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What Features Would You Recommend For A LR Hunting Scope?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hondo64d" data-source="post: 975309" data-attributes="member: 1390"><p>The reticle in the LRHS is very good for a hunting scope. I like to hold for wind and dial for elevation. The LRHS is set up perfectly for that. You can also dial windage if you wish. The clicks are very positive and the zero stop works great. It gives me 10 mils of travel in a single rotation which is very good. The donut is good for close range, low light shooting. The scope is built like a tank, the tracking is accurate and repeatable. For $1100 there is simply not a better long range hunting scope on the market. Any that surpasses its performance and features will cost a good bit more.</p><p></p><p>You mentioned that you are not likely to shoot past 500 yards or so. If that is the case, I would highly encourage to check out one of the Zeiss HD5s with the Rapid Z 600 or Rapid Z 800 reticle. It is a very well thought out and effective design for the ranges you mentioned. Extremely easy to use and VERY quick. Much quicker than dialing, yet precise bough to put a bullet in a deer's vitals easily out to the limits of the reticle. Zeiss has a calculator that allows you to put your load data in and it will tell you what magnification to adjust the scope to so that the reticle matches your load's trajectory. It works VERY well. Having the 5 and 10 mph windage references are priceless. The first time out with mine, I got a rough zero at 100 then went all the way out to 600. Made one adjustment at 600 and proceeded to pound my 8" steel plates from 300 to 600 without a single miss. The wind was from about 4:30 at 10 to 13 mph so I held for a 7.5 mph value and never missed a shot. I never dreamed that reticle would be that easy or effective.</p><p></p><p>For longer range stuff past the limits of the reticle or for smaller targets like prairie dogs, dialing will be more precise but for deer and larger out to the limits of the reticle, I don't see myself using anything but my Zeiss Rapid Z.</p><p></p><p>John</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hondo64d, post: 975309, member: 1390"] The reticle in the LRHS is very good for a hunting scope. I like to hold for wind and dial for elevation. The LRHS is set up perfectly for that. You can also dial windage if you wish. The clicks are very positive and the zero stop works great. It gives me 10 mils of travel in a single rotation which is very good. The donut is good for close range, low light shooting. The scope is built like a tank, the tracking is accurate and repeatable. For $1100 there is simply not a better long range hunting scope on the market. Any that surpasses its performance and features will cost a good bit more. You mentioned that you are not likely to shoot past 500 yards or so. If that is the case, I would highly encourage to check out one of the Zeiss HD5s with the Rapid Z 600 or Rapid Z 800 reticle. It is a very well thought out and effective design for the ranges you mentioned. Extremely easy to use and VERY quick. Much quicker than dialing, yet precise bough to put a bullet in a deer's vitals easily out to the limits of the reticle. Zeiss has a calculator that allows you to put your load data in and it will tell you what magnification to adjust the scope to so that the reticle matches your load's trajectory. It works VERY well. Having the 5 and 10 mph windage references are priceless. The first time out with mine, I got a rough zero at 100 then went all the way out to 600. Made one adjustment at 600 and proceeded to pound my 8" steel plates from 300 to 600 without a single miss. The wind was from about 4:30 at 10 to 13 mph so I held for a 7.5 mph value and never missed a shot. I never dreamed that reticle would be that easy or effective. For longer range stuff past the limits of the reticle or for smaller targets like prairie dogs, dialing will be more precise but for deer and larger out to the limits of the reticle, I don't see myself using anything but my Zeiss Rapid Z. John [/QUOTE]
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