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<blockquote data-quote="Maol" data-source="post: 1989545" data-attributes="member: 98340"><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'">@Jarnold, guess I am not the norm either. I agree you can always dial down, but not up if it ain't there.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'">Myself, I use binocs for scanning and my scopes to spot. For safety the rifle (is DBM) is unloaded and I have all ready scanned the area with binocs so I know what the hell I am pointing a rifle at. One time I saw a guy that forgot his binocs, point a rifle at me on the hood of a metallic light blue Dodge pickup. I stood up and flipped him off w/both hands and picked up my pack and slung my rifle. By the time I glassed him again with the binocs he was making good time somewhere judging from the dust off the ridge top. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'">Different purposes and distances = different scopes. The weight of equal LR binocs or a decent spotting scope are at a min of 2-3+lbs, so I feel like I am saving overall weight in my gear. If I need to carry a tripod (have 2)and a spotting scope (2) we are talking horseback and that is rarely my situation. Or a Sherpa which never is. If I have to carry the weight I would rather it was on the rifle where it is useful (spot hits, recoil, and steadiness)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'">There is only so much magnification that is useful in scopes/binocs due to mirage, but at a high x you can read the mirage/wind and then dial back to whatever x is most useful. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'">The LR scope I use the most is on a Savage 10BA SE, which with the 2lb scope, folding stock, padded sling, loaded mag, and break weighs right at 14.75 lbs. Pretty dang heavy, even worse with bipod and loaded 10 round mag. The rifle was heavy naturally at 11 lbs from the factory. With a DBM Target receiver it was never meant as a Stalker/Mountain/Sheep Rifle lol. It is a 6.5C with everything ready to switch it to 6.5 PRC (original intent) I don't think the weight will change, same length (24") and profile barrel.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'">Like Jarnold it is what I use for really long shots, and the scope stays on 12x most of the time and rarely take any shots over 24x. Unlike Jarnold I use pack instead of a rest, and it took me longer to say the same basic thing...</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maol, post: 1989545, member: 98340"] [SIZE=4][FONT=tahoma] @Jarnold, guess I am not the norm either. I agree you can always dial down, but not up if it ain't there. Myself, I use binocs for scanning and my scopes to spot. For safety the rifle (is DBM) is unloaded and I have all ready scanned the area with binocs so I know what the hell I am pointing a rifle at. One time I saw a guy that forgot his binocs, point a rifle at me on the hood of a metallic light blue Dodge pickup. I stood up and flipped him off w/both hands and picked up my pack and slung my rifle. By the time I glassed him again with the binocs he was making good time somewhere judging from the dust off the ridge top. Different purposes and distances = different scopes. The weight of equal LR binocs or a decent spotting scope are at a min of 2-3+lbs, so I feel like I am saving overall weight in my gear. If I need to carry a tripod (have 2)and a spotting scope (2) we are talking horseback and that is rarely my situation. Or a Sherpa which never is. If I have to carry the weight I would rather it was on the rifle where it is useful (spot hits, recoil, and steadiness) There is only so much magnification that is useful in scopes/binocs due to mirage, but at a high x you can read the mirage/wind and then dial back to whatever x is most useful. The LR scope I use the most is on a Savage 10BA SE, which with the 2lb scope, folding stock, padded sling, loaded mag, and break weighs right at 14.75 lbs. Pretty dang heavy, even worse with bipod and loaded 10 round mag. The rifle was heavy naturally at 11 lbs from the factory. With a DBM Target receiver it was never meant as a Stalker/Mountain/Sheep Rifle lol. It is a 6.5C with everything ready to switch it to 6.5 PRC (original intent) I don't think the weight will change, same length (24") and profile barrel. Like Jarnold it is what I use for really long shots, and the scope stays on 12x most of the time and rarely take any shots over 24x. Unlike Jarnold I use pack instead of a rest, and it took me longer to say the same basic thing...[/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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