which leupold scope?

[tlbrooks]

I recentally had a custom 260 Rem built on my old 700ADL action. Fully blue printed with a 25" #4 Shilen SS Select Match, 1-8" twist barrel screwed on. Neil Jones did a rework on my trigger and set it at just over 2 lbs. (Mr. Jones does VERY nice work at a reasonable price) Everything bedded in a B&C Medalist stock. I want to use it for 500-600 yard coyotes, deer and pronghorns. i own two leupold VXIII's 30mm side focus scopes. One is a 4.5-14 x 40 and the other is a 6.5-20 x 40. I want to use Leupold's custom turret system. Which would be considered a more all around scope? Also, both scopes have the varmint reticle, good or bad? Can the custom turrets be easily moved from one scope to another? Would I go with the custom elevation turrets only or do I need custom windage turrets too? Thanks for any suggestions.

Tom

[WildRose]

Originally Posted by tlbrooks

I recentally had a custom 260 Rem built on my old 700ADL action. Fully blue printed with a 25" #4 Shilen SS Select Match, 1-8" twist barrel screwed on. Neil Jones did a rework on my trigger and set it at just over 2 lbs. (Mr. Jones does VERY nice work at a reasonable price) Everything bedded in a B&C Medalist stock. I want to use it for 500-600 yard coyotes, deer and pronghorns. i own two leupold VXIII's 30mm side focus scopes. One is a 4.5-14 x 40 and the other is a 6.5-20 x 40. I want to use Leupold's custom turret system. Which would be considered a more all around scope? Also, both scopes have the varmint reticle, good or bad? Can the custom turrets be easily moved from one scope to another? Would I go with the custom elevation turrets only or do I need custom windage turrets too? Thanks for any suggestions.

Tom

Both are good quality scopes but if it were me I'd sell one of them and move up to the 6-20x50. The extra time the 50mm obj gives you early and late can really make the difference especially on a cloudy day where light is slow coming in the morning and lost rapidly in the evening.

Custom elevation turrets work very well as long as you don't change loads or change elevation by more than about 3,000ft.

I see no utility in a custom windage turret as long as you have MOA turrets to begin with.

Just dial up the appropriate MOA for the range and wind as your ballistic calculator or range card dictates and let'r rip.

[davewitt]

Are those scopes bottlecap models? You can put a stoney point 1/4 moa knob on it midway part#899-510 or send it(6.5-20) to Leupold and have a target turret installed and a custom dial to match your load,I think mine cost me $140.00. Hope this helps. Dave

[Timber338]

Originally Posted by davewitt

You can put a stoney point 1/4 moa knob on it midway part#899-510 ... Hope this helps. Dave

I installed these exact stoney point 1/4 moa knobs onto my leupold 6.5-20 that I have on top of my 22-250.

They do have a tiny bit of backlash due to way the stoney point turret contacts the coin slot of the scope... there has to be some clearance to allow the spindle to engage inside of the slot... so I placed a very small dab of epoxy to the spindle where it contacts the coin-slot of the scope dial. Now it works perfect, zero backlash. Overall I am happy with them.

[winmag]

4.5-14. You live in Auburn Wa. So let's say for one reason or another you can't make it to the good side to hunt, & you have to go near where you live..... Clearcuts are about the only place where you can even come close to taking advantage of 4.5-14 let alone a 6-20 power. Warehauser, or Plumcreek, is your only shot.

I live, & hunt in central, & eastern Oregon, & also hunt Idaho. I'm in everything from timber to sagebrush on a daily basis, & I personally wouldn't put a scope on a hunting rifle that started any higher than 4.5.
The 6 power & up, is just way too much for brush or dark timber imo.
Now if it was strictly a dedicated LR ONLY rifle, or comp rifle then ya use the bigger one. But for coyotes & deer out to only 5-600 4.5-14 all the way.

I own two VX-III, 4.5-14x40 A/O's (1 Tactical pre mark 4, & one regular), & one VX-III, 3.5-10. The 14's both have varmint hunter duplex, & the tac has turrets as well, & the 10 has the B&C.
I also have a Burris 4.5-14x42 A/O, B-Plex.
I have yet to use a 6-20 power on anything for hunting. There nice for really stretching it out there, but not nesicary or practical for even my LR rifles for my style of hunting. May e your style is different. I dunno.
I lived in Enumclaw, for a while, & hated it, cause there's just no room to do anything, let alone shoot LR. The ravensdale gunclub is a joke, & you can't shoot at mud mountain dam anymore. Wheeler sold thier gravel pit out by Black Diamond, Greenwater is too thick with brush etc. Pierce county isn't any better. Where do you go to practice?

[Rem700]

Originally Posted by tlbrooks

I recentally had a custom 260 Rem built on my old 700ADL action. Fully blue printed with a 25" #4 Shilen SS Select Match, 1-8" twist barrel screwed on. Neil Jones did a rework on my trigger and set it at just over 2 lbs. (Mr. Jones does VERY nice work at a reasonable price) Everything bedded in a B&C Medalist stock. I want to use it for 500-600 yard coyotes, deer and pronghorns. i own two leupold VXIII's 30mm side focus scopes. One is a 4.5-14 x 40 and the other is a 6.5-20 x 40. I want to use Leupold's custom turret system. Which would be considered a more all around scope? Also, both scopes have the varmint reticle, good or bad? Can the custom turrets be easily moved from one scope to another? Would I go with the custom elevation turrets only or do I need custom windage turrets too? Thanks for any suggestions.

Tom

I like a higher power scope than some guys would use but i go by the mantra of, it's better to have it and not need it then need it and not have it. I use a 5.5 x 20 scope on my 280ai and some of my shots are around 100yds but if i hunt at work i can shoot 800 yds. And given that you'll be shooting yote at those distances, the 20x would be nice to have.

IMO, If you are going to you to use the turrets for elevation and windage, i wouldn't waste your money on those reticles unless it was mil-dot. Those reticles just generic markings and based off factory ammo and rifles.

[Rem700]

Originally Posted by Timber338

I installed these exact stoney point 1/4 moa knobs onto my leupold 6.5-20 that I have on top of my 22-250.

They do have a tiny bit of backlash due to way the stoney point turret contacts the coin slot of the scope... there has to be some clearance to allow the spindle to engage inside of the slot... so I placed a very small dab of epoxy to the spindle where it contacts the coin-slot of the scope dial. Now it works perfect, zero backlash. Overall I am happy with them.

You should post a how-to with pics, i'd like to see how you did it!