Thread: Scope Rotation Day

By explanation (referring to the top photo) the rifles are all Weihrauch HW60J: top one 222 Remington, middle 22 Hornet (new model designation CH66J - Factory threaded and no iron sights), bottom 22LR.

Two years ago I bought the 222 and BUSHNELL ELITE 6500 2.5-16x 42mm or 44mm front lens, for $900, separately. The combination of calibre, rifle brand, scope and accurate reloads; ADI AR2207 18.5grn pushing a Hornady 2266 55grn resulted in laser beam type accuracy.

Since then I've been looking for a second Elite 6500, the old ones, made in Japan, not the new ones. A few weeks ago one came up on TradeMe for $725, Bushnell Elite 6500 4.5-30x 50mm front lens, 30mm tube.

In buying the second one I broke two of my rules around scopes; 1: You don't need 30x for a hunting rifle! 2: A 50mm front optic is way too BIG for a hunting rifle! But it was the only old school 6500 I had seen.....So the rules didn't apply!

The 30x has gone onto the 222. With that scope, rifle combination I hope to be able to whack rabbits out to 300m.
The 16x has gone onto the Hornet. Which is currently my close rang Canada Goose rifle.
The Vortex Viper has gone onto the 22LR firing high velocity ammunition.

The bottom two rifles are both fitted with din rails, which allows me to swap the daylight scope for a thermal, which out in the field.

PS Last night I started in chasing geese with the Hornet loaded with the BEE projectiles. Very good terminal results so far at close ranges. I'm off now to swap the thermal for the BUSHNELL and fire a couple of sighters. I've got a date with a flock of geese at a retirement village, who fly in at 1.30pm ever day. Then a second date at 3pm on a lifestyle block where the geese come in every day when the land owners feeds the chickens. Should be an interesting day.....