Recent content by UIBassWrangler

Talked to Leica first thing this morning (called at 5 am my time) and they are going to forward the 1600 and let me use the 1000 for the time being. They did say they will have to look into what happened so I am guessing I will have to call once or twice more this week. On another note, I...

I agree I should have stayed on top of things better... got busy with spring semester at school and being 3 hours behind from the Leica office didn't help at all either. Anyways, Update: I received a package today from Leica, opened it up to find the wrong rangefinder, a 1000R instead of the...

Luckily I had the tracking number that is what hopefully saved me! After I gave them the tracking info they were able to determine what happened... but like I said still am waiting for them to help make things right.

I'm not sure if this belongs here or in the general discussion, but I just thought I would share my sob story about what not to do when getting a warranty replacement from Leica (or any brand possibly). First off, I am still in college, so forking out $800 for a Leica 1600B isn't always the...

I am looking into building my first custom rifle and am pretty set on 338LM on a Defiance Action and in particular the Deviant Hunter. I am wondering if the 700 LA length is going to be long enough? Or would I need the XL? My goal is for the rifle to have a hinged floor plate magazine, and I...

1 yes it is always the 3rd shot. The reason I was curious is if I don't take enough time between the first and second shot the second shot will walk in the same direction. I Was mostly wondering because in a real situation if you need a follow up shot in the field, you most likely don't have...

Thanks guys that's exactly what I was after

Here is a question I have been wondering about and would like some of your guys advice... When someone talks about having their rifle shoot sub minute groups, are most guys shooting 3-4 shot groups one shot after the other, or are they allowing for barrel cooling between shots? Seems like I...