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VX6 2-12x42 Firedot in Talley LW rings on my 6.5 creedmoor.
Only thing I would change is to use lower mounts (if they were available)... patiently waiting for that! Maybe these Leupold Backcountry rings will be lower if they release a set for the FC.
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I'm running a Swarovski Z3 3-10X42 on my Fireldcraft Swede. Great glass, I just wish I could get out and kill something with it.
The lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part!
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Last spring I picked up a FC in 6mm CM and a bargain Sig Tango4 [4-12 x 42.] Set in Medium Talleys, I thought I'd see what this little rifle will do and initial targeting was great so I haven't screwed with it since even though the scope seems large for that size rifle. My initial loads work very well and have accounted for a few coyotes and fox.
I haven't tried any really long shooting [past 400 yards] and that will have to wait for summer.
The Tango 4 has some nice features.....I like the lighted reticle....knob turning has not worked out well for me as I dig for reading glasses to see what I'm doing.
The jury is still out on Sig scopes for me but thus far it's doing the job.
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Last spring I picked up a FC in 6mm CM and a bargain Sig Tango4 [4-12 x 42.] Set in Medium Talleys, I thought I'd see what this little rifle will do and initial targeting was great so I haven't screwed with it since even though the scope seems large for that size rifle. My initial loads work very well and have accounted for a few coyotes and fox.
I haven't tried any really long shooting [past 400 yards] and that will have to wait for summer.
The Tango 4 has some nice features.....I like the lighted reticle....knob turning has not worked out well for me as I dig for reading glasses to see what I'm doing.
The jury is still out on Sig scopes for me but thus far it's doing the job.
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A quick/dirty raised cheek piece to help with height of Talley base with Seekins low rings. It works well for shooting. I haven't hunted it yet. Made with a $2 flip flop (cut/shaped), gorilla taped to the stock, then wrapped with a $1.59 roll of coflex. Will probably take it hunting this weekend so I'll find out how bad stuff will stick to the coflex...it's made to adhere to itself. I will probably unwrap it a bit and thread it back through the previous wrap to tie it off better, though it hasn't loosened yet. I like the NX8...well enough that I haven't taken it off this rifle yet. The reticle is course, but it works great for me on 300 yard steel as it seems easy to center....it's not looking at a fine aiming point like most scopes but it can be put on a target repeatably and quickly. I like it. Above 6x the image gets a little fuzzy and in low light it suffers a little. I'd love to see a x32 objective but like it well enough as is that, like PG, if the cost was a little less I have a couple more rifles that would be wearing it.
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I’m using a SWFA 6x MQ.
All the talk of 20 MOA rails and 40 MOA rings got to me, but the height ruins my cheek weld, and adding a cheek pad seems to defeat the purpose of having a Fieldcraft in the first place.
SWFA 6x, 3-9x42mm, Nightforce NXS 2.5-10x and 3-10x SHV. Have used Tally LW, Pic rails with Warne Mountain Tech and Burris Sig XTR rings. The FC I’m using this year has a SS 3-9x in Tally LW’s.
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Running a swfa 3-9 in talley lows, Im really liking the setup.
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I have a SWFA 3-9 on my fieldcraft on a 20 MOA rail. I have high cheek bones and have to use a stock pack on any rifle with a scope. Yes even VX-2s in talley lows, so the use of the pack and build it up a little higher isn't a big deal for me and just something I have to do to make it "work" to be able to get my cheek bone on the stock with my eyes closed and open up to a full sight picture. The stock packs I use also has a zippered pocket that I store extra rounds and a lighter. Don't see going back to talley's anytime soon. You make a good point: everyone's different and only you can tell what's going to work for you. I've got so many chin-weld setups it's almost my natural position. The FC fits me very well however. A rail would make swapping scopes easier though.
What fresh Hell is this?
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Curious how many of the guys giving stock cheek pad advise are running 40 plus moa in your mounts?
Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the 24HCF.
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SS 3-9 with Talley 0 MOA rail, Burris XTR Sig rings, stock pack.
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Just mounted a Meopta Meostar R2 1.7-10x42 with 4c (that I got from CLNY) in Talley lows, haven't got to site it in yet but so far like what I see.....
Roll Tide Roll, now lets go hunting!!!
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Just mounted a Meopta Meostar R2 1.7-10x42 with 4c (that I got from CLNY) in Talley lows, haven't got to site it in yet but so far like what I see..... Hadn’t heard of that one. Sounds interesting, will have to look into.
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That serial # feels cursed.
$$$ TRUMP AT THE PUMP 2024 $$$
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742?
Something about that number I don’t know?
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3.5-10x40 B&C
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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The Meostar is by no means a light weight, think it weighs in at 20.3 oz, but from what I’ve seen has excellent glass and I like the illuminated 4C reticle and eye relief runs about 3.7 to 3.9 inches which shouldn’t be a problem on this 6.5 Creedmoor
Roll Tide Roll, now lets go hunting!!!
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Have one in .243 and one in .270 both topped with Swarovski Z3 3-10x42 BRH
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Hey Brad, what height are those rings? Thanks.
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6X SS
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Hey Brad, what height are those rings? Thanks. Those are Low's. I DO wish they made X-Lows!
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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