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Nikon Monarch 4-12 AO

 
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Old 01-23-2006, 07:30 PM
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Nikon Monarch 4-12 AO

Got to put my new scope through the paces today. I started by checking my zero at 100 yards. I then dialed up to 500 and down to 100 for a second shot. Next, I dialed up to 800 and down to 100 for the third shot. Three shot group = 5/16!


I then dialed and shot at 500, 600, 700, 800,and 900 yards. Unfortunately I was out of bullets to recheck zero, but I scored first round hits at 5,6,7, and 800 yards.

I am impressed with this scope!
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Old 01-24-2006, 05:14 PM
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Re: Nikon Monarch 4-12 AO

Sounds good...I have the Monarch 3.3-10x44mmAO on order now. I kind of thought it to be a good scope for the money.
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Old 01-24-2006, 09:14 PM
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Re: Nikon Monarch 4-12 AO

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I scored first round hits at 5,6,7, and 800 yards.

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How big of target?
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Old 01-25-2006, 11:01 AM
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Re: Nikon Monarch 4-12 AO

I have the same scope on my .375 rum and my 7mm mag great scope, about 120 round through the .375 (ouch) still right on
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Old 01-25-2006, 01:21 PM
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Re: Nikon Monarch 4-12 AO

HG,

14 inch gong. I was testing my drop chart data. I would shoot the gong to see if I was close, then shoot a plwood target, for precise elevation data.
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Old 01-27-2006, 04:18 AM
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Re: Nikon Monarch 4-12 AO

My gong is also 14 inches. It is placed at 1150 yards for use with my 300 RUM. After the 1st initial shot, which is usually pretty dang close, although I have yet to hit it on my 1st shot, I can usually 90% of the time, hit it on my 2nd and 3rd and 4th shot. I just wished I had more power then 14x now.
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Old 01-27-2006, 04:33 AM
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Re: Nikon Monarch 4-12 AO

what is your gongs made from???. built one from 1/2 plate steel i borrowed from work, set up at 450yds, 190smk@2850 fps, 300wm left a 1/4" deep hole in gong, seen this before, on railroad tie plates, wandering thickness, kind of steel. is this normal or just need to increase distance, i intended this target for a 1000yd target, to nasty of a day that day to shoot that far, just wanted to see how they sounded
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