Hi guys and gals, i'm new here. would like to hear any thoughts on shepherd scopes you might have. am hoping to save up enough for some good quality glass for my .204 this summer, and had heard a few good things. checked out thier web-site, but would like some real world info. thanks for your time
shepherd scopes
- Thread starter reubenb
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I have a couple, both for rimfires. They work as advertised, and are pretty good scopes. - dan
xring_assassin
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- Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
I had one on my 257weatherby. It DIDN'T work as advertised beyond 400 yards with that snotty little thing.
Clear scope but should retail for about half what they charge for it IMO.
Clear scope but should retail for about half what they charge for it IMO.
Had one a while back. Not a bad scope and you do pay a bit more for the technology of the reticle. No different than any other latest and greatest thing that you have to pay more for. The reticle in my experience does what it claims but is by no means a precision reticle for every single cartridge out there. Don't think that just because you have some ballistic compensating reticle that it makes you a great long range shooter, lots of practice and a firm understanding of marksmanship goes further. I think you would want to avoid putting it on heavy recoiling rifles because of the shorter eye relief. It would serve as a good varmint scope, but can't comment on it as compared to ALL the other scopes on the market for that purpose. On a .204 I think it would be good. Always had good customer service when I called them up to see if a certain load would work with the reticle, but this was a while back. I am pretty sure that they are made in Japan too, which is better than China. All in all I liked mine. Just moved on to something else.... like always.
