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    Quote Originally Posted by McNotty View Post
    But the warranty Gibo, the warranty.
    Yip, you sure do need it
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gibo View Post
    Its my opinion of vortex
    Aaah, Gibo mate, bit of online sport eh.

    I use a Vortex 1500 in furious anti-goat actions as the mob scatters across the hill. My trusty spotter will call "Grey one running left 617! Black and white running down 430! Brown one stationary 478! White billy heading left 595!"

    Click click click and one after the other, they all end up rolling down the hill.

    It's a bloody neat bit of kit that little rangefinder, love it. It ranges across our valley here at home to a validated 1240m without a second thought. Haven't ever bothered pointing it anything further than that.
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    You need to get one of them ranger range finders, you get a lot more for your money, generally about four meters.
    Not sure if my sarcasm in my posts is understood.

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    If it’s any consilation,I thought it was a magical piece of sarcasm......



    Quote Originally Posted by Taff View Post
    You need to get one of them ranger range finders, you get a lot more for your money, generally about four meters.
    Not sure if my sarcasm in my posts is understood.
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    Yep. I think some "did'nt get it " @Taff

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    More interested in the Vortex than the original op. I'm looking at getting one. Apart from Gibo (we all know he's getting one saving up for it as we speak) who else has one and what's the pros and cons.



    Himmm bugger high jacked this thread tooooo
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    I got one. Works good as gold and I have had no issues with it at all. Bought it at Bass Pro in Orlando. I originally wanted to buy a more expensive brand. The guy behind the counter recommended the Vortex instead. I know he’s the “guy behind the counter” but happy I took his advice.

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    Same down here in spots. Used to come up on the lawn off the lake, they also hassled the ducks.
    Dog sorted it. and they went away after only one casualty
    Last edited by kidmac42; 30-08-2018 at 09:19 PM. Reason: Shit spelings
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    Quote Originally Posted by kidmac42 View Post
    Same down here in spots. Used to come up on the lawn off the lake, they also hassled the ducks.
    Dog sorted it. and they went away after only one casualty
    I would love to shoot the barstards harrasing the ducks and woodhens here but unfortunatly I live in the city.
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    Yea, a good dog is worth its weight sometimes.
    The best camouflage pattern is 'hold still and be quiet. '

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    I think of them as reactive long range targets

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    About 500m max on the bigger stuff. A little further for nanies etc. depends on your bullet choice. Only go further than that if you have experience with making correct wind calls and have tested you bullets expansion on lighter game before you take on these bigger game.
    We’re not talking about what it might take down it’s what it will take down every time with minimal wind deflection in light wind.
    I’ve tested bullets in my 270. And the Barnes lrx etc expands 1/2 the bullet at 280m but only 1/4 at 425m. I haven’t found one in the dirt at 725m yet. But I expect it would hardly open up at all. So it’s likely to do little damage.

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    I’ve just found recently a wealth of knowledge from an old timer gunsmith called “the real gunsmith” with Randy Shelby that has confirmed what I’ve learnt over the last few years since we’ve started pushing the envelope on range. I shoot some game at long ranges ie 800m but they are light animals such as Roos and rabbits, perfect to test and practice. But larger game I keep inside 300-400 with the 270 because I know it works. Outside that it’s iffy, you might get lucky.
    He’s done a lot of shooting this guy and believes all these new eldx bullets etc are not real tough game bullets just glorified match bullets.
    Check out his bullet technology.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cowboy06 View Post
    I’ve just found recently a wealth of knowledge from an old timer gunsmith called “the real gunsmith” with Randy Shelby that has confirmed what I’ve learnt over the last few years since we’ve started pushing the envelope on range. I shoot some game at long ranges ie 800m but they are light animals such as Roos and rabbits, perfect to test and practice. But larger game I keep inside 300-400 with the 270 because I know it works. Outside that it’s iffy, you might get lucky.
    He’s done a lot of shooting this guy and believes all these new eldx bullets etc are not real tough game bullets just glorified match bullets.
    Check out his bullet technology.
    Shot heaps of animals waaaay past 400 yards with 270, again though, decent projectile (LRAB or VLD) and heaps of shooting at steel
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