Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Long Range Hunting First time out with the Burris Eliminator III out to 1000 yards

Will do.

Been doing some pd shooting with the 6.5 and the Elim 3.
Knocked out dogs from 382-573 yards.
On day one I was shooting in bright sunshine with mirage on relatively flat terrain. Difficult for any LRF.
One day two we had a lot of wind. From around 14-23 mph and gusting.
Set-up so I was shooting from a somewhat elevated location and ranged with no problems whatsoever, even with sun and mirage. Flat ground doesn't have anything to reflect off of when lazering on level ground, but a dog mounds works.
Getting a little elevated worked even better.
If there had been an animal on level ground-No problems. Antelope were easy to range.
If the winds hadn't been so gusty there would be more food for the birds of prey.

I will begin lope and deer hunting the 2nd week of October.
I am going to take one or the other with this rig, then use my single-shot specialty handguns for the rest.
After I tag out with the rifle I am thinking about putting it on one of my SP's

Ernie,
What stock is that on your gun?

McRee
At my request, Mac's Gunworks made a custombag bar for me.
Mac's Gunworks south of Gillette, WY did all the work on this rifle:
Trued action, trigger job on Remmy trigger, chambered fitting Krieger 1-8T barrel, and installed one of his Mac brakes.
He also did the cerakoting

sounds like it may not be of any advantage to someone who only shoots from 75-250 yards and is using one of the flat shooting mags.

I agree

Did some hunting with my 6.5 and the Elim 3
Here is a video of that:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy85qH4WO....q7iARmKwk742NZg

Pic of the buck I shot

Sweet buck! The vid link doesn't work...

Details?

I will try again. Trying to do things off an iPad. Computer is being worked on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy85qH4WO5I

That's a nice looking animal andI love the wide angle perspective. Makes that Antelope look like a monster compared to you.

Interesting...I've seen these scopes advertised but this is the first real world write-up I've read.

Welcome!
Last week I late a lady use it. She made first shot connections to 500 yards.
She missed at 6, but in all fairness we were having strong gusty winds.
She liked it so well, that she told her husband she would Ike to have one.
She is a hunter, but this was her first time to shoot any kind of distance.

How are the optics compared to Leupold, Zeiss, etc...?

I have not compared the Gen 3 with other scopes yet.
It is noticeably better than the version I used last year.
I want to be out in the field a half an hour after sunset and be shooting, but I have not done that yet.
But I will say, I am pleased with the optic inthe ways I have used it.

Iam extremly interested in this scope and appreciate your post.
Is the scope waterproof and how well doers it work if the batteries are dead.
Thanks
Craig

Yes it is waterproof:
"The adjust-ment system is waterproof even without the turret caps in place, but
keep these caps tight to keep dust and dirt out of the mechanical
system."

If the battery is dead it is in essence a regular second focal plane Mil-Dot reticle.
They key is to use fresh batteries when hunting and have a couple of spares in case Murphy shows up

Thanks Ernie,I appreciate the information.
Craig

I love the idea of this scope, but im curious as to how much it weighs, definetly not a light weight im sure.

Weight of the Eliminator with mount and battery is 26 oz.
Consider this, add the weight of your LR scope, rings, laser-rangefinder, means of determining angle if it is not a part of your LRF and you will see your overall weight is likely more than what you have with the Eliminator.

A couple of LR scopes:
A Leupold Mark 4 4.5-14 weighs 22 ounces.
A NF NXS 3.5-15 weighs 30 ounces

Vid of a friend of mine using my rifle with the Burris Eliminator III
If you watch the video, read the comments that Joel makes.