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advice on double duty scope
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<blockquote data-quote="Senderofan" data-source="post: 443975" data-attributes="member: 13831"><p><img src="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/<a href=" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://<a href=" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />rjackh:</p><p> </p><p>The probnlem I experienced....It was 18 degrees ambient temp. I adjusted my dope from my zero to the range at hand. The elevation stuck at my zero until after my shot. My dope was then dialed in....after that shot. This was unacc eptable in a hunting situation.......so I sold the scope. This exact scenario was replicated by my two budies....to rule out operator error.</p><p> </p><p>I was extremely displeased by this situation. I had found the optics to be the best that this hick had ever experienced. And the scope in general....the most robust. You may or may not experience the same problems. Generally folks are using the scope in ambient temps. much greater than I was...so they didn't experience a problem. BTW, this would have been a gen 3 scope...6-24X.</p><p> </p><p>I have recently moved on to a Premier Heritage 5-25X. The scope that this will be replacing is a NightForce NXS 5.5-22x by 56mm...which will reside on my 13 y.o. sons rifle. I never experienced a problem with the NXS...nor do I expect a prolem with the Heritage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Good Luck,</p><p> </p><p>Wayne</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://<a href=http://s427.photobucket.com/albums/pp359/Senderofan/Premier%20Heritage/?action=view&current=DSC01668-1.jpg target=_blank>[IMG]http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp359/Senderofan/Premier%20Heritage/th_DSC01668-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />[/IMG]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Senderofan, post: 443975, member: 13831"] [IMG]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/<a href=[/IMG][IMG]http://<a href=[/IMG]rjackh: The probnlem I experienced....It was 18 degrees ambient temp. I adjusted my dope from my zero to the range at hand. The elevation stuck at my zero until after my shot. My dope was then dialed in....after that shot. This was unacc eptable in a hunting situation.......so I sold the scope. This exact scenario was replicated by my two budies....to rule out operator error. I was extremely displeased by this situation. I had found the optics to be the best that this hick had ever experienced. And the scope in general....the most robust. You may or may not experience the same problems. Generally folks are using the scope in ambient temps. much greater than I was...so they didn't experience a problem. BTW, this would have been a gen 3 scope...6-24X. I have recently moved on to a Premier Heritage 5-25X. The scope that this will be replacing is a NightForce NXS 5.5-22x by 56mm...which will reside on my 13 y.o. sons rifle. I never experienced a problem with the NXS...nor do I expect a prolem with the Heritage. Good Luck, Wayne [IMG]http://<a href=http://s427.photobucket.com/albums/pp359/Senderofan/Premier%20Heritage/?action=view¤t=DSC01668-1.jpg target=_blank>[IMG]http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp359/Senderofan/Premier%20Heritage/th_DSC01668-1.jpg[/IMG][/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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