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I think I'm gonna buy one, the 4-16x42. Anyone have one and can give me an opinion on it.

The haters will be along shortly to tell you its junk. My buddy has a couple and has had good luck with them.

I have the 3x12-42. It's been a good scope. But?

I only use it on one rifle,with one load. It is a easy scope to make some long shots with. Great reticle for windage.

Glass is good, but I notice degrading in quality at higher power.

The one I have has been great. It’s tracked dead on. Have used it for 3 calling seasons. Thousands of miles bouncing around on ruff roads in a truck. The glass is better than an elite 4200. But a step behind Zeiss v4. The downside is it’s a scope from a small company, if you have a problem it could mean no ability to fix it. I would look at a Zeiss v4. They can be had cheaper and are backed by Zeiss. My last 4-16 I think I got into for about $800 to my door.

I have a Huskemaw Blue Diamond 5-20x50, I love it!

Funny story: When I had it set up, sighted and the turret etched by my gunsmith I went out and the first thing I did was I set up an 8" plate at 500 yards. I had it mounted on my Browning Mountain Ti (great rifle) in 300 WSM.

Took the first shot and said to my friend, the scope is garbage, then I realized that I did not turn the turret to 5 hahaha, so I set it at 5 and hit that plate every shot in nice tight groups.

Great scope that takes the guesswork out of LR Shooting if you ask me!

One guy I was talking with on another hunting forum said, looking through a "Huskemama" how he put it, glass is like looking through a Coke bottle with green glass, lol, what an idiot.

I highly recommend them because of their weight and price point. I have one on my customized Weatherby Ultra Lightweight .300 Win Mag and love it!

Your scope weighs damn near 2 pounds (31 oz's) and you recommend it because of its "weight"? That is laughable..

Well, and you won’t look cool with a dumb drop chart taped to your riggin!! 😂

Flatbills, drop charts, and Sitka gear. #legit

don't be looking for fan boys to chime in, they don't have one, I admit it was with a lot of pause that I bought one. mine has been great for yet another year. scope bounces around and stays spot on. I compared the glass to, nighforce, bushnell elite 4200, ziess v4. it wasn't as good as the v4 but it beat out the elite 4200 and nightforce. all that surprised me even after using it for a couple years. mine is a 3-12, which is the perfect power for what I use. If I wanted a 4-16, I would still get another zeiss v4 unless I could get the husky for less money.

the huskymaw is a LOW built scope. the same place that builds the high end bushnells like the tactical models etc. vortex razor line, ziess v4 and many of the parts that are used to assemble nightforce scopes. nit pick huskemaw on features not build.

You make GenXer's sound like old fogies.

My only experience with that brand was to compare a 4-20 with my Swarovski z5 5-25X52 at 300 yards on an eye chart. Both the salesman and I decided there's no difference in the glass quality.

I was in Cody and stopped by Best of The West and looked at their Huskemaw scopes, when faced with the same decision, I chose https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1018704156?pid=381965, 5 times now and counting. If you send Leupold your ballistic specs, they will send you custom turret caps.

"how he put it, glass is like looking through a Coke bottle with green glass, lol, what an idiot" - an idiot? Maybe the one he looked through looked like a Coke bottle with green glass?

Kenton will do the same for just about any scope. Likewise, you can run a strip of medical or label maker tape and make your own. But with any custom BDC turret you are constrained to one bullet at one speed in one atmosphere. The angle measuring system that comes on a lot of scopes works equally well with any load in any atmosphere, and it's fast and easy to run with minimal practice. Not trying to say that you should be unhappy with Leupold's custom turrets, just pointing out that I wouldn't select Leupold strictly based on the availability of a custom turret because that option is available for most scopes and, to me, based on intended use, is of limited utility over the measuring dials that came with the scopes in the first place.

If Huskemaw made a reticle and X range configuration that fit what I was looking for, I'd give one a try. Last I checked they were LOW built. There's a lot more to selecting a scope than which one has a better view.

Starbuck, good morning! I have three Leupolds with the custom caps and they work fine for my purposes. I typically choose one bullet to hunt with for a particular rifle and I honestly don't twist them much. I'm sure there are better options for a competitive shooter or one who uses many different loads/bullet weights but I like to keep it simple. The truth of the matter is that I really haven't had the chance to test them at distance.

Oh good god!! Now you’ve really done it. We gotta keep this thread on the DL!! The #legit guys will show up like a pack of heyenas on ya. 😂🤣

#genx 👊🏻

My experience was a sample of one! I didn't dislike the scope, I just found for my personal use, Leupold is a known entity where Huskemaw is not. For me, Leupold tends to be at the intersection of utility & price.

Good morning bsa1917hunter I hope your day is going great!

Actually, the Blue Diamond weights 1 lb. 6 oz. In the end it works for me, so I am happy.

Would you be kind enough to post a picture of your bsa, I would like to see the markings on the rifle (if possible) to compare them to mine, just so I can learn?

Cheers ~

I think of Huskema as being a specialty scope similar to Shepherd. Some will love them, some will profess hate for them, most will never actually own either.

I went the Shepherd route just short of 20yrs ago, shot it for about a year. Then I tried the custom reticle option from Leupold. They both taught me some things, and prompted me to learn more. One thing I learned that hasn't since changed is that I prefer a generic MOA turret so that I can change any component, or swap the scope onto any rifle. I'm a sight-in and chart-print away from having what I need any time I decide to make any changes whatsoever.

Same for me tho mine happen to be mRad.

I see the allure clay, but I think most “hunters” find a good load, weather factory or and handload, and go kill shiit. Shooters/tinkerers on the other hand might get sick buying new caps.

I know a couple guys that run em, and they love em. 👍

probably actually in the end that will be the view. however I will say most people want a scope with a functional turret and good tracking, the husky has a zero stop, a 1 moa marked reticle for windage holds, my sample of 1, tracks perfectly. the glass is pretty decent, its not overly heavy, basically it has a lot of features people are looking for

I don't disagree, however, with the shortages/availability of specific components/loaded ammo, flexibility has become even more of a good thing. Of course the "custom" turrets and "generic" holdover reticles are an awful lot more "universal" than many realize, especially inside say ~500-600yds.

What I've seen play out over and over is:

1. Someone decides they're going to gear up to shoot "long-distance", whatever that happens to mean to them.
2. They start out with a holdover reticle because ~500yds is WAY further than they'll ever shoot game
3. They soon graduate to a custom turret because they want to practice further to make the closer shots easier, similar to having an 80+yd pin on a bow but setting a personal limit below that line
4. They learn a bit as they shoot more
5. They begin to chase BC and/or velocity and their turret needs replacing, maybe more than once, and/or their holdover reticle no longer lines up they way they'd prefer.
6. Sooner or later, "Time" forces the need to learn generic MOA/MIL adjustments for an upcoming event/hunt due to ammo/components requiring one to shoot what they can obtain not necessarily what they ideally worked up to.
7. Most of the custom turrets get pulled an put in a drawer in favor of generics and a chart
7(b). Holdover reticle scopes get replaced with reliable tracking generic MOA/MIL optics and a chart somewhere

My intent of my original post was just informational regarding how I arrived where I did. I would have saved a significant amount of time and $$$$$ if I'd been more open to the experiences and advice of folks with a lot more experience that myself. That said, I might not have learned as much along the way so I don't regret going through the progression either.

"Weather Factory" is simply fhuqking AWESOME. Hint. Fhuqking LAUGHING!

FFP Mil/Mil for The Win,if'n it ain't Fixed. Hint...........................

It certainly is a learning experience hey?

This was my first attempt at developing a LR rifle, would do it a little differently now that I have learned a few things. With that said and with the setup I built, if I had an elk in front of me at 800 yards with a clear line of fire and the wind was calm, I would not hesitate in taking the shot! Just like I have on hesitation in taking a 100-yard shot with my trusty bow :o)

Ya you might just be right, for floundering around on loggin roads shootin house sized rocks, and sluicing kelp fed beach bears and bucks! Haha

Fuucking laughing………

Fuuck FFP mil and fixed. 😘

I've seen similar shooter progression/evolution several times, as well. You can lead a horse to water, but sometimes they have to bang their head on a rock a few times before they'll take a drink.

Ya some guys do, for the average hunter, a cds is the easy button. Ymmv

Hello mirage243, I hope you are doing GREAT and that you had a fantastic hunting season :o)

Was wondering if you pulled the trigger and bought that Huskemaw? If so how do you like it?

KB

Ended up buying a Zeiss, member here hooked me up with a great deal on a new one. Also had a custom turrent built for it. I'm still gonna buy a Husky some day.

Turrets sure are nice hey? Takes the guesswork out of longer shots :o)

Johnny Loco said to tell you to suck his dick you phuqking [bleep]. 🤣🤣🤣

Tell him I said thanks for the offer but I prefer pouzzy lol

He also said you were a c h u n t, laughing.

Good morning mirage243, just curious, do you work for FedEx? If not you should apply for a job there, you would make for a very good Courier lol

KB

He also refers to you as a lying piece of sheit, you [bleep] kchunt. 🤣

Big Stick in drag I think he said. 🤣

I take that as a compliment since everyone knows Big Stick is the world's best Hunter, Fisherman and shot. NOTHING is fhuqking funnier Hint.

Fhuqking LAUGHING! HINT

LMAO! KB