Recent content by maxF

I was shooting a marlin 60 at a thin road sign someone had left at the BLM land 'range. At 200 yards I could hear it hit every time-walking out, none of them penetrated. The .223 on the other hand..... So I doubt you could kill much at long range-maybe birds. I used a weaver rail I mounted...

Free ballistics programs are out there for Palm pilots, etc. My fav is Freeware Palm: pocket SSF (Sharpshooter Friend) v0.995 It seems to be fairly powerfull. I like it's data base capability to switch between a number of different gun set ups and it's Mil dot screen showing where to place...

I like my Mueller 8X25 mildot. I guess 14X would be enough but I usually am up around 18X on mine to see really clearly. Good glass I hear makes all the difference so maybe lower power would work. I've used spotting scopes at the range that didn't work any better than the Mueller tho so...

I got one when they were $460 and think it was a great deal. Have no problem in bright sun getting around 900 yards on cows and horses. Houses get around 1200 yards and trees 1300 yards. Those distances are pretty consistant. You can get more occasionally in better conditions. It seems each...

The best thing to do is mark off a 100 yards and stick a piece of pvc in the ground with electricians tape or ?? marking off 36" (3.6"X10 mils) and see where the actual setting of power is on the scope and mark it (scratch??). The 36" marks should line up exactly at 10 mils. The scopes often...

I'm kinda surprised you have to hold it that steady. I have a newcon 2000 pro that I've read the back of a semi at 1790 yards hand held, trees generaly 12-1300 yards, cows 8-950 yards, houses up to 1300 yards- all hand held and in bright sun. The longest reading 2009 yards was resting on an...

I watched this on youtube awhile back and noted the 50 cal. was shooting steel at 100 yards??? I thought to myself that was WAY too much gun for that close and should have been at least 300+ yards. I think 200 yards is close for anything that uses 40grains of powder or less and magnums would...

You might consider a newcon 2000pro. I just got one due to some of the reviews on this site. My experience isn't quite as glowing as rum300's but I am happy with it all the same. I can get readings on trees to 1000 meters any time and have hit trees at 1350m. I have gotten cows at 850 meters...

On multiple power scopes the mil dot is only accurate at one power setting (say 10X). It helps to measure an actual 100 yards off and use a piece of pvc with black electrical tape to measure off 36" - 10 mils or 18" - 5 mils. and mark the scope to where the 10 mils accurately sizes...

I just wanted to recommend Mueller as a scope. I have a 8X25 X44 varmint tactical mil-dot that I love. I've had it 3 years and feel that it has worked well. The glass is very clear and I can easily see .223 holes in computer paper @ 100 yards on 12 power, I can barely see them at 200 yards on...