Benelli R1 & Leupold
- Thread starter BIGREDD
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Try one, you might be surprised...besides which, I'm sure the guys with the Davey crockett muskets, and coon hats thought the lever action rifle looked pretty ugly the first time they saw it as well.
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Try one, you might be surprised...besides which, I'm sure the guys with the Davey crockett muskets, and coon hats thought the lever action rifle looked pretty ugly the first time they saw it as well.
Internet.
Most of the guy's with the "Davey Crockett muskets" would have been dead when the Lever came out.
BigUglyMan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- New Scotland
That's a helluva pile of lead shot on the Lead Sled for a gas auto!
- Location
- Calgary, AB
That's a helluva pile of lead shot on the Lead Sled for a gas auto!
Crikey, I shot my .378 (15 rounds one after another)in my Led Sled with NO weight added. Is somebody a tad delicate
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Benelli R1 30-06 topped with a Leupold VXIII 2.5-8X36... does it get any better than that :?: I don't know. :?
But I shot a box of 180 Remington Core Locked through this combo today on the Range.
The Benelli R1... what can I say... it is light and well balanced, shoulders like a dream and the recoil is very modest. Shooting rapid off-hand it comes back on target very, very quickly with very little muzzle jump for a rifle of this wieght :shock:
From the Bench it shot a sub MOA group very easily... three shots inside 20 seconds starting with a cold barrel... this auto loader is just as accurate as the Sako and Tikka bolt actions I have tested with factory loads. I wonder what it would shoot with premium or hand rolled ammo :?:
The detachable Mag is very ergonomic and fits firmly in the rifle with no chance of it falling out. The trigger broke cleanly at around 3 pounds and did not need any work at all. I found I had to reach for the trigger on the bench but it was fine off hand,
The safety is very stiff and I found it a reach for my twisted and broken fingers as it is positioned forward on the large trigger guard :wink:
The Leupold VXIII 2.5-8X36 was a treat... it was dark and misting/raining for most of my shooting this morning and the low light ability of this scope was very obvious. I was having trouble finding the holes through the Simmons :roll: spotting scope on 20X but could see them no problem with the Leupold on 8X 8)
The adjustments on the scope were exactly 1/4 minute @100 yds with positive hand turned click and easy to read turrets and I only needed to adjust once to bring it home. 8)
The scope itself is extremely light and was superb choice for this rifle. I would add the rainguard filters if it was my own rifle other than that I have nothing bad to say about this combo.
If you want a top drawer semi-auto and scope combo this is one of the best.
I give it 4 stars :wink:
That's a girlyman gun and a girlyman truck in those pics. Bahahahahah
- Location
- Calgary, AB
It would look much better with a gun sock on
Johnn Peterson
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Chemainus B.C.
Not a fan of the gun but out of the box, with factory ammo, good shooting.
Not true at all, those rifles are still in use in many parts of North America.
Besides which why is it important for some on here to look pretty for your fellow hunter?
Exactly what type of game are they out to bag during hunting season?
But hey what ever floats your boat, as the deer won't care if your rifle gives other hunters hardons or not.
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Not true at all, those rifles are still in use in many parts of North America.
Besides which why is it important for some on here to look pretty for your fellow hunter?
Exactly what type of game are they out to bag during hunting season?
But hey what ever floats your boat, as the deer won't care if your rifle gives other hunters hardons or not.
I don't know about you but I'll take pretty over ugly any day.
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
They still don't have a lever on it.
Benelli R1 30-06 topped with a Leupold VXIII 2.5-8X36... does it get any better than that :?: I don't know. :?
But I shot a box of 180 Remington Core Locked through this combo today on the Range.
The Benelli R1... what can I say... it is light and well balanced, shoulders like a dream and the recoil is very modest. Shooting rapid off-hand it comes back on target very, very quickly with very little muzzle jump for a rifle of this wieght :shock:
From the Bench it shot a sub MOA group very easily... three shots inside 20 seconds starting with a cold barrel... this auto loader is just as accurate as the Sako and Tikka bolt actions I have tested with factory loads. I wonder what it would shoot with premium or hand rolled ammo :?:
The detachable Mag is very ergonomic and fits firmly in the rifle with no chance of it falling out. The trigger broke cleanly at around 3 pounds and did not need any work at all. I found I had to reach for the trigger on the bench but it was fine off hand,
The safety is very stiff and I found it a reach for my twisted and broken fingers as it is positioned forward on the large trigger guard :wink:
The Leupold VXIII 2.5-8X36 was a treat... it was dark and misting/raining for most of my shooting this morning and the low light ability of this scope was very obvious. I was having trouble finding the holes through the Simmons :roll: spotting scope on 20X but could see them no problem with the Leupold on 8X 8)
The adjustments on the scope were exactly 1/4 minute @100 yds with positive hand turned click and easy to read turrets and I only needed to adjust once to bring it home. 8)
The scope itself is extremely light and was superb choice for this rifle. I would add the rainguard filters if it was my own rifle other than that I have nothing bad to say about this combo.
If you want a top drawer semi-auto and scope combo this is one of the best.
I give it 4 stars :wink:
Is this the same gun that shoots 1in. groups at 300 yds.?
- Location
- Calgary, AB
Not unless the 300yd group was actually shot at 100yds
Nice rig. My only complaint about this rifle is that it doesn't come in .270 for use in Southern Ontario.
270win is not legal for hunting in S.Ontario....its .277
