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Leupold Vari-X III Questions:
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<blockquote data-quote="Jon A" data-source="post: 13784" data-attributes="member: 319"><p>Thanks for all the info guys! </p><p></p><p>I'm glad to hear people have had good experiences with the Vari-X III's. When I bought the thing for my then-new 300 Win Mag oh, 12 years or so ago, my dad thought I was nuts to spend that much money on a scope when a Vari-X II would be "Better than I'd ever need." Well, I'm glad I did. I had had enough of dealing with cheap scopes (not Vari-X II's, but other brands) and wanted the best.</p><p></p><p>I suppose if the clicks are a bit off or anything it will show up on the range and I can just modify my charts--as long as it reliably returns to zero. Heck, one of the bullets I'm going to try doesn't even have a published BC so I'll pretty much be making my own drop chart for that....</p><p></p><p>Prime Time, thanks for the suggestion but I'm a bit hesitant to have Target Turrets permanently installed (even though I'm sure they're nicer than the Stoney Point Knobs). I guess I shouldn't discount them since I don't have any experience with them, but I'm worried about their durability and having them adjust accidently with some of the things I put the rifle through. Heck, with the 50mm Objective and 26" barrel, my rifle will hardly fit into my scabbard as it is. I'm thinking the taller turrets would be abused more than I'd like during all day horseback hunts, etc.</p><p></p><p>Here's what I'm thinking (and tell me if this is a dumb idea): If I'm going to be rough on the rifle (horseback or crashing through thick brush, etc) I could have the regular caps installed and the target knobs in my pocket. With a 300 RUM (I'm having the 300 Win rechambered) and a 300 yd zero, I pretty much don't need to do anything out to well past 400 yds.</p><p></p><p>If a shot much longer than that presents itself, the conditions are going to need to be perfect before I'd take it. That means plenty of time to put the rangefinder on the critter, find/make an adequate rest, contemplate the wind for a while, etc.... Those knobs will supposedly install in seconds. I figure if the shot is so far that I'd need them, if I don't have a few seconds to install them then I probably shouldn't take the shot anyway. Does that sound plausible?</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the other info as well, it wasn't confusing at all. The idea of wanting to try this actually came to me when I discovered the Sierra software I'm using will print bullet path and wind drift in 1/4 MOA clicks if you ask it to. After thinking about it that just seemed like so much better than trying to estimate how far to hold over.</p><p></p><p>Thanks again to everybody for all the info!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jon A, post: 13784, member: 319"] Thanks for all the info guys! I'm glad to hear people have had good experiences with the Vari-X III's. When I bought the thing for my then-new 300 Win Mag oh, 12 years or so ago, my dad thought I was nuts to spend that much money on a scope when a Vari-X II would be "Better than I'd ever need." Well, I'm glad I did. I had had enough of dealing with cheap scopes (not Vari-X II's, but other brands) and wanted the best. I suppose if the clicks are a bit off or anything it will show up on the range and I can just modify my charts--as long as it reliably returns to zero. Heck, one of the bullets I'm going to try doesn't even have a published BC so I'll pretty much be making my own drop chart for that.... Prime Time, thanks for the suggestion but I'm a bit hesitant to have Target Turrets permanently installed (even though I'm sure they're nicer than the Stoney Point Knobs). I guess I shouldn't discount them since I don't have any experience with them, but I'm worried about their durability and having them adjust accidently with some of the things I put the rifle through. Heck, with the 50mm Objective and 26" barrel, my rifle will hardly fit into my scabbard as it is. I'm thinking the taller turrets would be abused more than I'd like during all day horseback hunts, etc. Here's what I'm thinking (and tell me if this is a dumb idea): If I'm going to be rough on the rifle (horseback or crashing through thick brush, etc) I could have the regular caps installed and the target knobs in my pocket. With a 300 RUM (I'm having the 300 Win rechambered) and a 300 yd zero, I pretty much don't need to do anything out to well past 400 yds. If a shot much longer than that presents itself, the conditions are going to need to be perfect before I'd take it. That means plenty of time to put the rangefinder on the critter, find/make an adequate rest, contemplate the wind for a while, etc.... Those knobs will supposedly install in seconds. I figure if the shot is so far that I'd need them, if I don't have a few seconds to install them then I probably shouldn't take the shot anyway. Does that sound plausible? Thanks for the other info as well, it wasn't confusing at all. The idea of wanting to try this actually came to me when I discovered the Sierra software I'm using will print bullet path and wind drift in 1/4 MOA clicks if you ask it to. After thinking about it that just seemed like so much better than trying to estimate how far to hold over. Thanks again to everybody for all the info! [/QUOTE]
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