Huskemaw Optic's
- Thread starter Satain
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You can read alot more about them over on longrangehunting.com. it is very similar to GreyBullPrecision scope.
Not sure how you plan on getting it here, as it is considered tactical and therefore can ONLY be exported with alot of paper work and red tape. Plus you then have to worry about warranty return.
Much better option is Leupold, lifetime warranty and repair work is done here.
Leupold has the same type of turret available on their scopes called CDS(custom dial system).
Korth Group in Alberta is who you want to talk to or there is some techs on here.....there is ALOT of options for custom engraved turret dials available on alot of different Leupolds.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=397897&highlight=leupold+canadian
http://w ww.korthgroup.com/index.html
Not sure how you plan on getting it here, as it is considered tactical and therefore can ONLY be exported with alot of paper work and red tape. Plus you then have to worry about warranty return.
Much better option is Leupold, lifetime warranty and repair work is done here.
Leupold has the same type of turret available on their scopes called CDS(custom dial system).
Korth Group in Alberta is who you want to talk to or there is some techs on here.....there is ALOT of options for custom engraved turret dials available on alot of different Leupolds.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=397897&highlight=leupold+canadian
http://w ww.korthgroup.com/index.html
This outfit sounds too much like the "king optics" outfit, of made in Canada Chinese scopes fame. With so many great scopes out there I'd make sure about any/all claims made by the manufacturer before i laid out any cash....how much do they cost?? Are those the folks making ridiculously long kills on big game animals on TV, and not showing all the animals that have been wounded trying those long shots...I'd avoid that outfit like the plague!!
There is a definite skill to the long-range game. I am also from the closer is better crowd.
Not advocating it, just saying it is possible to do.(I also don't KNOW for fact they DON'T wound any game, but you don't know that they do for a fact, your just assuming).
These guys are using mininum 1/2 MOA and most likely 1/4 MOA rifles, good optics, specialized rifles(heavy, with good triggers), and rock steady shooting positions.
You can watch this video of one-shot kills out to +800 yards.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8MEzra4B1g
If you put in the range time and practice out to 1000 yards on a regular basis and are competent at that range target shooting than I don't have a problem with 700 yard shots.
While long range shots are a possibility and those who have trained properly and have adequate equipment can most certainly do this on a regular basis the one fact remains. Anything on TV or the net can and most likely has been edited to be favourable to the person doing the selling. By marketing these long range scopes and rifles in this way gives the average hunter the impression he can go out and hammer animals at 800M. People with experience know that this is not the case at all. I have been shooting for 35 years and am not all that bad of a shot. I would never try a shot at those distances.
How many guys with the money to buy this gear will actually go out and put the time required to become competent at long range. IMO it is a small percent. Most of those who buy into this stuff are going to go to the range fire a few rounds at 100M then go hunting. As a result many animals will be needlessly wounded. That is the real problem here.
Very few shooters can do this most of us can't or shouldn't. For those who can I admire your ability and have at it. However, for those companies trying to market these systems to people without the abitlity shame on you
I think that just the difference between wind currents at the muzzle and at the 500yd, are enough to wound game even for sub MOA rifles...shooting at 700+ yds....those distances are for target shooting or war not on natures' creatures. Again, they don't show the misses or wounding of animals in their vids, this is just shameful marketing BS, trying to sell overpriced scopes and rifles to the gullible public.
Thats a key point. At the range on a concrete bench on sandbags is one thing but in the field is another. How many days have you been out hunting in the mountains or prairies where long range shooting comes into play has there been no wind swirling between you and a target 800M away?
Hmmmm? Maybe none!
long range shooting
Ben l understand how you and others feel on this subject,l dont know how Huskemaw optics perform .but l do use a couple of Sheperd scopes and with great accuracy at long range and l have shot lots of game with one shot kills at long ranges,and yes you guys are your right most people wont ever tell you about the skeletons in the closets,and lve had a few myself ,but l do shoot everyday and most people probably dont shoot enough .But l do think l know my limit now,and buying a calibrated scope for long range shooting wont make anyone a one shot kill on an antelope at 900 yards or a grizz at 650 yards,but when the hype is there , people will flock to it and when they see these videos and such it makes magical shots,well it aint there guys and it aint going to happen in most cases,the fellows doing the long range target shooting spend years learning to dope wind and such l give credit to them , as until you try it you just dont know how hard it is to do,so please dont expect a miracle with these scopes.
Ben l understand how you and others feel on this subject,l dont know how Huskemaw optics perform .but l do use a couple of Sheperd scopes and with great accuracy at long range and l have shot lots of game with one shot kills at long ranges,and yes you guys are your right most people wont ever tell you about the skeletons in the closets,and lve had a few myself ,but l do shoot everyday and most people probably dont shoot enough .But l do think l know my limit now,and buying a calibrated scope for long range shooting wont make anyone a one shot kill on an antelope at 900 yards or a grizz at 650 yards,but when the hype is there , people will flock to it and when they see these videos and such it makes magical shots,well it aint there guys and it aint going to happen in most cases,the fellows doing the long range target shooting spend years learning to dope wind and such l give credit to them , as until you try it you just dont know how hard it is to do,so please dont expect a miracle with these scopes.
IF a shooter can practice from 0-1000 yards on a regular basis.
And IF he can group inside the kill zone at every yardage on regular basis.
I have no problem with him hunting out to his OWN personal effective range, don't be jealous of the fact that some guys simply put the time, and effort involved in becoming accomplished long range shots.
Some of these guys shoot better at 500 yards than most guys can @ 100 yards.
Alot of those shots were with NO or little wind.
Your right about the marketing, and making it look easy for a novice to accomplish such shots, that IS probably a bad thing....
Jordan Smith
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Calgary, AB
If you're not 95% confident in making a cold-bore shot, don't shoot. If you took two hunters and sat them beside each other- one who is taking a shot at 700 yards, but practices weekly out to very long-range, and the other shooting at 200 yards who has been shooting the same box of factory ammo for hunting for the last 3 years, I would put my money on the 700 yard shooter every time.
In the last two years, my hunting buddy's father has shot at, and wounded, several deer within 200 yards. If it were up to me, I would ban him from hunting or else force him to do a bunch of target practice before hitting the fields each year. I practice religiously out to 850 yards, and I've never wounded and lost an animal (ok...I lost a coyote one time). This year I shot my 3 deer at 45, 239, and 264 yards. I fired 3 shots. It pays to be prepared.
The beautiful thing about a long-range shooter/rifle setup (including a scope like this Huskemaw), is that he can turn down the scope to the lowest magnification, and easily make the short shots that some people advocate. The "shorter is better" crowd, however, certainly can't keep up on the longer shots.
In the last two years, my hunting buddy's father has shot at, and wounded, several deer within 200 yards. If it were up to me, I would ban him from hunting or else force him to do a bunch of target practice before hitting the fields each year. I practice religiously out to 850 yards, and I've never wounded and lost an animal (ok...I lost a coyote one time). This year I shot my 3 deer at 45, 239, and 264 yards. I fired 3 shots. It pays to be prepared.
The beautiful thing about a long-range shooter/rifle setup (including a scope like this Huskemaw), is that he can turn down the scope to the lowest magnification, and easily make the short shots that some people advocate. The "shorter is better" crowd, however, certainly can't keep up on the longer shots.
- Location
- New Brunswick
If a person is proficient and experienced I can see them taking shots beyond 500 yards under good conditions.
Unfortunately TV shows make it look common place for anyone to make these shots. There is little background on the shooters qualifications or equipment. And of course we never see what gets cut in post production...
Then a manufacturer comes along and shows an 890 yard shot on an elk is as easy as a few clicks of a turret. Sorry, I don't agree with their marketing practices no matter how good their product may be.
Unfortunately TV shows make it look common place for anyone to make these shots. There is little background on the shooters qualifications or equipment. And of course we never see what gets cut in post production...
Then a manufacturer comes along and shows an 890 yard shot on an elk is as easy as a few clicks of a turret. Sorry, I don't agree with their marketing practices no matter how good their product may be.
Good info on high B.C bullets that cut wind drift/bullet drop substantially at long range.
http://www.6mmbr.com/7mm284.html
http://www.6mmbr.com/7mm284.html
