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changing glass on my 338lapua need help
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<blockquote data-quote="orch" data-source="post: 632412" data-attributes="member: 35688"><p>all good points so far guys... </p><p></p><p>as far as $... less than my old nightforce... i woulda just given him cash and kept the nf otherwise... probably in the $1000 and under range... would love a s&b or uso! but thats outta the price bracket right now... </p><p></p><p>as for mirage i hear ya...but i only ran into mirage causing big problems on 22x with the nf a few times... maybe that is a function of the good optics on the NF.... mostly on hot days in the summer when i was at the range in the middle of the day shooting steal and if it was too frustrating i would pack up the lapua and change over to some closer ranges and one of my smaller calibers... most of the hunting i will be doing with it will be fall, dusk and dawn so mirage should be minimal</p><p></p><p>i'll be sitting over open fields waiting for the right deer at the right range on a set stand and if anything changes and i need to plug one closer than 500yrds the 25-06ai is gonna be close at hand...</p><p></p><p>as far as loosing my sight-picture from recoil.. the muzzle break on the lapua works great and have improved my shooting technique enough that i can spot my hits/misses 95% of the time so follow ups shoudnt be a problem</p><p></p><p>i mostly dial my dope for extended range (500+) i have used holdovers from zero on ocassion out to 880yrds however most scopes don't have enough reticle to get me there ie: most conventional mill dot scopes only give you 5 mills for holdovers... i do prefer having a mill/moa hashed type reticle so i can do some ranging, spot misses etc. and then use the reticle for quick follow up shot holdovers... in short I like having some sort of graduated reticle compared to just a straight up duplex... i have looked at the horus reticles but they seem too busy for my taste.... </p><p></p><p>oh and yah repeatable turrets are a must...</p><p></p><p>anyways so far the only scope i have come across that seems to fit what i have been pondering is a sightron sIII 20x 42... only having 42mm objective kinda scares me for low light and the reticle is a mill dot but it has moa clicks... anyone have any experiences with sightron's glass....</p><p></p><p></p><p>there are a definetly some variables in the $ range:</p><p>viper pst ffp 6-24x50 - still seem to be very hard to come by, especially in canuckistan, and i've heard a couple guys say that at high end the clarity starts to deminish</p><p>sightron 6-24x50 - as i said i dont have any experience with them and wonder about the glass, but it does have moa reticle</p><p>bushnells - have a 6500 and am less than impressed with the clarity</p><p>leupolds - too many to list but anything with tactical turrets is gonna be a mark 4 and outta my $ range... </p><p>swfa ss - have heard nothing but good things but again.... canuckistan... if anyone knows of a canadian dealer that carries them i'd be tempted to go that route although it looks like the 5-20 will be abit above my $ range </p><p> </p><p>keep the advice coming... i know it sounds like i have my mind made up on a fixed and all but i can be bludgeoned into submission <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" /> ...</p><p></p><p></p><p>orch</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="orch, post: 632412, member: 35688"] all good points so far guys... as far as $... less than my old nightforce... i woulda just given him cash and kept the nf otherwise... probably in the $1000 and under range... would love a s&b or uso! but thats outta the price bracket right now... as for mirage i hear ya...but i only ran into mirage causing big problems on 22x with the nf a few times... maybe that is a function of the good optics on the NF.... mostly on hot days in the summer when i was at the range in the middle of the day shooting steal and if it was too frustrating i would pack up the lapua and change over to some closer ranges and one of my smaller calibers... most of the hunting i will be doing with it will be fall, dusk and dawn so mirage should be minimal i'll be sitting over open fields waiting for the right deer at the right range on a set stand and if anything changes and i need to plug one closer than 500yrds the 25-06ai is gonna be close at hand... as far as loosing my sight-picture from recoil.. the muzzle break on the lapua works great and have improved my shooting technique enough that i can spot my hits/misses 95% of the time so follow ups shoudnt be a problem i mostly dial my dope for extended range (500+) i have used holdovers from zero on ocassion out to 880yrds however most scopes don't have enough reticle to get me there ie: most conventional mill dot scopes only give you 5 mills for holdovers... i do prefer having a mill/moa hashed type reticle so i can do some ranging, spot misses etc. and then use the reticle for quick follow up shot holdovers... in short I like having some sort of graduated reticle compared to just a straight up duplex... i have looked at the horus reticles but they seem too busy for my taste.... oh and yah repeatable turrets are a must... anyways so far the only scope i have come across that seems to fit what i have been pondering is a sightron sIII 20x 42... only having 42mm objective kinda scares me for low light and the reticle is a mill dot but it has moa clicks... anyone have any experiences with sightron's glass.... there are a definetly some variables in the $ range: viper pst ffp 6-24x50 - still seem to be very hard to come by, especially in canuckistan, and i've heard a couple guys say that at high end the clarity starts to deminish sightron 6-24x50 - as i said i dont have any experience with them and wonder about the glass, but it does have moa reticle bushnells - have a 6500 and am less than impressed with the clarity leupolds - too many to list but anything with tactical turrets is gonna be a mark 4 and outta my $ range... swfa ss - have heard nothing but good things but again.... canuckistan... if anyone knows of a canadian dealer that carries them i'd be tempted to go that route although it looks like the 5-20 will be abit above my $ range keep the advice coming... i know it sounds like i have my mind made up on a fixed and all but i can be bludgeoned into submission :D ... orch [/QUOTE]
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