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<blockquote data-quote="Hognuts" data-source="post: 983638" data-attributes="member: 48031"><p>I am taking two as well:</p><p></p><p>I am taking a 375 Cheytac for my "long gun" It will be posted up at a secondary camp on a high spot overlooking a burn area. It is a custom rifle built on a Stiller TAC 408 action, Benchmark 30" spiral fluted barrel with Ross Schuler Brake, in a Mcree Folding Chassis, Atlas Bi-pod, NF 8x32x56 scope with NP/R1 Reticle, It is mounted in Barrett 40 MOA EX rings on a Stiller 20 MOA base (giving me 1150 yard zero) with the NP/R1 reticle dialed down to double my subtensions, I have enough "hold under" to hit anything between 100-1150. (when I say that I have 1150 yard zero, that is a general statement, that can go up or down anywhere from .25 MOA to a full MOA depending on atmospheric conditions etc... running Cold Bore program from Patagonia on my Trimble Nomad for ballistic solutions) </p><p></p><p>It weighs 26.5 lbs, a heavy pig no doubt, but I have packed my Barrett in some pretty rough country in the Absaroka Beartooth mountains in Montana, so I know it is doable, hopefully something will actually step out in the "kill zone" this time, last time I ended up using my 30/06, but we were ready if we needed it! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s274.photobucket.com/user/carlhognuts57/media/cheytacvelocityIII_zps04659470.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj273/carlhognuts57/cheytacvelocityIII_zps04659470.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>For my rifle that I carry on a day to day basis, I am taking a Winchester Model 70 30/06. It is a relatively "stock" rifle, I free floated the barrel and bedded the action to the stock. I put a piece of railing on the front end of stock so I can run an Atlas bi-pod on this rifle as well. It has an EGW 20 MOA base with a Nikon Buckmaster 6x18x40 scope with the BDC reticle that I can use in conjunction with Nikon's app for Iphone "Spot On" it shows the reticle at all the various magnifications and what the associated holds would be. </p><p></p><p>I also have a Kenton Industries elevation turret that shows the MOA markings on the lower portion of the turret (1/8 MOA adjustments) then on the top portion of the turret it has my drops for different yardages out to 600 yards in 50 yard increments. I sent them my ballistic information, enviornmentals the day I got dope, sight height, and they engraved the yardages on the turret, seems to be a good little system, gives the shooter a myriad of options, keep dope in MOA, use reticle for hold-over, use turret with the yardage BDC markings. I have done extensive testing with this set-up and it is accurate with any of the above methods. I like that it has higher magnification than most of my designated hunting rifles, but if I dial down to 6x, I still have a wide field of view for quick "snap shots" </p><p></p><p> I put a VAIS brake on it, not necessarily for hunting, but once I got used to shooting a heavy "match rifle" when I go out and put a lot of rounds down range with a hunting rifle to verify zero and check drops, my shoulder takes a beating, it made my shoulder black and blue after one outing so I finally threaded it and put a brake on it!</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s274.photobucket.com/user/carlhognuts57/media/DSCF5612_zpscb07b11d.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj273/carlhognuts57/DSCF5612_zpscb07b11d.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s274.photobucket.com/user/carlhognuts57/media/DSCF5613_zps005a8000.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj273/carlhognuts57/DSCF5613_zps005a8000.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Screen shot of a blown up version of the reticle on 16X and what the drops would be. You can make a screen shot of the scope at any magnification from 6-18x and it will show you the drops, or you can just use the app in real time too if you have time. My plan is to just print a drop list for 18x, that will get me out to 600 yards. </p><p><a href="http://s274.photobucket.com/user/carlhognuts57/media/NikonReticleIII_zpsffc2a016.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj273/carlhognuts57/NikonReticleIII_zpsffc2a016.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hognuts, post: 983638, member: 48031"] I am taking two as well: I am taking a 375 Cheytac for my "long gun" It will be posted up at a secondary camp on a high spot overlooking a burn area. It is a custom rifle built on a Stiller TAC 408 action, Benchmark 30" spiral fluted barrel with Ross Schuler Brake, in a Mcree Folding Chassis, Atlas Bi-pod, NF 8x32x56 scope with NP/R1 Reticle, It is mounted in Barrett 40 MOA EX rings on a Stiller 20 MOA base (giving me 1150 yard zero) with the NP/R1 reticle dialed down to double my subtensions, I have enough "hold under" to hit anything between 100-1150. (when I say that I have 1150 yard zero, that is a general statement, that can go up or down anywhere from .25 MOA to a full MOA depending on atmospheric conditions etc... running Cold Bore program from Patagonia on my Trimble Nomad for ballistic solutions) It weighs 26.5 lbs, a heavy pig no doubt, but I have packed my Barrett in some pretty rough country in the Absaroka Beartooth mountains in Montana, so I know it is doable, hopefully something will actually step out in the "kill zone" this time, last time I ended up using my 30/06, but we were ready if we needed it! :) [URL=http://s274.photobucket.com/user/carlhognuts57/media/cheytacvelocityIII_zps04659470.jpg.html][IMG]http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj273/carlhognuts57/cheytacvelocityIII_zps04659470.jpg[/IMG][/URL] For my rifle that I carry on a day to day basis, I am taking a Winchester Model 70 30/06. It is a relatively "stock" rifle, I free floated the barrel and bedded the action to the stock. I put a piece of railing on the front end of stock so I can run an Atlas bi-pod on this rifle as well. It has an EGW 20 MOA base with a Nikon Buckmaster 6x18x40 scope with the BDC reticle that I can use in conjunction with Nikon's app for Iphone "Spot On" it shows the reticle at all the various magnifications and what the associated holds would be. I also have a Kenton Industries elevation turret that shows the MOA markings on the lower portion of the turret (1/8 MOA adjustments) then on the top portion of the turret it has my drops for different yardages out to 600 yards in 50 yard increments. I sent them my ballistic information, enviornmentals the day I got dope, sight height, and they engraved the yardages on the turret, seems to be a good little system, gives the shooter a myriad of options, keep dope in MOA, use reticle for hold-over, use turret with the yardage BDC markings. I have done extensive testing with this set-up and it is accurate with any of the above methods. I like that it has higher magnification than most of my designated hunting rifles, but if I dial down to 6x, I still have a wide field of view for quick "snap shots" I put a VAIS brake on it, not necessarily for hunting, but once I got used to shooting a heavy "match rifle" when I go out and put a lot of rounds down range with a hunting rifle to verify zero and check drops, my shoulder takes a beating, it made my shoulder black and blue after one outing so I finally threaded it and put a brake on it! [URL=http://s274.photobucket.com/user/carlhognuts57/media/DSCF5612_zpscb07b11d.jpg.html][IMG]http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj273/carlhognuts57/DSCF5612_zpscb07b11d.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s274.photobucket.com/user/carlhognuts57/media/DSCF5613_zps005a8000.jpg.html][IMG]http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj273/carlhognuts57/DSCF5613_zps005a8000.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Screen shot of a blown up version of the reticle on 16X and what the drops would be. You can make a screen shot of the scope at any magnification from 6-18x and it will show you the drops, or you can just use the app in real time too if you have time. My plan is to just print a drop list for 18x, that will get me out to 600 yards. [URL=http://s274.photobucket.com/user/carlhognuts57/media/NikonReticleIII_zpsffc2a016.jpg.html][IMG]http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj273/carlhognuts57/NikonReticleIII_zpsffc2a016.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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