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Nightforce SHV 4-14x50 F1 Riflescope Mil-R FFP C557
What about this one? Great scope. Almost as good as the LRTSi... John
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Nightforce SHV 4-14x50 F1 Riflescope Mil-R FFP C557
What about this one? Great scope. Almost as good as the LRTSi... John  I prefer the G3 reticle, among other features of the LRTSi.
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put it on my 6.5 and sight it in to 200yds.. and cleanly miss deer (big time) at 400 by aiming 2" high...
fixed it for you, buddy About a 5" drop between 200 and 400yds with a 143gr eld, With a 200yd zero and aiming 2" high on a 400yd shot.. that would be well within the killzone of a deer. Lol You'd be better served checking the real ballistics, before making a fool of yourself. Just how fast do you think you're pushing them?....... Yep you're right.. apparently the ballistics apps are wrong and the preset velocity is too high. Big difference in ballistics on the box of nosler 142 eld than what comes up in the apps I downloaded. A really big difference. You were only about 20” off.
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LGS is doing a year end sale and has all Bushnell scopes at 50 percent off. Their normal prices are pretty much MSRP. They have 2 LRHS 4.5-18X44 During the Black Friday sale Brownells was selling this same scope for $745.00 each. Bought two.
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LGS is doing a year end sale and has all Bushnell scopes at 50 percent off. Their normal prices are pretty much MSRP. They have 2 LRHS 4.5-18X44 During the Black Friday sale Brownells was selling this same scope for $745.00 each. Bought two. I remember that sale. I believe there was even a rebate from Bushnell on top of that. Wish I had jumped on that.
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put it on my 6.5 and sight it in to 200yds.. and cleanly miss deer (big time) at 400 by aiming 2" high...
fixed it for you, buddy About a 5" drop between 200 and 400yds with a 143gr eld, With a 200yd zero and aiming 2" high on a 400yd shot.. that would be well within the killzone of a deer. Lol You'd be better served checking the real ballistics, before making a fool of yourself. Just how fast do you think you're pushing them?....... Yep you're right.. apparently the ballistics apps are wrong and the preset velocity is too high. Big difference in ballistics on the box of nosler 142 eld than what comes up in the apps I downloaded. A really big difference. You were only about 20” off. Lol.. The one that got away...
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Jason,
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Hey Allen, Just saw this. You're on a roll. PM coming. Jason
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Hey Allen, Just saw this. You're on a roll. PM coming. Jason Yeah I'll pass but appreciate the offer. I'm already sold on a mil reticle after reading up on it. 6x as a low is a little high for me though and I'll use that $200 on a forever scope for this xbolt.
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Yeah I'll pass but appreciate the offer. I'm already sold on a mil reticle after reading up on it. 6x as a low is a little high for me though and I'll use that $200 on a forever scope for this xbolt. You can get a lot done with 6x and a MQ reticle. And maybe more, than what you think you can. Big game up close is no sweat. In fact, I use a 6x MQ on my 10/22 for sage rats. Have shot them as close 10 yards. And a 6x MQ is sufficient for 12" steel plates at 600 yards. That covers a lot of ground, and a lot of uses. And there are huge side benefits to the fixed 6x. For some, they won't get caught with the wrong magnification by surprise. Not a big deal to many, but I know multiple people who lost a shot opportunity by having their scope set on too high of a magnification. More important to me is the fact that you can more easily see your impacts, and misses, with lower magnification. The 6x strikes a good balance of "enough magnification to aim" and "ability to spot shots". Second is parallax. The 6x MQ is very forgiving in this regard, especially from field positions. Don't underestimate this, as I've seen people chase their tails. I totally understand the "buy once, cry once" thinking. Lot of merit in that thought process. But you went from, "Nah I don't want a mil reticle" earlier in this thread to, "I'm already sold on a mil reticle after reading up on it." A small investment in a SWFA Classic would be money well spent. Then, once you figure out what you like by hands-on experience, and not just reading about it, you can make an informed decision. You won't lose much money on the SWFA and may decide to stick with it. Jason
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Hah, so true. 
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I'd just get a Leupold then..... I've killed countless deer at first light, last light, good light, noon light for the last 30 years with a $50 3x Bushnell, that's never had to be re-sighted in once. I sould probably take that scope off my 3030 and put it on my 6.5 and sight it in to 200yds.. and kill deer put to 400 by aiming 2" high... and say screw a new scope, take the $900 and buy the 45-70 guide Marlin I want instead.. and yeah ... I agree, you have the formula for success....That GregW guy doesn’t know anything. 😎
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I'd just get a Leupold then..... I've killed countless deer at first light, last light, good light, noon light for the last 30 years with a $50 3x Bushnell, that's never had to be re-sighted in once. I sould probably take that scope off my 3030 and put it on my 6.5 and sight it in to 200yds.. and kill deer put to 400 by aiming 2" high... and say screw a new scope, take the $900 and buy the 45-70 guide Marlin I want instead.. and yeah ... I agree, you have the formula for success....That GregW guy doesn’t know anything. 😎 Yep I'be been pretty successful thus far. It's funny how butthurt people get when I don't immediately take the advice of a few "forum stars" and want to continue searching and making sure I'm getting the best value for my money and that there isn't something out there that I might like/want over the few suggestions. Just because you guys are happy here with a few certain brands doesn't mean there aren't 100 guys elsewhere equally happy and performing well with what they are using. And the lack of sense of humor in here is really evident. Jokes met with sarcasm, questions met with sarcasm... don't expect me to give 2 [bleep] about their advice, there's plenty of other decent enjoyable people to talk with and get advice from. Jordans been a lot of help. I'm down to 2 different scopes, either a BSA Tactical 3x9 or a Tasco World Class 3x9.. 😊
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We look forward to you coming back and putting us through a few LR shooting “clinics” in 5-6 months....
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Great Job!
BSA or Tasco....hmm, either will serve you well. I’d go with whichever one looked the coolest on your gun.
Yes, Jordan is a good, knowledgeable person. We all like him very much.
Good luck! 😎
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Maybe even an ACOG would work.. kind of like point and click. Hell my guns going to look so cool the deer are just going to lay down for me.
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Hah, so true. What was it that some infamous fire member once said? You can lead a horse to water...... or something like that.
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We look forward to you coming back and putting us through a few LR shooting “clinics” in 5-6 months.... It's going to take me longer than that to make barn size targets so you can actually make some hits. I'll get workin on it tho. 😉
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Hah, so true. What was it that some infamous fire member once said? You can lead a horse to water...... or something like that. But you can't make him drink the koolaid?
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