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Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
What is the best scope on the market PERIOD?
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<blockquote data-quote="klee" data-source="post: 372912" data-attributes="member: 23363"><p>Once I bought a cheap rifle and cheap scope (brands shall remain nameless) and after a couple a hundred rounds I sold both. On the advice of a respected hunting friend I bought a Browning A-bolt 7mm rem mag on sale and on the advice of the salesperson I put a fixed 6x Burris on it. Sighted it in at 1 1/2 inch high at 100 yds with a fantastic performing handload. Since then that scope has been crashed, bashed and tortured through very rough hunting and truck riding. Every year I would check it with 1-3 rounds before hunting and every year for nearly 20 years it hits exactly 1 1/2 inches high dead center at 100 yds. I have put down a dozen elk with it making shots from 627 yds(google earthed the yardage) to a 90 yard shot on the neck of a fantastic bull at a dead run and every shot imaginable in between. I'm not bragging it's just that I have complete confidence of when the cross hairs are where I want them I squeeze-end of story. Even with a beautiful Ruger M-77 and great leopold 3x9 I use to own, I didn't have that much confidence nor did I ever make make such fine shots. Recently I retired that Burris for a new Premier Heritage 3-15X50. I have yet to mount it (waiting on the scope rings and picatinny base). I can only hope that I can perform at the same level shooting that I have grown used to, I'm sure the scope will be up to it but will the marriage of gun-scope-and shooter be made in heaven? We will see. Moral of the story - confidence over doubt wins everytime when you squeeze. If you love your set up you will put down more game. </p><p>I hope the S&B works very well for you, they are really nice scopes.</p><p> </p><p>Klee</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klee, post: 372912, member: 23363"] Once I bought a cheap rifle and cheap scope (brands shall remain nameless) and after a couple a hundred rounds I sold both. On the advice of a respected hunting friend I bought a Browning A-bolt 7mm rem mag on sale and on the advice of the salesperson I put a fixed 6x Burris on it. Sighted it in at 1 1/2 inch high at 100 yds with a fantastic performing handload. Since then that scope has been crashed, bashed and tortured through very rough hunting and truck riding. Every year I would check it with 1-3 rounds before hunting and every year for nearly 20 years it hits exactly 1 1/2 inches high dead center at 100 yds. I have put down a dozen elk with it making shots from 627 yds(google earthed the yardage) to a 90 yard shot on the neck of a fantastic bull at a dead run and every shot imaginable in between. I'm not bragging it's just that I have complete confidence of when the cross hairs are where I want them I squeeze-end of story. Even with a beautiful Ruger M-77 and great leopold 3x9 I use to own, I didn't have that much confidence nor did I ever make make such fine shots. Recently I retired that Burris for a new Premier Heritage 3-15X50. I have yet to mount it (waiting on the scope rings and picatinny base). I can only hope that I can perform at the same level shooting that I have grown used to, I'm sure the scope will be up to it but will the marriage of gun-scope-and shooter be made in heaven? We will see. Moral of the story - confidence over doubt wins everytime when you squeeze. If you love your set up you will put down more game. I hope the S&B works very well for you, they are really nice scopes. Klee [/QUOTE]
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