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<blockquote data-quote="DMCI" data-source="post: 17573" data-attributes="member: 1730"><p><strong>Originally posted by BRENT: <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR>The thing I don't understand fully, is what custom items does USO offer I can't get on any other scope? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE></strong></p><p></p><p>Brent:</p><p></p><p>It's a funny kind of thing. There are a lot of fine scopes on the market, and there are suppliers with aftermarket retrofits, reticles, mounts, you name it.</p><p></p><p>But just like many people that buy Savage 110 rifles and are perfectly happy, people buy standard scopes and mounts. No disrespect to Savage, who build a very competent rifle.</p><p></p><p>But once you have had the opportunity to work with a custom builder and get exactly what you want for a particular application, and have a chance to personally push the leading edge of the technology, there is nothing like it.</p><p></p><p>DAN TEC makes an excellent point when he criticizes my application of the SN-3 6-30x58 Varmint scope. Is that too much scope for that application? Yeah, well, it probably is. It was the first USO I bought and it was a learning experience. But I have had a lot of fun with it shooting PDs at ridiculous ranges.</p><p></p><p>It's sort of like NASA in a way. You are playing with advanced technology that sometimes has problems, and it is expensive. But I am 55 years old and have been shooting for nearly 40 years. I find this stuff to be the best I have ever handled. What other people think based on their <strong>personal experiences</strong> is up to them.</p><p></p><p> <img src="http://home.mindspring.com/~macsys/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/pd2002_282.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>[ 12-22-2003: Message edited by: DMCI ]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DMCI, post: 17573, member: 1730"] [b]Originally posted by BRENT: <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR>The thing I don't understand fully, is what custom items does USO offer I can't get on any other scope? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>[/b] Brent: It's a funny kind of thing. There are a lot of fine scopes on the market, and there are suppliers with aftermarket retrofits, reticles, mounts, you name it. But just like many people that buy Savage 110 rifles and are perfectly happy, people buy standard scopes and mounts. No disrespect to Savage, who build a very competent rifle. But once you have had the opportunity to work with a custom builder and get exactly what you want for a particular application, and have a chance to personally push the leading edge of the technology, there is nothing like it. DAN TEC makes an excellent point when he criticizes my application of the SN-3 6-30x58 Varmint scope. Is that too much scope for that application? Yeah, well, it probably is. It was the first USO I bought and it was a learning experience. But I have had a lot of fun with it shooting PDs at ridiculous ranges. It's sort of like NASA in a way. You are playing with advanced technology that sometimes has problems, and it is expensive. But I am 55 years old and have been shooting for nearly 40 years. I find this stuff to be the best I have ever handled. What other people think based on their [B]personal experiences[/B] is up to them. [img]http://home.mindspring.com/~macsys/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/pd2002_282.jpg[/img] [ 12-22-2003: Message edited by: DMCI ] [/QUOTE]
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