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AK: Both..The 6X SS is on my 7 Rem Mag.


The SHV is on my new 6.5 Creedmoor. That was the first time i used it at 600.

Bob, did you check RTZ after?

Also, next time I would suggest dialing it back down to zero, then up again 10 MOA, and try another group while the atmospherics are the same. You can check it at 600 next time at the range but it'll almost certainly print the group somewhere else due to different wind, temperature, etc.

And finally, if you shot a 100-yard Tall Target test I'd think you were even cooler.

Lot of fun to be had playing with TT's..... grin. But seriously, there is a wealth of data there on the scope's function, minus most of the atmospheric influences that muddy things at 600 yards.

I returned to zero but did not check it yet. It was time to head home.Will do it next time I shoot. I was shooting through that mirage soup crap at 600,so yes maybe POI will be slightly different.

I won't likely do a TT because if the thing is behaving the way I want. The scope is very new but so far it has been spot on. I found it interesting that scope and load did pretty much exactly what the Hornady Ballistics Lab data said it should.

Thanks Bob,

I appreciate the response and look forward to future posts.

Me too. Thanks to Bob and Tanner and EHG, and everyone else who's posted first hand info.

Bob, I'm with you in the sense that I think we are both results-oriented with this stuff. For me, it's "will it hit a pie plate at XXX yards?" If so, done! Not gonna get spun out over minutiae that doesn't matter.

However, and I'm pretty sure you know this so don't let me, I dunno, talk down or whatever.... but it's DAMN hard to gather much actual "data" on a scope at 600 yards. Let's say hypothetically that next time you shoot it at 600 it prints the group 3/4 MOA away from that one. What caused that? It's unknowable. Too many atmospheric variables, how the rifle is rested, etc.

So if you really want to see how that bad boy tracks, repeats, and returns to zero, set up a simple tall target test at 100 yards exactly. That can be as simple as a plumb line on butcher paper with an aiming point at the bottom of the line.

Let me rephrase that. *I* really want to see how that bad boy tracks, repeats, and returns to zero, so I'm trying to persuade YOU to set up a simple tall target test yadda yadda yadda.

But even if you won't, then whatever info you do bring back here is very much appreciated.

Finding out that extension 30mm Talley LW's exist for my Kimber has got my blood running on this one............

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I'm running a 4-14 x 56 SHV on a very accurate Savage in 260 Remington. I have not run the dials through their paces yet so I'm really enjoying this thread.
Thanks all!

I had time to shoot a three shot group at 600 this afternoon, after running the turret back down to zero yesterday...then 10 MOA correction back up to 600,today.

So...rip rip down,then rip rip back up.

Conditions were different, no mirage, grey overcast and low scuddy clouds. No wind.

The group shifted slightly lower to 3 o'clock on the right side of the orange dot you see in the photo above.

No pictures since it was flat rock raining, the target was soaked and the bullet holes sealed shut from too much water. I was too wet to care

I guess you can say it works which is not a real surprise.

That's all I have to report.

Bob, are the turrets resettable via a screw on top- loosen screw, lift, reset, push back down and tighten screw?

Jeff on the 3-10 a piece of cake...coin slot on top; unscrew, remove the screw,lift the turret cap,drop it back on at "zero".

Replace the screw and snug it up ( not Farmer Tight)

Spin away!

Sounds similar to my Zeiss' setup then. Cool! I could make a zero stop for it like I just did for the Zeiss. Gray band under turret.

Snap a pic with the turret off, and the gray thingy still on if you don't mind.

Sure. It's just a "ring" of PVC that I machined to fit the needed OD and ID, and that is the correct thickness (height) to "fill up" the gap underneath the turret at its zero point.

Black plastic might be cooler. I kinda like the gray. Dunno.

At least for the Zeiss, they aren't hard to make (on a lathe). I can make more...

I'm setting pier blocks for a deck right now- pic in a bit.

Ha! Someone finally googled my .sig!

I've always known what it meant! One of my faves!

Man... that was back in the day, eh? Now picture the television you watched it on... the phone in the kitchen....

JG: here's a pic with the turret off. As you can see, the modification I made was to add a highly technical device I call a "ring".

I'd be happy to make any of you guys one, no charge. Would need a measurement. Well, for the SHV I'd need 3 measurements since I don't have one on hand.

Jeff, that's some nice work. Very kind on you offering to make them for others.

Oh Yeah, "sig line" kinda cool.

It's a wonder, BLM movment haven't protested the "Jetsons"

Have a good day.

Excellent report on the SHV on longrangehunting.com check it out.

Randy! Howdy sir.

I'd be very happy to make those zero stops for anyone who wants one. It's not difficult and the material is cheap. I'm tickled to have one on my Zeiss now. I made it this far without one <g>, but it's one less thing to worry about.

I'm pretty sure a SHV is in my future, maybe two.... A 3-10 for the Kimber and a 4-14 for the heavy 7 WSM... Once I have one I can get measurements for zero stops for those too.