Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
Picture of my Huskemaw scope
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Len Backus" data-source="post: 290597" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>This is my 3 month old coyote gun built by Jim See, <a href="http://www.centershotrifles.com/" target="_blank"><strong><u>Center Shot Rifles</u></strong></a> and he did the camo, too.</p><p></p><p>Also pictured is my new Huskemaw Scope. I am thrilled with it. You may have heard that I am now a dealer. <a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/articles/huskemaw-scopes-overview.php" target="_blank"><strong><u>Huskemaw Scopes - Buy Here</u></strong></a></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.longrangehunting.com/images-articles/7831PS.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.longrangehunting.com/images-articles/7838PS.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Shown above with the dust caps off. Also missing is the <strong>custom ballistic turret cap</strong> which I will order after calculating my drops. The use of a custom ballistic cap, of course, is optional. Some don't like them. I sure do.</p><p></p><p></p><p>To the left, you can see the <strong>range finding yardage ring</strong> (4, 5, 6, 7, 8). That works with the vertical windage hold-off hash marks on the horizontal reticle. There are 3 of them (1 moa apart), 1, 2 and 3 moa tall. If you hold the correct sized one up to cover the back-to-brisket...turning the yardage ring to get proper coverage...the resultant yardage is your range. That feature is comforting for a heavy rain or snow fall where most range finders don't work.</p><p></p><p>In the picture, I don't think you can quite make out the "<strong>zero index</strong>" on the top turret. It enables you to never make a mistake by being off one whole revolution on your yardage. Been there...done that. Nice whitetail buck missed in 2002 at 525 yards. I thought it was a chip shot, how could I miss him at that range? I killed him the next day after I figured it out. </p><p></p><p>I also have that feature on my Nightforce scope, which I also love, by the way. I have a <a href="http://kentonindustries.com/" target="_blank"><strong><u>Kenton Industries</u></strong></a> cap on it. These things are not that difficult to adapt for changing conditions. In SD this spring, I killed a rock at 900+ yards with this gun and my Kenton cap on top of a NF scope. The adjustments for conditions were simple, easier than using a chart when the same conditions changes had to be dealt with. I really think you will see the custom ballistic cap concept used more and more in the future.</p><p></p><p>Below is a picture of the Huskemaw version of a cap. You may notice the <strong>windage in moa is printed on the top row</strong>. No need to look to your chart. And since the clicks are in 1/3 moa, one full revolution is 20 moa. This means most long range <strong>loads get to 1,000 yards in only one revolution</strong>. Combined with very good glass and with all those other features it is a very good value.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.longrangehunting.com/images-articles/lrh_3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>This feature is really important for those fast-moving moments in the field as your giant mule deer keeps moving and you have to keep ranging, clicking, ranging and clicking, etc.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.longrangehunting.com/images-articles/huskemaw-drop-compensator-small.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Len Backus, post: 290597, member: 1"] This is my 3 month old coyote gun built by Jim See, [URL="http://www.centershotrifles.com/"][B][U]Center Shot Rifles[/U][/B][/URL] and he did the camo, too. Also pictured is my new Huskemaw Scope. I am thrilled with it. You may have heard that I am now a dealer. [URL="http://www.longrangehunting.com/articles/huskemaw-scopes-overview.php"][B][U]Huskemaw Scopes - Buy Here[/U][/B][/URL] [IMG]http://www.longrangehunting.com/images-articles/7831PS.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.longrangehunting.com/images-articles/7838PS.jpg[/IMG] Shown above with the dust caps off. Also missing is the [B]custom ballistic turret cap[/B] which I will order after calculating my drops. The use of a custom ballistic cap, of course, is optional. Some don't like them. I sure do. To the left, you can see the [B]range finding yardage ring[/B] (4, 5, 6, 7, 8). That works with the vertical windage hold-off hash marks on the horizontal reticle. There are 3 of them (1 moa apart), 1, 2 and 3 moa tall. If you hold the correct sized one up to cover the back-to-brisket...turning the yardage ring to get proper coverage...the resultant yardage is your range. That feature is comforting for a heavy rain or snow fall where most range finders don't work. In the picture, I don't think you can quite make out the "[B]zero index[/B]" on the top turret. It enables you to never make a mistake by being off one whole revolution on your yardage. Been there...done that. Nice whitetail buck missed in 2002 at 525 yards. I thought it was a chip shot, how could I miss him at that range? I killed him the next day after I figured it out. I also have that feature on my Nightforce scope, which I also love, by the way. I have a [URL="http://kentonindustries.com/"][B][U]Kenton Industries[/U][/B][/URL] cap on it. These things are not that difficult to adapt for changing conditions. In SD this spring, I killed a rock at 900+ yards with this gun and my Kenton cap on top of a NF scope. The adjustments for conditions were simple, easier than using a chart when the same conditions changes had to be dealt with. I really think you will see the custom ballistic cap concept used more and more in the future. Below is a picture of the Huskemaw version of a cap. You may notice the [B]windage in moa is printed on the top row[/B]. No need to look to your chart. And since the clicks are in 1/3 moa, one full revolution is 20 moa. This means most long range [B]loads get to 1,000 yards in only one revolution[/B]. Combined with very good glass and with all those other features it is a very good value. [IMG]http://www.longrangehunting.com/images-articles/lrh_3.jpg[/IMG] [B]This feature is really important for those fast-moving moments in the field as your giant mule deer keeps moving and you have to keep ranging, clicking, ranging and clicking, etc. [/B] [IMG]http://www.longrangehunting.com/images-articles/huskemaw-drop-compensator-small.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
Picture of my Huskemaw scope
Top