Thread: Scope musings

Given the price range you are looking over add in the Burris Veracity or even the Veracity PH lines in as well.

Just something to note you may find yourself compromised if you want 1 scope to cover both islands.
Shooting big game to 3-400 mtrs is one thing but moveing to 600??

NorthIsland hunting you will typically want a very black crisp and coarser retical (Iluminated ???) that is easier to see in a hurry and with poor light, ie a variant of the German #4 with 3 heavy or tapering legs leading you into a fine cross hair or red dot.
While Tops hunting down south in good daylight you may want a finer retical with more precision, but they can be harder to locate in poor lightg bush hunting situations. ie a more standard duplex or BDC/Mil dot type setup.
Z

Originally Posted by ZQLewis

Given the price range you are looking over add in the Burris Veracity or even the Veracity PH lines in as well.

Just something to note you may find yourself compromised if you want 1 scope to cover both islands.
Shooting big game to 3-400 mtrs is one thing but moveing to 600??

NorthIsland hunting you will typically want a very black crisp and coarser retical (Iluminated ???) that is easier to see in a hurry and with poor light, ie a variant of the German #4 with 3 heavy or tapering legs leading you into a fine cross hair or red dot.
While Tops hunting down south in good daylight you may want a finer retical with more precision, but they can be harder to locate in poor lightg bush hunting situations. ie a more standard duplex or BDC/Mil dot type setup.
Z

Thanks for the reticle tip. Perhaps illumination may also help with this.
The South Island side of it would be few and far between, sadly and regarding the 600yd distance I meant that for at the range and practice, not animals

Originally Posted by CalibreWalker

Thanks for the reticle tip. Perhaps illumination may also help with this.
The South Island side of it would be few and far between, sadly and regarding the 600yd distance I meant that for at the range and practice, not animals

If that's the case....why not two scopes??? Dedicated hunting scope and dedicated range scope therefore allowing what you want and none of what you don't at the time. If four hundy yards is it for hunting and deer main target,you aren't going to need more than nine power. And realistically shouldn't need to dial. If it holds zero job done,just guestimate holdover or mil dot?? You can use whatever suits for the range... And I hear screams of he will need to resight each time he swaps scopes....well you will already be at the range,if scope is put back in rings in same place it's not going to be much of a problem to rezero at all,if needed at all.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

If that's the case....why not two scopes??? Dedicated hunting scope and dedicated range scope therefore allowing what you want and none of what you don't at the time. If four hundy yards is it for hunting and deer main target,you aren't going to need more than nine power. And realistically shouldn't need to dial. If it holds zero job done,just guestimate holdover or mil dot?? You can use whatever suits for the range... And I hear screams of he will need to resight each time he swaps scopes....well you will already be at the range,if scope is put back in rings in same place it's not going to be much of a problem to rezero at all,if needed at all.

lol, I think you mean a second gun, don't you?!

Originally Posted by CalibreWalker

lol, I think you mean a second gun, don't you?!

That works too