No, if the scope centerline is, for example, 3/4" left of the center line of the bore, and you sight the rifle so that it is hitting 3/4" right of the aiming point, then, disallowing for actual wind and spin-drift, it will be 3/4" at every distance from 0 yds, to 10,000.

Vall, have you ever heard of a guy by the name of Jack Odor?

I know Jack very well, we hunt together sometimes and he is a client. That guy can really shoot with left eye........

Yeah, exactly. He is among the very top target shooters in the country, shooting everything from benchrest Schuetzen to 1000 yds creedmoor. Offhand, sticks, bench it doesn't matter. And his sights are offset a few INCHES, not fractions of an inch, to the left.

He is also a really nice guy.

I just talked to him yesterday and forgot to ask how he did in Iowa on deer. His house is like the museum of natural history as well. Every species of NA duck possible, B&C whitetails, Mulies, Antelope and a huge Grizzly as well, and Jack is one hell of a nice guy as noted.

I agree that if you know exactly the distance from centerline to centerline, and you can judge the same exact difference when looking at a target 200 yds. away, then by all means it works. But if you're approximating any part of this, then it's going to change at varying distances. I suppose with enough calculations of outside diameter of the scope, barrel, it could be calculated pretty close, and maybe exactly for someone with the right equipment. Don't forget to include external taper of the barrel when doing all those calculations. And be sure whoever tapered it checked run out from the bore too!
I'd have a tough time estimating 3/4" at 200 yds., unless the scope used had pretty good magnification. Since my old guns get old scopes, then 6x is about as high power as my scopes get. Again, if it's for hunting purposes, then it's not a concern.

Don't tell this guy you cant shoot targets with offset sights. Baker does quite well with them, including being on a national championship team as well as setting several grand senior national records.

Think the offset sights would be much like regulating a double rifle.
The trajectories should cross at some point.
Adjust elevation for range and probably have to tweak the windage.
Could certainly be made to work
Chuck