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<blockquote data-quote="Tumbleweed" data-source="post: 2369078" data-attributes="member: 9281"><p>I started out my long range journey 16 years ago with a Shepherd 3-10 scope on a 300 Weatherby. The Shepherds use circles in the reticle marked with the yardage. You buy the scope model that closest matches your cartridge and ballistics. I bought it from a guy who swore that was the best way to go for long range at the time. I shot a lot and really got good with it. The last circle was 1000 meters, so I shot at that distance often. As I learned some new tricks with that scope, I used it as a hybrid...hold over and dial the turret. I remember shooting clay pigeons in a dirt bank at 1450 yards and milk jugs at 1600 yards. Pretty crazy looking back with only 10x and an open reticle. </p><p></p><p>After a few years, I outgrew it as it just couldn't keep up with the gun and ammunition. I needed more precision, repeatability and of course magnification. I personally would never go back to a hold over scope, but I could see good potential from one that provided 1 MOA or even .5 MOA marks below the crosshair.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tumbleweed, post: 2369078, member: 9281"] I started out my long range journey 16 years ago with a Shepherd 3-10 scope on a 300 Weatherby. The Shepherds use circles in the reticle marked with the yardage. You buy the scope model that closest matches your cartridge and ballistics. I bought it from a guy who swore that was the best way to go for long range at the time. I shot a lot and really got good with it. The last circle was 1000 meters, so I shot at that distance often. As I learned some new tricks with that scope, I used it as a hybrid...hold over and dial the turret. I remember shooting clay pigeons in a dirt bank at 1450 yards and milk jugs at 1600 yards. Pretty crazy looking back with only 10x and an open reticle. After a few years, I outgrew it as it just couldn't keep up with the gun and ammunition. I needed more precision, repeatability and of course magnification. I personally would never go back to a hold over scope, but I could see good potential from one that provided 1 MOA or even .5 MOA marks below the crosshair. [/QUOTE]
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