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I just weighed the Roberts without scope.
7 pounds, 1 ounce.
With 2.1 oz LW Talleys and an 11.2 oz VX-2 3-9x40, it's gonna top out at 7 pounds, 14 oz. That's a heap better than what I started with.
Besides, that set up looked too much like elk's latest find. If he ditched those Burris high Zee rings, I can too.
I'll post photos of the latest version when I get it put together. May even do before and after, side by side photos.
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Just mounted the VX-2 3-9x40 in Med LW Talley ext. rings on the Roberts. I was concerned that the .500" rise off the front ring wasn't going to be enough. It is and feels right. Looks better, too. Before and after. Before and after.I like the 4200, but it's almost 5 oz heavier. The LW Talley's are several ounces lighter than the steel Zee rings. The VX-2 glass is about as good and I can mount it farther forward due to longer ER. You can see the difference comparing the first two photos. The VX-2 power ring is almost over the bolt, the 4200 power ring is well behind the bolt. The gun even feels lighter. DF
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I like the transformation. Nikon scopes are nice, but heavy. The VX2 3-9 is perfect for that rifle.
Now go shoot it!
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So busy messing with it, I haven't loaded any ammo.
I have another project ongoing. It's a Mohawk with a new 22" #2 CM 8 twist .22-250 Shilen. Just glassed it and am waiting for a Timney trigger to arrive.
Gotta load some for it, too.
So, it's slowly getting there.
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I like the transformation. Nikon scopes are nice, but heavy. The VX2 3-9 is perfect for that rifle.
Now go shoot it! Actually the first scope is a Bushnell 4200 2.5-10x40. I like 4200's better than Nikon. And, you're right. Nikons, like Bushnells, can be fairly heavy compared to Leupold of similar power range and objective size. DF
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Focus DF,focus one project at a time.
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I like the transformation. Nikon scopes are nice, but heavy. The VX2 3-9 is perfect for that rifle.
Now go shoot it! Actually the first scope is a Bushnell 4200 2.5-10x40. I like 4200's better than Nikon. And, you're right. Nikons, like Bushnells, can be fairly heavy compared to Leupold of similar power range and objective size. DF I had a brain fart! Yea.....I knew it was a Bushnell. I put them in the same camp......weightwise. Let us know how it shoots. I load 100 TTSX's to factory COL for all my Roberts rifles. They all seem to shoot just fine.
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What load do you use with the 100 TTSX?
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Focus DF,focus one project at a time. Now, that's asking a lot... DF
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Thanks again for your help with this project. DF
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Just mounted the VX-2 3-9x40 in Med LW Talley ext. rings on the Roberts. I was concerned that the .500" rise off the front ring wasn't going to be enough. It is and feels right. Looks better, too. Before and after. Before and after.I like the 4200, but it's almost 5 oz heavier. The LW Talley's are several ounces lighter than the steel Zee rings. The VX-2 glass is about as good and I can mount it farther forward due to longer ER. You can see the difference comparing the first two photos. The VX-2 power ring is almost over the bolt, the 4200 power ring is well behind the bolt. The gun even feels lighter. DF Nice rifle dirtfarmer, should be a shooter. Not sure but is the rear Talley on backwards? Shod
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Nope, DF just hangs his scope back aways, Ingwe style.
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Just mounted the VX-2 3-9x40 in Med LW Talley ext. rings on the Roberts. I was concerned that the .500" rise off the front ring wasn't going to be enough. It is and feels right. Looks better, too. Before and after. Before and after.I like the 4200, but it's almost 5 oz heavier. The LW Talley's are several ounces lighter than the steel Zee rings. The VX-2 glass is about as good and I can mount it farther forward due to longer ER. You can see the difference comparing the first two photos. The VX-2 power ring is almost over the bolt, the 4200 power ring is well behind the bolt. The gun even feels lighter. DF Nice rifle dirtfarmer, should be a shooter. Not sure but is the rear Talley on backwards? Shod Nope. Holes line up for that position, wouldn't work turned around. DF
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Nope, DF just hangs his scope back aways, Ingwe style. Being compared to the Poobah... Wow! What a deal... DF
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Focus DF,focus one project at a time. Now, that's asking a lot... DF Yeah,should take my own advice. This weekend going to sight in a 7x57 that had a scope change,.375 H&H to confirm a 300 gr load,.25/06 that is itching to be shot.
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I've changed several scopes and now have a number of guns that need sighting in.
But what would Loonies be doing otherwise...?
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Buying,selling and trading firearms to keep busy.
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I've changed several scopes and now have a number of guns that need sighting in.
But what would Loonies be doing otherwise...?
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Kinda like musical chairs with scopes ..... where it stops, nobody knows. That happens here as well.
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The .257R ended up with a 3-9x40 Conquest, the VX-2 3-9x40 is on a Springfield I built as a teenager. Seemed to be good matches, both. It would take a Loony to understand such stuff. I had a range session this AM with the Roberts. The best load so far is 117 gr. SST ahead of 45 gr. H-414, shooting .86" at a hundred. I have more combos to try, but that one would be a good WT load. The Butler Creek objective cover kept falling off the Conquest. So I put it on the VX-2 and it fits pretty tight. I have the missing lens covers ordered. DF
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