OK its a good choice but I must warn you... The scope come with insanely cheap flip lens covers !
Long range scope between 800-1300$
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OK its a good choice but I must warn you... The scope come with insanely cheap flip lens covers !
arcticcathonda
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Ranging targets with a reticle is not as easy as many make it out to be, be warned. Not saying it can't be done, but do do it accurately takes lots of practice!
Won't get good at it unless it's actually practiced. Plus I don't want to drop money yet on a range finder .
Cameron SS
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OK its a good choice but I must warn you... The scope come with insanely cheap flip lens covers !
Ditto.
Ranging is done at maximum power the vast majority of the time with an FFP scope. In 2015, ranging is at the bottom of the list of the uses of a milling reticle. Ranging was it's primary use back in the 1990's when scope has mismatched turrets and reticles and were primarily SFP. Things have evolved in the last 20 years. Ranging has nothing to do with the reasons people buy FFP scopes instead of SFP scopes.
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Congrats, the sightron will treat you well.
You'll want to rethink the no range finder idea tho.
Well I didn't say I wouldn't eventually. Just if I can hold off on dropping 400+$ for a bit then I'm happy. If I'm just shooting at paper then all I'll have to do is measure it before hand then just range it with the scope for a rough idea. Got to start somewhere.
If you have an andriod based phone there are plenty of GPS range finders for free. They are a good place to start.
I have a Bushnell Elite Tactical 6-24x50 FFP with the G2DMR reticle on a Savage Model 11 in .223 and it's a very capable scope. The Nightforce SHV was a little better in several aspects but the Bushnell had the mil turrets (uncapped) and FFP reticle which I liked. It was better than the Vortex Viper line.
Granted it doesn't hold a candle to my Tangent Theta but it's definitely worth a look for the money.
Granted it doesn't hold a candle to my Tangent Theta but it's definitely worth a look for the money.
Very good point, I'll look into it but I don't want to have an electronic crutch I can always use. I'd like to if need be do it all with my head in case I either am out of cell range or no phone or rangefinder.
twistedbrilliance
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I ordered mine recently through Jerry he was great to deal with but that pricing on his website is not up to date so it actually cost a few hundred more.
That's why I put 400 plus, 400 being the very low end bare minimum cost. I just like getting mid range to high range equipment off the bat so I'm not getting more costly with more upgrades later down the road. But I'm learning lots from you guys and it's much appreciated.
