Litehiker,
I think what I going to tell you now might surprise you. I will be using a S&B PM2 milrad adjustments with a H59 reticle and Larue mounts. I know the Tremor 2 and 3 very well, but for me I get a bit lost in the reticle pattern of the Tremor reticle. I do speak for only about 5% of the rest of the guys out there that uses the Tremor reticle.
I also use the 4500 Kestral/AB ballistics set up. It is very accurate, but a bit fragile. I back the Kestrel up with a Whiz wheel that also works on a G7 ballistic drag curve that is custom made to your specific rifle/ammo combination. Check it out on You Tube. This is from Accuracy 1st website and I highly rate this product. It is very accurate in the supersonic range of the bullet but does not account for cross wind jump or accurate sub sonic range of the bullet. It is robust, weighs nothing, does not work on batteries and you can use it ANYWHERE on the planet. I normally back this up with a 5.11 Ballistic watch as well. It works on a G7 drag curve and is ok out to about 800m plus for a .308 if you set up correctly.
In regards to hunting in South Africa like Kudu that you get more than often in the mountainous area's, you need to be very quick with your calculations. These animals does not hang around for too long. Here I use the Burris Eliminator 3. Without going into any detail, watch YouTube. It is lightning fast and accurate to about a 1000 yards IF you set it up correctly. The down side is that the mounts are not that robust and that is where it will need some improvement.Hopefully the next model coming out will rectify this!
Hunting in the UK is a complete different ball game. I have used a very good Swarovski scope, the current S&B scope, but the best scope I have used so far is the Zeiss Hensholdt. For me, I more favour the European optics. No offence, but I think the glass is better probably going against the findings of the test you guys might have done. Over here we hunt in very low light conditions and without premium glass, you cannot squeeze out that extra 10 or 15 min of the day. You might say that it sounds not like long at all, but it makes a huge difference.
Finally, I am going to have a decent long range gun by the end of August. Most of the parts will be from New Zealand, but it will be world class. I just want to be the best I can be trying to read the conditions and ballistic as well as I can.
So, there you have it, we might not be so far behind the curve than what you guys might think over there! 40% of my kit is still American! After all, my next gun got developed in America too!
I think what I going to tell you now might surprise you. I will be using a S&B PM2 milrad adjustments with a H59 reticle and Larue mounts. I know the Tremor 2 and 3 very well, but for me I get a bit lost in the reticle pattern of the Tremor reticle. I do speak for only about 5% of the rest of the guys out there that uses the Tremor reticle.
I also use the 4500 Kestral/AB ballistics set up. It is very accurate, but a bit fragile. I back the Kestrel up with a Whiz wheel that also works on a G7 ballistic drag curve that is custom made to your specific rifle/ammo combination. Check it out on You Tube. This is from Accuracy 1st website and I highly rate this product. It is very accurate in the supersonic range of the bullet but does not account for cross wind jump or accurate sub sonic range of the bullet. It is robust, weighs nothing, does not work on batteries and you can use it ANYWHERE on the planet. I normally back this up with a 5.11 Ballistic watch as well. It works on a G7 drag curve and is ok out to about 800m plus for a .308 if you set up correctly.
In regards to hunting in South Africa like Kudu that you get more than often in the mountainous area's, you need to be very quick with your calculations. These animals does not hang around for too long. Here I use the Burris Eliminator 3. Without going into any detail, watch YouTube. It is lightning fast and accurate to about a 1000 yards IF you set it up correctly. The down side is that the mounts are not that robust and that is where it will need some improvement.Hopefully the next model coming out will rectify this!
Hunting in the UK is a complete different ball game. I have used a very good Swarovski scope, the current S&B scope, but the best scope I have used so far is the Zeiss Hensholdt. For me, I more favour the European optics. No offence, but I think the glass is better probably going against the findings of the test you guys might have done. Over here we hunt in very low light conditions and without premium glass, you cannot squeeze out that extra 10 or 15 min of the day. You might say that it sounds not like long at all, but it makes a huge difference.
Finally, I am going to have a decent long range gun by the end of August. Most of the parts will be from New Zealand, but it will be world class. I just want to be the best I can be trying to read the conditions and ballistic as well as I can.
So, there you have it, we might not be so far behind the curve than what you guys might think over there! 40% of my kit is still American! After all, my next gun got developed in America too!
