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Absolutely right. For rifles where weight isn’t a huge deal, the LRHS is hard to beat.

Yup, the beauty of the SS 3-9x is that it’s as robust as heavier options, but several ounces lighter. That’s what my Barrett FC and Kimber 7-08 wear. The Kimber WSM’s get up there even more with a 25oz LRHS, but it’s worth it, IMO.

I bought the SS 3-9 for its' reliability. Learning to use the reticle and dials make it worth twice the weight, almost.

If I get my shot of a lifetime [wolf] , A miss will be on me and not my gear. Their 6X w/ the MQ reticle is also great and even simpler.


mike r

Question for the SS 3-9 users: Any issues with the lack of parallax adjustment?

Guess I’m the minority, my draw tags/guided have been Leupold and ziess. Haven’t ran ziess in 6-8 years. Never a issue

Switched to NighForce SHV in recent years and have no complaints. One of them will be going on a backpack hunt this fall. Wont necessarily be a coveted tag - except maybe by me

After running m-1’s on my 6.5 300 this year I’m sending her back for cds, tired of those damn things hanging up on everything, can’t imagine the swfa turrets...

I carry mine w/ a scopeshield in place, covers the turrets and the lenses, pops off in< 1 second.


mike r

Negative.

Jud,

The SWFA fixed turrets are shorter than M1’s, IIRC (I’ll have to check and confirm when I get home). The HD turrets are shorter and trimmer yet.

2.5x8 Vari X III for elk
Mark 4 10x M1 for Coues

Copy they quite a bit bigger, maybe the finger grooves?? Gonna give the UL a try on my 22 creed when she gets screwed together

Leupold and CDS has done rather well for me on bigger hunts.

NF shv 3x10 with forceplex is another that I would like to try, seems to connect a lot of dots......

Whatever scope you choose, consider taking a second scope already sighted-in, mounted in good QD rings. If the primary scope fails, it is easy to replace.

I favor a 6x Leupold for most of my hunting, though when I went to the Brooks Range to hunt, I did rely on an older 2-7x Redfield.

Regards, Guy

Yeah, the grip on top of the SS turret is wider than the M1, for sure.

Looks like a “fun” several hours of work followed that pic. Moose falling dead in a pond ain’t ideal...

I love the CDS "design" for hunting. Capped windage, very low profile, zero-stopped (easy to do yourself), limited on revolutions but it's plenty for my hunting.

I wish Nightforce would do this with the 3-10 SHV or simply change the elevation only to their zero-stop dial.

S&B will add a BDC for elevation that is similar to the CDS and very low profile. It's limited to 3.3 mil, which is still enough for my hunting even with a 100 yard 0. I've not yet put it to use to evaluate adjustments and return to 0. It is a fairly lightweight and compact package in a fixed power scope.

Jay,

How's the do it your self zero stop work?

leupold 6x42......always works for me.....only scope I have had that failed, was a Steiner…...bob