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I don't have a 50. Prolly never will. Never couldn't make a shot because of it yet.
"Be sure you're right. Then go ahead." Fess Parker as Davy Crockett
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Campfire Oracle
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I go bigger for gathering more light, this is the biggest aperture that XS offers.....
"Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"
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Campfire 'Bwana
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The lunker Z would be fairly useless in that jungle.
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Campfire Oracle
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Campfire Oracle
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Fortunately the way I hunt the lunker Z is damn near always useless.
"Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"
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Campfire Oracle
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Campfire Oracle
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Unless Christ thought I should do it different, then I might change.......
"Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Christ uses whatever works best for him, bless his soul.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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And with the tall Optilocks and Dougs deal on the demo 44mm I figured what the hell's another 2mm around the objective. No big deal and it should be handy for evening spot and stalk Breaks mulies or whitetails across hayfields right about dark.
2 or 3 ounces is nothing for a flatlander...grin (and hopefully it never has to go in the scabbard)
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Campfire Regular
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I don't doubt that they work.
I just think they look like an unwieldy exaggeration on a sporting rifle.
Perfectly fine on a tactical sniper, kinda what you'd expect.
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
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Must have read it on the internet but I heard that big optics and little sport cars are.......
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Campfire Tracker
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I just think they look like an unwieldy exaggeration on a sporting rifle.
I guess tastes differ. I think some little skinny tiny scopes look funny on some rifles. On the right rifles I don't think 50mm scopes look all that bad: (they would look better without scope-caps on though!)..................................DJ
Remember this is all supposed to be for fun.......................
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Christ would bust a nut over those two DJ.
Of course he'd scratch the chit out of 'em too...grin
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Campfire Ranger
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Use whatever works best for you.
Welp, that's the end of internet gun forums...
I replace valve cover gaskets every 50K, if they don't need them sooner...
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I certainly can see a difference,though I only have one 50mm objective scope,compared to several dozen 32,36,40mm.I also have always had exceptional night vision,which might just be a clue. The only rifle I have used with the 50mm is my walking around woodchuck rifle (22-250). It just seems to work a bit better with changing light conditions as I move around.....often looking into the shadows on the edges of fields.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Dude... I'm seriously looking forward to popping a few off on Saturday.
Maybe we should meet across the street at Home Depot so you can remember the spraypaint.....grin
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Campfire Ranger
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Awfully nice rigs there DJ, but for me I'd not stick a "Dolly" scope on them. But hey, you aint letting me use em so let er buck and use what you like... Dober
"True respect starts with the way you treat others, and it is earned over a lifetime of demonstrating kindness, honor and dignity"....Tony Dungy
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Campfire Ranger
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More light gathering ability, but I have not noticed even 10% of everyone going ape. I see very few in the field and don't own any myself.
1Minute
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Campfire Outfitter
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Advertising. "Light Gathering Ability" - as if light can be "gathered". More often than not, when I see someone oogling over a moster scope - he's young, and appears to have money. But occasionally he's old - and has a specific narrow purpose in mind. I've done both.
Brian
Vernon BC Canada
"Nothing in life - can compare to seeing smiles on your children's faces."
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I guess it's just a matter of taste. Those look like gorgeous rifles with outsized scopes on them to me.
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Here ya go ...
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