Gun Owning Smokers

[Mangyrat]

Good luck sighting in the new scope CptnBlues63.

Eville that is strange them calling the front sight post mills spec and having it screw in not click adjustable.

That little QCB bug Buster was not to bad to sight in, I did have a little trouble with the turret's resetting them to zero. "I don't read directions"
I picked up my Ruger the other day and no new guns came home with me thankfully. "now its time to work on the trigger".

[SailorJoe]

I have had quite a few guns in the last couple years. But I currently own a G27 .40, a G30 .45, marlin .22, a Remington .22, a glenfield .22, and my favorite is my Ithaca 20 gauge that was stamped from the factory as a 12 gauge.

[Mangyrat]

Ops I forgot a gun did follow me home but not form the gun shop.

I traded that old heavy scope I had on my first AR build for a badly neglected Rossi 32 S&W long revolver.
It needed a new firing pin and a good clean up to remove the rust, its not pretty but it fires just fine now.

Reloading is taking a lot of my spare time but I do have a good supply of ammo now.

One more gun will follow me home soon that is lost in my mom's attic, some cheap 38 she wants to get rid of so the grandkids don't find it.
I cant wait to see how bad off it is after being in the attic for years.

[CptnBlues63]

Good luck sighting in the new scope CptnBlues63.

Eville that is strange them calling the front sight post mills spec and having it screw in not click adjustable.

That little QCB bug Buster was not to bad to sight in, I did have a little trouble with the turret's resetting them to zero. "I don't read directions"
I picked up my Ruger the other day and no new guns came home with me thankfully. "now its time to work on the trigger".

So the BSA scope was a bust!

The ocular focus (at the eyepiece) didn't work so I couldn't dial out the parallax. I had it shooting decently at 100 yards and once I zeroed the turrets, I dialed it up for 200 (max length on our rifle range) and it was all over the paper. It's been sent in to the repair depot for replacement and the new one should be on it's way to my house as we speak. Being as how I'm leaving for my annual hunting trip on the 31'st, I couldn't wait for it to arrive.

Luckily my chiropractor is an avid hunter and as it turns out, also a Swarovski dealer. He had a Z5 3,5-18x44 with Ballistic Turret sitting in his office and offered to let me try it out to see if I like it. I told him, "If I put it on my rifle now, I'll pretty much have to leave it until after hunting season" He said, "No problem, I'm positive you'll buy it so go ahead"

So last weekend, after carefully mounting it on my Savage 99C (in .308), I sighted it in dead on at 250 yards (my personal preference). Swarovski has a ballistic calculator one can use to set the "presets" on the BT turret. It has 3 rings each with a different colored dot on it. Green, yellow and red. You use the ballistic calculator to tell you how many clicks from zero (your dead on sight in) for each color. With my .308 zeroed at 250 yards it's pretty much point and shoot at ranges from 50 to 300 yards (+/- 4") so I set the first preset (green) to 350 yd's, the second (yellow) to 400 and the last one (red) to 500.

Now it's worth noting, I had Federal send me a ballistic chart on the ammo I use to hunt with from 0 to 100 yards. The chart also includes wind drift calculated for a 10 mph wind, velocity, energy and a chart for zeroed at 100 yards as well as zeroed at 250 yards. The Swarovski ballistic calculator was within .1 (that's point 1) on all measurements which surprised and pleased me. The only thing left to do was get out into the country and check to see the presets were accurate and I did that yesterday.

First two bullets at 250 yards. The were dead on for elevation and about 1/2" right of the center line so I called that good and moved out to 350 and checked the first preset. Of the two rounds I shot, I had one that was a little high and right, and the second was a little low and left. The average of both was dead center. I then moved out to 400 but due to the land I was on, I had to setup on the hood of the truck and more or less freehand off the top of my ammo box. End result of the average of 3 shots (I fired 4 but "threw one away" lol) was again, dead on.

So, I considered that good enough and figured the 500 yard would be correct as well.

I'm simply amazed at this scope. The quality is excellent. The view is crystal clear and sharp and at 250 yards with the scope dialed up to 18, I could easily make out my bullet holes. At 350, I just couldn't quite if they were on the red. This scope has a parallax focus on the left side and a very easy to focus ocular (eyepiece) adjustment. This scope is pretty darn expensive and I've never spent this kind of money on a scope in my life but after shooting this well with a regular old hunting rifle, well, I gotta have it! LOL

I'm planning on building a nice long distance rifle under it over the next year or two. I have to save up my pennies first. But, if you're looking to buy a good quality scope and have the $$$, I highly recommend checking out the Swarovski line, they're impressive.

[Devil Doc]

Boy, are you screwed. Once you get used to quality optics, there's no going back. A Photographers Mate once explained that the best optic companies take their glass out of the middle of the tube, where it's most consistent. They sell the rest to companies like Weaver, BSA etc.


Doc

[Eville]

Just googled that scope. That costs about the same as my AR + 900 rounds. Must be one hell of a scope!

[CptnBlues63]

Boy, are you screwed. Once you get used to quality optics, there's no going back. A Photographers Mate once explained that the best optic companies take their glass out of the middle of the tube, where it's most consistent. They sell the rest to companies like Weaver, BSA etc.


Doc

You got that right! It all started with my brother the cop who's now a member of the tactical squad and has a kick ass sniper rifle. He brought it up early this spring and we shot 1" and smaller groups at 100 and 200 without half trying. The scope he has on his is a Nightforce 3,5-15x50 with MOAR reticle If you're interested, it's this one:

http://nightforceoptics.com/nxs/3-5-...xs-riflescope/


So that's what got me wanting a better scope. I've been wanting to have adjustable elevation turrets for some time and had been thoroughly checking through what Bushnell and Leupold have to offer but didn't see anything I really liked.

Just googled that scope. That costs about the same as my AR + 900 rounds. Must be one hell of a scope!

It is!

At 250 yards and I see where my bullets are hitting the paper easier than I can with my spotting scope! It has a very large, clear, sharp image and has adjustable objective (parallax) which makes it very easy to adjust for the best image possible over various ranges. Also, these Swarovski's are supposed to be excellent in low light situations and I'm frequently shooting in those conditions. Legal hunting starts 30 min's before sunrise and ends 30 min's after sunset. That first and last hour can be very tricky lighting, especially if it's cloudy. So a scope that works well in those conditions will make my life easier out in the field. And of course, it makes those longer shots a whole lot easier to make too. I no longer have to calculate hold over at the longer ranges as I have the ballistic turret already configured for 350, 400, 500 and even 600 yards if I want to try that.

While this scope is a lot more than I ever thought I'd spend on optics, I figure I'm going to have it for years and years so I should get my money's worth out of it. But it IS a lot of $$$ considering all my other scopes are more in the $100 range.

Now I'm looking at building a Remington 700 based rifle to put under it...........LOL I'll stick with .308 and am looking at either the SPS Tactical or the new VTR

http://www.remington.com/en/products...-tactical.aspx

http://www.remington.com/en/products...l-700-vtr.aspx

Both are in the $700 to $800 range (brand new) and can easily be dropped into premade bedded chassis like the one my brother's is sitting in. His is made by ACIS:

http://www.accuracyinternational.com/aics_kits.php

Those are pretty expensive though at around $800 each. I found another company that makes Remington 700 chassis that are a lot less expensive but should not only perform as well, but also offer the removable 4 round magazine as well.

http://mdttac.com/

So if I buy the less expensive chassis from MDT (the LSS) and one of the two aforementioned rifles to put in it. My scope will still cost more. No surprise though, quality optics of any kind (binocs, spotting scope, camera's and their lenses) are never cheap. That Nightforce on my brother's sniper rifle is a $2,500.00 scope. Lucky for him he didn't have to pay for it himself..........LOL

[ggiese]

Now I'm looking at building a Remington 700 based rifle to put under it...........LOL I'll stick with .308 and am looking at either the SPS Tactical or the new VTR

Food for thought... I good friend of mine had McGowen rebarrel his Mauser 98 bolt action. What a magnificent gun when they were finished. I see the company has been sold to a new owner in Montana, but it appears they're maintaining (and perhaps even improving) the quality

http://www.mcgowenbarrel.com/rebarreling.htm