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cheaptrick
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Mark, that is a very nice look. I REALLY like it... (great staging, too)
I've often wished I had had my .338 built with left handed bolt. So far, I've shot it more left handed than right.
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cheaptrick
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Thank you, Sir! I've got some more pics to post later. I can't tell you good people how much I LOVE this scope! For those out there considering buying this scope, don't wait another second! It's an incredible scope, at a terrific value!
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cheaptrick
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cheaptrick
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Thanks, Mike.
The AR sports the SWFA/Bobro mount and it's REALLY the cat's pajamas, as well!
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cheaptrick
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Ahhh shucks! Thank you!
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cheaptrick
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Swapped 'em.
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Rancid Coolaid
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That bolt is on the wrong side!
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Very nice CT.
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Thanks, John! |
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Welcome to OT, Kiba! Thanks for sharing your observations. I too am going back and forth in my mind over which reticle I want to get. I really like what I see of the donut at 1X, but the circle is a bit thicker and dominates more than I'd prefer at 4X. |
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I was about to say the same thing, Jeff, but then I remembered that Mark is one of them "special" shooters. Both nice setups, Mark! ... despite your 700 being defective. |
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Kiba
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Made up my mind this weekend after some more shooting... the donut is going back and the T-reticle is staying.
It boiled down to my typical usage for the rifle. It's mostly a 50-300 yard gun for plinking and coyotes. The donut just blocked too much of my view at 4X for my primary use. If the rifle was mostly a 5-50 yard gun and the optic was at 1x most of the time I would have gone with the donut. After a bit more practice on 25 yard USPSA targets I managed to get the time & accuracy difference between the donut and T down to almost nothing. The donut may be more intuitive at 1x at first but with a little work the T-reticle on 1X is nearly as good for me. Again, work with what you have and get good with it. Another oddity I noticed when zeroing the scopes: the turrets appear to be splined on 0.2 mil increments. While that was OK for windage I had to "compromise" on my elevation zero and to have the knob zero lined up with the hash mark meant setting the bullet impact 0.1 mils off where I really wanted it. For a 1-4x scope 0.1 mils of error is splitting hairs but it's still a reasonable observation. The 0.2 mil splines was probably a compromise needed with making a single rotation 10 mil small diameter knob. Either way, the scopes are awesome and I really liked both reticles but for my tastes and primary application the T-reticle was the winner. Can't wait to get a coyote with it instead of just steel and paper. |
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Thanks all - I lurked and read and literally just bought based on all of your fine commentary on this scope.
I went with the capped doughnut :-) Looking to do some three gun and shoot a coyote and a hog or two to boot. It is going on my new BCM 14.5 middy - paid for 2 day shipping so if all goes well I will have pics up by Saturday. Thanks again to everyone who posted here with comments on this scope. It is a tremendous help to have a community here willing to shatr. Thanks again, Mark |
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Welcome to OT, Mark! I hope you decide to stick around.
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Ted
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cheaptrick
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Welcome, Mark!
The pic I posted of my AR, is a Bravo Co. middy........ It's a gooden!
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