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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 Leupold and CDS has done rather well for me on bigger hunts. 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. 👍
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
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Leupold FX-II 6x36mm LR Duplex
Your Every Liberal vote promotes Socialism and is an attack on the Second Amendment. You will suffer the consequences.
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Thanks for the zero stop link!
Your Every Liberal vote promotes Socialism and is an attack on the Second Amendment. You will suffer the consequences.
GOA,Idaho2AIAlliance,AmericanFirearmsAssociation,IdahoTrappersAssociation,FoundationForWildlifeManagement ID and MT.
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Leupold FX-II 6x36mm LR Duplex ditto- these sit atop both my Featherweights- light and sturdy with no hiccups
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10x42 SS, 3-12 LRHS, and 3-9 SS. IMO the 10 (or 6x if you prefer) is the best value, the LRHS is the nicest package, and the 3-9 SS is maybe the best compromise. That said all I have on now is a couple 10's and one LRHS.
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Leupold FX-II 6x36mm LR Duplex ditto- these sit atop both my Featherweights- light and sturdy with no hiccups My choice as well.
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Leupold FX-II 6x36mm LR Duplex ditto- these sit atop both my Featherweights- light and sturdy with no hiccups My choice as well. This is my choice or the 42MM FXIII version of same has been my go to for a long time on remote mountain hunts. I hear a lot of bad about them these days but I've not been let down so far. Whether tied to a Super Cub strut, strapped to a snowmachine or rattling around in the bottom of a jet boat and then strapped to a pack and banged around on the mountain for a couple weeks. See critter pull trigger then start skinning........ The 1.5x5 Leupold on my 375H&H has really taken a beating from 20 years of guiding and I'll once again be depending on it this fall on a very remote hunt I've been hoping to draw for 26 years. I doubt it lets me down. Hope I didn't just jinx myself!
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Thanks! Now I remember seeing that.
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NF 2.5-10x42 compact. Good optics and reliable.
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Here is what I got for measurements between the the 3x9 and the 6X SS in height from the tube to the top of the knob.
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Were both set to the same place in the erector's travel range? If not, you could get some very misleading measurements if one was at the top of its range, while the other was at the bottom
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Were both set to the same place in the erector's travel range? If not, you could get some very misleading measurements if one was at the top of its range, while the other was at the bottom I measured the windage knobs which were a couple clicks one way or the other from mechanical center. Great point though.
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Swarovski Z3 got it done for me on a brutal Jarbidge Elk hunt.
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Trusted all my hunts to Leupold 3.5-10 x 40, different vintages. Duplex reticle, its easy enough for me to hold over as I'm an under 400 yards kinda guy.
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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.
I’ve got a couple of the 3-12x42 Klassik with their mil dial. One is on my 7mm08, used it last fall to dial up 1.2 miles at 370 to kill my elk. Dialing and return to zero has been spot on, in my experience. Looks like this:
“There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.” ALDO LEOPOLD
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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.
I’ve got a couple of the 3-12x42 Klassik with their mil dial. One is on my 7mm08, used it last fall to dial up 1.2 miles at 370 to kill my elk. Dialing and return to zero has been spot on, in my experience. Looks like this: Nice... how many mils in one revolution?
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Ackleyfan, I can get 3.2 mils. It stops a little past that, also stops a little past 0 the other way.
3.2 mils gets me to 600 yards in the 7mm08 and the 6.5x55 so I’m good with not having more on the dial. The P3 reticle gives 5 mils on the reticle also.
“There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.” ALDO LEOPOLD
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Really like that scope..thanks
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