Lets see them deer rifles!

[Deerslayer11]

Let's see your guys long range (or short if you want) deer rifles!

 

[25 Otter]

My 30/06. trued M700, 25" Bartlein, B&C Alaskan Ti. Not a traditional LR rig,but as close as I get.

 

[Deerslayer11]

My 30/06. trued M700, 25" Bartlein, B&C Alaskan Ti. Not a traditional LR rig,but as close as I get.

Nice! Looks like it gets the job done!

 

[pikeman]

Here is mine, with the bucks my son and I took with it this year. Not the biggest racks but it was my sons first buck(8point) and my first 10 pointer.

 

[SidecarFlip]

I have a lot of sticks but they are all for my eyes only.... In today's political climate, I prefer not to show them off....

You never know who is looking................

 

[Barrelnut]

Here is mine, with the bucks my son and I took with it this year. Not the biggest racks but it was my sons first buck(8point) and my first 10 pointer.

Those skull mounts turned out nice. I like the wood and varnished look.

 

[25 Otter]

Nice pikeman! Sweet rig and a couple good mounts too.

 

[Greyfox]

Cooper 520 in 6.5-284, Huskemaw 5x20. 140 VLD's at 2975FPS. This has been my primary deer rifle for six seasons with a few dozen deer and antelope taken out to 1200 yards. This guy was my first that was taken from the far peak over my left shoulder at 510 yards.

 

[Deerslayer11]

Here is mine, with the bucks my son and I took with it this year. Not the biggest racks but it was my sons first buck(8point) and my first 10 pointer.

Remington 700? Nice bucks btw

 

[Deerslayer11]

Here is mine, with the bucks my son and I took with it this year. Not the biggest racks but it was my sons first buck(8point) and my first 10 pointer.

Remington 700? Nice bucks btw

 

[Deerslayer11]

Cooper 520 in 6.5-284, Huskemaw 5x20. 140 VLD's at 2975FPS. This has been my primary deer rifle for six seasons with a few dozen deer and antelope taken out to 1200 yards. This guy was my first that was taken from the far peak over my left shoulder at 510 yards.

Congrats! And very nice setup I must say

 

[ShootnMathews]

Cooper 520 in 6.5-284, Huskemaw 5x20. 140 VLD's at 2975FPS. This has been my primary deer rifle for six seasons with a few dozen deer and antelope taken out to 1200 yards. This guy was my first that was taken from the far peak over my left shoulder at 510 yards.

One of these days I'm going to do a scope upgrade on my rig. I'm looking at the huskemaw and nightforce. The price is pretty close. Which of the two do you prefer and why?

Thanks

 

[Greyfox]

One of these days I'm going to do a scope upgrade on my rig. I'm looking at the huskemaw and nightforce. The price is pretty close. Which of the two do you prefer and why?

Thanks

I have a couple of each and find myself casting them into differenct roles with different rifles. I should start by stating that I am almost exclusively a deer/antelope hunter and use a 6.5x284 out to 1200 yards. I can do as much walking as I do sitting.

The Nightforce is is the proverbial "tank". It is very well built with excellent glass, and turret reproduciblity. In the 5.5x22x50 size IMO, it is too big and heavy, just not balancing or looking right on my preferred 10 pound carry/long range rifles. I do have them on my larger, 13+ pound, heavy caliber ELR, tactical, and rarely used heavy(300WM) hunting rifles. It balances and looks better on these rifles. It is the only scope I use on my long range competition rifles. I also own a couple of the higher power Benchrest scope which are excellent. A comparably featured NF-NXS or ATACR with zero stop and speed turret will run about $500+ more than the Huskemaw last time I checked.

I have owned a couple of Huskemaws in 5x20 for over 6 years, an original version and the Blue Diamond. They have seen very rough hunting use and accounted for the majority of my long range game taken out to 1200 yards. The size and weight feels and looks very balanced on my typical 10-11 pound long range rifles that are carried quite a bit. While not as solid looking as the NF, they have been subjected to very rough usage and weather conditions, and have proven to rugged, hold zero, and demonstrate superb turret reproducablity, equal to the NF. To my eyes, given that much of my whitetail hunting takes place in low light dusk and dawn conditions, the glass is on par with the Nightforce. Some claim the .33 MOA clicks are too coarse for hunting long range but I have shot several animals including coyotes out to 1200 yards and would strongly disagree with this notion. This belief for practical hunting seems to be more armschair opinion than reality. I also like the crossahair design which seems perfectly weighted, and the parallax adjustment system which has a a very close ratio revolution and a scale that is accurate. It is clear that the guys that designed this scope were surely long range hunters.
Hope this helps...

 

[ShootnMathews]

I have a couple of each and find myself casting them into differenct roles with different rifles. I should start by stating that I am almost exclusively a deer/antelope hunter and use a 6.5x284 out to 1200 yards. I can do as much walking as I do sitting.

The Nightforce is is the proverbial "tank". It is very well built with excellent glass, and turret reproduciblity. In the 5.5x22x50 size IMO, it is too big and heavy, just not balancing or looking right on my preferred 10 pound carry/long range rifles. I do have them on my larger, 13+ pound, heavy caliber ELR, tactical, and rarely used heavy(300WM) hunting rifles. It balances and looks better on these rifles. It is the only scope I use on my long range competition rifles. I also own a couple of the higher power Benchrest scope which are excellent. A comparably featured NF-NXS or ATACR with zero stop and speed turret will run about $500+ more than the Huskemaw last time I checked.

I have owned a couple of Huskemaws in 5x20 for over 6 years, an original version and the Blue Diamond. They have seen very rough hunting use and accounted for the majority of my long range game taken out to 1200 yards. The size and weight feels and looks very balanced on my typical 10-11 pound long range rifles that are carried quite a bit. While not as solid looking as the NF, they have been subjected to very rough usage and weather conditions, and have proven to rugged, hold zero, and demonstrate superb turret reproducablity, equal to the NF. To my eyes, given that much of my whitetail hunting takes place in low light dusk and dawn conditions, the glass is on par with the Nightforce. Some claim the .33 MOA clicks are too coarse for hunting long range but I have shot several animals including coyotes out to 1200 yards and would strongly disagree with this notion. This belief for practical hunting seems to be more armschair opinion than reality. I also like the crossahair design which seems perfectly weighted, and the parallax adjustment system which has a a very close ratio revolution and a scale that is accurate. It is clear that the guys that designed this scope were surely long range hunters.
Hope this helps...

That's an awesome detailed comparison and opinion. Exactly what I wanted. Thanks a ton. I was on the fence but I believe when the time comes I'll go with the huskemaw. Thanks again.
Jared