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Dean,

The white Marksman was supposed to be a stopgap measure till the Game Warden came it. After putting all the effort into it, it seemed like a backwards move to schitcan it in favor of the GW.

I thought long & hard on selling the GW, but for what this gun was built for, I much prefer the Marksman for those endeavors.

Any comments on how the comb height of the GW compares to the HTG? Biggest complaint I have with the HTG is the comb is too low for my liking. I've had KMV hardware installed in half of my HTG holdings,to date. Debating on whether to 'dump' the others and go to a chassis - XLR or MDT LSS-XL.

As is most other's complaint.....

I shouldered the HTG, GW, and the Marksman trio a hundred times trying to find an objective favorite. Specs say the GW's comb only has a 1/16th height advantage over the HTG.

Very seldom can I shoot prone where I go long, and I tend to hold lower than most, so my preferences are a bit less critical in that regard.

Don't do a lot of prone shooting either - too damned hard to get back up! That said, off a bench the HTG is shy in the comb height department.

Interestingly, I went through various McM specs on combs and still haven't quite figured out the 16th or two of hate for a HTG vs others:

A-5 - 1/4"

Varmint - 1/2"

Sporter - 1/2"

Mountain - 9/16"

Game Scout - 9/16"

HTG - 5/8"

Classic - 11/16"

But can ya hit anything close, and in a no-wind condition?

Looks like you were still in the same ball park though .

Depends on your definition of close........bigger grin.....

I need to get my sig out and see if I got one of the greatest things ever or one of the good enough for my needs kind. I haven't took a shot over 300 yards all year so it's not been a priority.

I'm not dissing the Sig, just give my experiences and the limitations I have found with it.

Right now, you'd think you have the Superman of rangefinders in your mitts with all the foliage on the trees and brush. I too can range houses, barns, water towers, etc to ungodly ranges, but typically don't find many critters to shoot holed up next to them.

Again, for most people's needs, they are the cat's ass to sane distances, just not the holy grail some state.

It'll be fine for me then. I've never shot past 1000 and don't get to do that anytime I want. I can shoot to 675 when I want and I still have plenty of practice to do there..haha.

Nice shooting!

Lol....sure is. I do good to do that a thousand yards closer

Just damn