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helo18
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Posted: June/15/2015 at 20:43 |
I have several rifles that are scopeless. I will give what each rifle is, intentions, and price limit.
1. Ruger M77 300 WM. This is basically just a hunting rifle, and for the most part a back up since I have others as my go to. Shots would range from 50 to 400 yards. I have in the past taken it to 700, but have no intentions of doing that again. Price range $500 to $1500, preferably under $1000. 2. AR-15 built myself. It is a 1-7 twist, so I will probably run the heavier bullets for more precision, prairie dogs, and coyotes. Ranges on yotes and dogs to 500 and paper further for fun. Price range $1000 3. Rem 700 22-250 - I am intending to rebarrel this to handle bullets up to 85-90 grains. I really want to play around at 1000 yards with this rifle. I have alot of different ideas for this rifle, and some of them involve using the heavier bullets. Coyotes, dogs, hogs, antelope, deer, etc. I am not going to put a price limit on this scope. 4. Ruger 10/22 - This is a takedown model with a timney trigger and a tactical solutions barrel set up for my suppressor and to keep a shorter overall length. Now, I know this seems like the usual scope suggestion for a 22, but lets throw in a twist. There is a place that is about 2 1/2 hours from me that does a shoot every month for 22 LR. The range goes out to 400 yards, so I would like a scope that can handle that. Price range under $1000 I know the questions that normally come. What features? My preferences are FFP with MIL/MIL adjustments. That being said, I am looking for all kinds of ideas and thoughts on these. And discuss!
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koshkin
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1) Kahles KXi 3.5-10x50
2) SWFA SS 3-15x42 3) You did not mention the price range for this one, but I assume $1k or so. Burris XTR II 4-20x50 4) This will take a lot of adjustment. Vortex PST 2.5-10x32 is worth a look. I just started testing Burris XTR II 2-10x42 and I like it so far. It would also work well. ILya
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helo18
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On 3, lets just say I don't have a limit on what to spend at the moment.
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koshkin
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OK.
3) Tangent Theta 5-25x56
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Kickboxer
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ILya's suggestions are excellent.
Take a look at the Meopta Meostar R1 3-12x56 for hunting. It is a "true value" scope. Just a thing to think about.
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Rancid Coolaid
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Is a 22-250 a 1,000-yard caliber?
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helo18
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A nosler 80 gr hpbt is listed with a bc of .415 and can be pushed to 3000 fps. This would give it a drop of about 312 inches at 1000 yards from a 100 yard zero and velocity around 12-1300 fps.
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koshkin
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I have a 22-250 with the barrel more or less on its last legs, so I consider buying a fast twist 22-250 barrel.
It has a detrimental effect on barrel life, but is a very competent long range cartridge. If memory serves me right, Berger makes a crazy 90gr 0.224 bullet that can be pushed out of an appropriately long fast twist 22-250 barrel at around 3000gr fps. I think it drops about 7 - 7.5mrad at 1000 yards with 10mph drift of right around 2 mrad. I think barrel life will not be great and the twist will have to be 1 in 7", but it is supersonic out to about 1400 yards if you are not at sea level. ILya
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Rancid Coolaid
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In that case... hell yea, Tangen Theta!
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Not hijacking. " Burris XTR II 4-20x50" what the what... I have been asleep for awhile but Burris as a suggestion. Please inform me!!! I am all Ears Sir Koshkin! |
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koshkin
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I am not yet done with my evaluation of XTR II scopes, but at first blush they are looking like very competent designs with a nice feature set. Turret feel is good. Optics look pretty good. Illumination is well worked out. I think Burris did their homework with this one. ILya
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