Gun Owning Smokers

[Mangyrat]

Good choice on the scope.
I don't put a lot of $ in scopes, I am kind of hard on them and would be upset if I broke a $600 scope but a $100 im ok with.

I finished swapping around scopes, Im happy with where im at with all but the 300AAC build.
I picked up some small scope I like the way it looked "Leapers UTG 3-9x32 Compact CQB Bug Buster" http://www.amazon.com/Leapers-3-9x32.../dp/B005VRYHNI

I spent a hour or so in a gun shop trying every scope they had but my eye's suck so it don't matter if I get the best scope I can find with bifocals.
I can either see the cross hairs clear or the target not both at same time.

[Eville]

Going home tomorrow to try out my latest purchases. I have about 900 rounds of 556 and 200 .308s that are calling my name.

[Devil Doc]

Sounds like a flinch in the making.

Doc

[ggiese]

Sounds like a flinch in the making.

Doc

LOL. Been there - done that! Usually happened after the range master had me put 200 rounds of shotgun slugs downrange...

[CptnBlues63]

Good choice on the scope.
I don't put a lot of $ in scopes, I am kind of hard on them and would be upset if I broke a $600 scope but a $100 im ok with.

I finished swapping around scopes, Im happy with where im at with all but the 300AAC build.
I picked up some small scope I like the way it looked "Leapers UTG 3-9x32 Compact CQB Bug Buster" http://www.amazon.com/Leapers-3-9x32.../dp/B005VRYHNI

I spent a hour or so in a gun shop trying every scope they had but my eye's suck so it don't matter if I get the best scope I can find with bifocals.
I can either see the cross hairs clear or the target not both at same time.

That's a decent little scope and the reviews are good on it.

Yep, like you I'm hard on scopes. I've had decent luck so far but last fall, I shot my elk and left the scope dialed up to 9 (I usually keep it at 4.5) while I dressed the elk out. After I was done, I picked up my rifle and tried to dial it back to 4.5 and the dial wouldn't move. I didn't bump it, drop it or anything so I'm not sure what's up with that. Bushnell replaced it free of charge so it turned out ok in the end. I did check out some Leupold's and Bushnell's but the ones with adjustable turrets and higher power ranged upwards of $600 and I'm not spending that much considering my luck....lol. If this BSA scope works as well as it should, I'll buy another next spring and mount it on my spare hunting rifle.

It turns out my sporting goods store here in town actually has BSA scopes.....just not the model I wanted. But I'm going to see if they can order it in, how long it'll take if they can, and how much $$$ If I can get it for under $200, I'll buy from them as it's going to cost me that much with shipping from US to Canada.

[Mangyrat]

Crappy Cell phone pic I cant find the camera.
I came home form work and the upper was waiting on me along with a few round's to test fire it tomorrow.
SOTA arms 300AAC black out upper in black stainless steel lower is magpull and palmetto state armory parts.

I did get 100 rounds made over the weekend, cut down 223 brass that I want to test also. 125 grain jacketed hollow points with 17.2 grain's of H110.

[badwhale]

I see a Padron!!!

[Eville]

Got a chance to shoot my SR556 and M1 over the past few days. Both are EXCELLENT firearms. I only have 3 complaints about the Ruger. The firing pin retaining pin that came with it was to big and protruded from the side of the bolt carrier. About 10 minutes with a vice, hammer, and some files fixed that issue. The second complaint is that the aluminum hand guard gets hot; FAST. 60 rounds in and it was almost too hot to hold. I'm going to have to get some rails and heat shields put on ASAP. Thirdly, the front site that came with it does not adjust in increments. On a milspec sight, there is a pin that allows you to adjust the elevation in "clicks". X number of clicks = Y inches at Z meters. The Ruger's is just a straight screw, so there was a lot of guesswork to figure out how much to turn it to get the desired result. Other than that, shot like a dream. The Burris Fast Fire 3 site was a bit of a pain to zero, but she works like a charm now.

Then there is the M-1. Semi-auto, .308, smooth as silk with an ever so satisfying "PING" to let you know you just sent 8 rounds down range. What more can I say about it?

[Mangyrat]

Eville I see you have the UTG riser on it. "they are cheap but work great"

I put one on both my AR's and it makes a big difference for looking in the scope with bifocals on.

Mine stays cool after a 30 round mag dumps, I haven't tried back to back mag dumps yet to see if it gets hot.


Yea Will that's one of the pardons form your last box split, I had to have a good cigar after completing the build.

[Eville]

I almost dropped $50 on some other riser before I saw the UTG. I can't say I see the advantage of getting a more expensive one than the UTG.

The heat yesterday could have had something to do with it. 102 degrees at the range.

[Mangyrat]

Just got back form the range the 300 AAC works great but I do have to step up on my load to 17.5 grains of H110.
I had 3 failure to ejects out of the first 50 rounds with 17.2 gains.
The last 50 rounds ran flawlessly they were a little hotter.

I didn't have a spotter scope with me so I could not see where I was hitting at 100 yard so had to sight in at 75 yards.

[CptnBlues63]

Crappy Cell phone pic I cant find the camera.
I came home form work and the upper was waiting on me along with a few round's to test fire it tomorrow.
SOTA arms 300AAC black out upper in black stainless steel lower is magpull and palmetto state armory parts.

I did get 100 rounds made over the weekend, cut down 223 brass that I want to test also. 125 grain jacketed hollow points with 17.2 grain's of H110.

Very nice!

Got a chance to shoot my SR556 and M1 over the past few days. Both are EXCELLENT firearms. I only have 3 complaints about the Ruger. The firing pin retaining pin that came with it was to big and protruded from the side of the bolt carrier. About 10 minutes with a vice, hammer, and some files fixed that issue. The second complaint is that the aluminum hand guard gets hot; FAST. 60 rounds in and it was almost too hot to hold. I'm going to have to get some rails and heat shields put on ASAP. Thirdly, the front site that came with it does not adjust in increments. On a milspec sight, there is a pin that allows you to adjust the elevation in "clicks". X number of clicks = Y inches at Z meters. The Ruger's is just a straight screw, so there was a lot of guesswork to figure out how much to turn it to get the desired result. Other than that, shot like a dream. The Burris Fast Fire 3 site was a bit of a pain to zero, but she works like a charm now.

Then there is the M-1. Semi-auto, .308, smooth as silk with an ever so satisfying "PING" to let you know you just sent 8 rounds down range. What more can I say about it?

Also very nice!


My new scope arrived at my step-son's place last Tues/Wed so should be on it's way here. I'll try to remember to take some pics once it arrives and I get it mounted/sighted in.

[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