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Dakotaman
Optics GrassHopper Joined: January/20/2012 Location: Georgia Status: Offline Points: 24 |
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Very nice Bigdaddy! Thats a first class rig. I noticed that it is not a featherweight barrel... happy hunting!
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pyro6999
Optics Retard OT TITAN Joined: December/22/2006 Location: North Dakota Status: Offline Points: 22034 |
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i dont think you understand friend, brandon dont go huntin, he goes keelin |
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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Jon A
Optics Journeyman Joined: March/14/2008 Location: Everett, WA Status: Offline Points: 670 |
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The answer to this is yes, this scope is very clear and quite usable on 24X. It has really good glass (far better than the two 4-16 PST's I had) for the price range and would make an excellent choice. Where I feel it lacks a bit for hunting use is close range stuff if you do any woods hunting, etc. The FOV is a bit narrow on 6X and its eye relief is a bit unfriendly, especially when mounted on a 20 MOA base. For 100+ you should be fine though, depending upon your comfort level. It's also pretty long and the turrets are tall which you may not like for scabbard use but will work with the right kind of scabbard.
Yes, extensively. The SS glass is better. If you can afford it and don’t mind the extra weight, the SS would be my first choice. In most aspects I like it better (though it's not really a fair comparison as it is quite a bit more expensive). In use it has a pretty big advantage at close range with larger FOV and friendlier eyebox. At long range it will have roughly equal resolution, much more travel, 10 Mils per turn of the turret, etc. It's just a really, really good tool for long range shooting. Built super heavy duty, dead nuts reliable, etc, it's hard to beat. For ring height, you'll probably be right on the edge with lows (~.83" for most brands) depending upon the thickness of your base with both scopes. Here's a shot with it on my 300 RUM with lows: Mediums are a safer bet to work off the bat, but if you feel the height is important you may want to try lows first to see if they'll work and swap to mediums only if they don't. |
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ckk1106
Optics Master Joined: December/14/2007 Location: Arizona Status: Offline Points: 1439 |
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Man, that is a nice looking setup. |
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BFL
Optics GrassHopper Joined: January/24/2012 Location: NE Status: Offline Points: 8 |
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Good info on the eye relief on the Vortex, I was just looking at the specs listed and they were the same for both scopes. Thanks all for the great insight and information. I've decided to go the SS route, I will just have to wait a little longer. Thanks again. |
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