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Well while in Kansas I voiced my desire to get a sendero in 300WM and my host was trying to unload a 300 RUM... shoot it a little he says, damn him! Went out on a breezy day and from a pack thrown in the dirt put 3 into a pizza box that could be covered with a quarter from 200 yards.
Well it is in my den now, sans scope. Any suggestions on glass would be appreciated, have looked at the Leupold 3x18 a bit as I've always had Leupolds. Budget would be best kept at <2K
My "long range" would be well under 600 and i would be more interested in increased accuracy at lesser range. Poking a whitetail through a hole in the brush for instance.
Any tweaking to the rig i should look into? It already had been worked on and along with the price this was part of why it came home with me, it has a timney trigger set at 8oz and a brake. I think the trigger needs to be pushed up some for hunting safety.
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Do yourself a favor and skip anything Leopold, better choices for you to consider would be Nightforce or Bushnell's Elite series LRHS either the 3x12x44 or the 4.5x18x44!
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Swarovski x5 . . . . and don't look back.
I never thought I'd grow up to be a grumpy old man, but I did, and I'm killin' it.
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Swarovski x5 . . . . and don't look back. Links to sub $2k X5s?
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NXS, SWFA 3-9x42, or LRHS
"You know why nobody panic buys 30-06 ammo? ... Because men with 30-06's don't panic"
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get your action skim-beded, on glass,buy once........ Think this over hard !!!. anneal all your brass,its not cheap any more, & enjoy that rifle she's a great one!
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Do yourself a favor and skip anything Leopold, better choices for you to consider would be Nightforce or Bushnell's Elite series LRHS either the 3x12x44 or the 4.5x18x44! I kinda got that idea when I saw reviews that couldn't tell the difference in hd vs. the old non-hd... except for doubling of the price! thanks I will look bushnell. jeffpie I have all winter to play on getting her set up, and yes, I want to only buy once on the big ticket items.
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I’m generally not a turret twister but have been very satisfied with almost a dozen VX-6’s with the B&C reticle. Over the last thirty or so years, I’ve had one of about forty Leupolds go Tango Uniform and it was an older VX-III 1.75 -6X on a 338. It was repaired and back on my rifle in about ten days.
NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.
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Even birds know not to land downwind!
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NXS, SWFA 3-9x42, or LRHS I’ll add LRTSi to the list. I’ve had the 3-12 LRHS since shortly after they came out and just recently got the 4.5-18 LRTSi. So far, it is every bit as good as the LRHS has been. John
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
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I have 15 or 16 Leupolds, I’ve had no problems with them.
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checkout meopta pro 4.5x14x44 have been using them for years with there target turrets, very well built. you can find them between $700 and $800 on sale, do a google search.
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