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First long range build attempt: load development to cheek weld
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<blockquote data-quote="codyadams" data-source="post: 1033962" data-attributes="member: 87243"><p>I researched different scopes, and at the time I wasn't exactly in the money...so my budget was limited. I had heard mostly good things about vortex, especially their customer service. I ended up going with a vortex viper 6.5-20x44 with mil dot reticle, about 430 bucks. After doing a box test, turning G the k observed to their limits and back, firing a shot, and repeating, I decided it was a sound scope. Clarity was good enough, and turrets were functional. As others have said, eye relief is a gripe, even on my now 11 pound .308, the scope will still just touch my eye brow in prone position, I wouldn't want to be behind a 300 mag shorter weight rifle with it...anyways, I went to burgers ballistics calibrator and got a basic card for out to 800. I gripped my kestrel and headed for the desert. After ringing it out, I got my actual drop numbers charted out to 800, a D in 3-8 mph winds, was able to maintain 1 moa groups all the way out. My 800 yard groups were hanging around 6 inches, if I was able to read the wind right shot to shot, as it was NOT consistent that day. But after all that prone shooting at long range, I decided I needed a trigger and a cheek weld. The trigger was simple, a timney 1.5-3 did the job nicely. But for a cheek rest...I wanted to make my own. So instead of explaining it, ill just show pics...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="codyadams, post: 1033962, member: 87243"] I researched different scopes, and at the time I wasn't exactly in the money...so my budget was limited. I had heard mostly good things about vortex, especially their customer service. I ended up going with a vortex viper 6.5-20x44 with mil dot reticle, about 430 bucks. After doing a box test, turning G the k observed to their limits and back, firing a shot, and repeating, I decided it was a sound scope. Clarity was good enough, and turrets were functional. As others have said, eye relief is a gripe, even on my now 11 pound .308, the scope will still just touch my eye brow in prone position, I wouldn't want to be behind a 300 mag shorter weight rifle with it...anyways, I went to burgers ballistics calibrator and got a basic card for out to 800. I gripped my kestrel and headed for the desert. After ringing it out, I got my actual drop numbers charted out to 800, a D in 3-8 mph winds, was able to maintain 1 moa groups all the way out. My 800 yard groups were hanging around 6 inches, if I was able to read the wind right shot to shot, as it was NOT consistent that day. But after all that prone shooting at long range, I decided I needed a trigger and a cheek weld. The trigger was simple, a timney 1.5-3 did the job nicely. But for a cheek rest...I wanted to make my own. So instead of explaining it, ill just show pics... [/QUOTE]
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