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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
So what are you guys running on your lightweight rifles?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike 338" data-source="post: 1282690" data-attributes="member: 41338"><p>Can't stand bdc reticles. Here's what I'm using for a lightweight rig. A factory 30-06 which isn't particularily light weight but after all the other longer range rigs, it just seems light. Have a picatinny rail, steel rings and a Leopold 3x9 VX2 on top. I took it out to just under 500 yds a couple months ago and was laying them in there about 1/2 moa on a paper plate shooting off my tailgate. The scope is about 12 oz. and yes I just unscrewed the cap, took a quarter out of my pocket and dialed up the elevation, counted the clicks and it worked fine. No parallax adjustment so I like my scope mounted just a little forward so I can center up the black ring to stay centered. With just a little more weight you can get a Leopold VXR with windplex (moa) and finger adjustable turrets. Personally though, the wind plex in moa hash tics seem a little to crowded and the reticle is thickish but that's just nit picking. I recently got a VXR 4x12x40/wind plex and it seems great but the reticle is a bit thick for guys who want all the precision their rifle can deliver. I wanted a heavier reticle for dark timber. For now I think I'll just stay with the plain jane vx2 and count clicks because it's such a trim rig. I figure if I have time to dial the elevation for a shot, I'll probably also have time to unscrew the turret cap and count clicks. There's actually a scale on the VX2's but it's so small I need a magnifying glass to read it but if your eyes are good, you can use that which would be faster.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike 338, post: 1282690, member: 41338"] Can't stand bdc reticles. Here's what I'm using for a lightweight rig. A factory 30-06 which isn't particularily light weight but after all the other longer range rigs, it just seems light. Have a picatinny rail, steel rings and a Leopold 3x9 VX2 on top. I took it out to just under 500 yds a couple months ago and was laying them in there about 1/2 moa on a paper plate shooting off my tailgate. The scope is about 12 oz. and yes I just unscrewed the cap, took a quarter out of my pocket and dialed up the elevation, counted the clicks and it worked fine. No parallax adjustment so I like my scope mounted just a little forward so I can center up the black ring to stay centered. With just a little more weight you can get a Leopold VXR with windplex (moa) and finger adjustable turrets. Personally though, the wind plex in moa hash tics seem a little to crowded and the reticle is thickish but that's just nit picking. I recently got a VXR 4x12x40/wind plex and it seems great but the reticle is a bit thick for guys who want all the precision their rifle can deliver. I wanted a heavier reticle for dark timber. For now I think I'll just stay with the plain jane vx2 and count clicks because it's such a trim rig. I figure if I have time to dial the elevation for a shot, I'll probably also have time to unscrew the turret cap and count clicks. There's actually a scale on the VX2's but it's so small I need a magnifying glass to read it but if your eyes are good, you can use that which would be faster. [/QUOTE]
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