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LEUPOLD VX6HD FRUSTRATION!!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="DartonJager" data-source="post: 2660079" data-attributes="member: 95733"><p>I never have and never will go on any hunting trip be it one hour or 2k miles from home without a back up rifle or shotgun.</p><p>Only ever used a back up rifle once. Was on a WY elk hunt. One week bow hunting 10 days of rifle hunting. Day before rifle opener tested our rifles zero. One 100 yard group then one at 400. My M700 338wm with a VariX-III 4-12x40 was sub MOA at both distances, friends M77 also OK. Other friends 338wm M116 WW wasn't even on paper at 100. Examined his scope found a significant ding on the housing of his front ocular bell. Despite best efforts and 15 rounds later no dice. Broke out my back up rifle another M116 WW in 7mmSTW also with a VariX-III 4-12x40 and it was still dead on at 100 and 400. That load was pushing a 160grn NPT and 3150/MV. He got himself a fine 5x5 that barely went 25 yards after the shot.</p><p></p><p>Also had a shogun fail me on an OOS pheasant hunting trip as well as a friends Benelli SBE failed him. Both times we used my old faithful Remington 870 Wingmaster as a back up gun saved our hunting trip. </p><p>I never go hunting without a backup gun.</p><p>On a purely backpack hunt unless the weight is just not allowable I bring a back up scope.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DartonJager, post: 2660079, member: 95733"] I never have and never will go on any hunting trip be it one hour or 2k miles from home without a back up rifle or shotgun. Only ever used a back up rifle once. Was on a WY elk hunt. One week bow hunting 10 days of rifle hunting. Day before rifle opener tested our rifles zero. One 100 yard group then one at 400. My M700 338wm with a VariX-III 4-12x40 was sub MOA at both distances, friends M77 also OK. Other friends 338wm M116 WW wasn't even on paper at 100. Examined his scope found a significant ding on the housing of his front ocular bell. Despite best efforts and 15 rounds later no dice. Broke out my back up rifle another M116 WW in 7mmSTW also with a VariX-III 4-12x40 and it was still dead on at 100 and 400. That load was pushing a 160grn NPT and 3150/MV. He got himself a fine 5x5 that barely went 25 yards after the shot. Also had a shogun fail me on an OOS pheasant hunting trip as well as a friends Benelli SBE failed him. Both times we used my old faithful Remington 870 Wingmaster as a back up gun saved our hunting trip. I never go hunting without a backup gun. On a purely backpack hunt unless the weight is just not allowable I bring a back up scope. [/QUOTE]
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