Ringman

I knew that you had the Swarovski z5 5-25X52.
But I didnt know you had to go thru all that.
Far as I know there is nothing else even close to your z5 in that power to weight range.Thats the attraction for sure.
Not sure I want to put all the hand stands in, to get there.
Ouch.

Nightforce are heavy.
S&B dammed heavy.
U.S. Optics are stupid.
....a fixed 22x us optics weighs 2.5 pounds.I looked.
I'd actually have to run a lighter barrel on my 17lb. light rifle to make the us optics work...not happening.

I built a 6.5x47 this last summer.In a 17lb light rifle for 1000 yard BR.
The two main rifle scopes you see on the line at Ridgway are
Nightforce.And Sightron.I actually counted the number of Leupolds on the line.For 95 shooters there were 4 loopies.
I picked up a 24x44 Sightron and mounted it on the new 6.5.I turned the scope 90 degrees so the windage knob is in my left hand.Ever so handie to make windage adjustments in a hurry.
The adjustments are off.But there not off very much.The main thing is the Sightron repeats.And it dials up in a straight line.I would not want to muck around with the thing in the dark.But we shoot in the middle of the day.Figure I can get 5 or 6 sightrons for the price of one S&B.say 4 Sightrons for one NSX.
I only got to shoot one match with the sightron.So I have no idea how well it will take the pounding.
ill find out next summer.


dave

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