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1000 Yard Gun - .260 vs 6.5 Creedmoor
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<blockquote data-quote="Crusty Buck" data-source="post: 730448" data-attributes="member: 44282"><p>Cold Trigger Finger, At 56 I don't take kindly to laying on the ground either, say nothing of holding a rifle steady without bags or bipod. It's been a long time since basic training, and to be honest I don't think they taught us how to use a sling, just shoot from a foxhole. I bought a Nikon monarch 5-20 with side objective adjustment a couple of years ago for $400 from the the big Italian chain store. They were running special and knocked off a $100. It has worked out well for the most part. The only issue I had was that my 300 win mag had a bit too much recoil for the hardware. It sheared my target elevation knob off right at 500 rds. It still shot excellent, I just couldn't adjust elevation. I sent it back to Nikon and they sent me a new scope. Clarity is better than just acceptable and it tracks beautifully. It is not as clear/crisp as my little bro's Leupold 6-20, but darn near. I like the Zeis, but cost is always a prohibitive for me. Bushnell Elites are equally as clear as my Nikon, perhaps a little bit better, but they don't have an unconditional full warranty. I have been very interested in Cabela's Euro Rifle Scope made by Miopta (Czech), but I haven't got any straight answers on it's warranty. My nehphew says they are very nice, but are in the same price range as Leupold. You guys have a Sportsman Warehouse in Anchorage. There should be some good deals there I think. Vortex has an excellent warranty. Vortex Corporate told me all I had to do was ship back the pieces and they would send me a new one, no questions asked. They are out of Wisconsin and I'm taking a serious look at them this year, but money may be the only drawback. Buying glass, the sky's the limit. Chuck Hawks wrote an interesting article on how much glass the average eye can really appreciate. It's worth the read. Half the fun of these shoots, in my humble opinion, is just getting tooled up and ready for them<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> Life is too mundane to be thinking about work all the time, especially at our age. PS, your idea of a heated box for the chronograph has some serious merit.</p><p> </p><p>Crusty Buck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crusty Buck, post: 730448, member: 44282"] Cold Trigger Finger, At 56 I don't take kindly to laying on the ground either, say nothing of holding a rifle steady without bags or bipod. It's been a long time since basic training, and to be honest I don't think they taught us how to use a sling, just shoot from a foxhole. I bought a Nikon monarch 5-20 with side objective adjustment a couple of years ago for $400 from the the big Italian chain store. They were running special and knocked off a $100. It has worked out well for the most part. The only issue I had was that my 300 win mag had a bit too much recoil for the hardware. It sheared my target elevation knob off right at 500 rds. It still shot excellent, I just couldn't adjust elevation. I sent it back to Nikon and they sent me a new scope. Clarity is better than just acceptable and it tracks beautifully. It is not as clear/crisp as my little bro's Leupold 6-20, but darn near. I like the Zeis, but cost is always a prohibitive for me. Bushnell Elites are equally as clear as my Nikon, perhaps a little bit better, but they don't have an unconditional full warranty. I have been very interested in Cabela's Euro Rifle Scope made by Miopta (Czech), but I haven't got any straight answers on it's warranty. My nehphew says they are very nice, but are in the same price range as Leupold. You guys have a Sportsman Warehouse in Anchorage. There should be some good deals there I think. Vortex has an excellent warranty. Vortex Corporate told me all I had to do was ship back the pieces and they would send me a new one, no questions asked. They are out of Wisconsin and I'm taking a serious look at them this year, but money may be the only drawback. Buying glass, the sky's the limit. Chuck Hawks wrote an interesting article on how much glass the average eye can really appreciate. It's worth the read. Half the fun of these shoots, in my humble opinion, is just getting tooled up and ready for them:D Life is too mundane to be thinking about work all the time, especially at our age. PS, your idea of a heated box for the chronograph has some serious merit. Crusty Buck [/QUOTE]
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