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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. 👍