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2 at a time/year.....times 20+ years.
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The only rutting buck I shot this year was viewable for maybe 6 seconds total at a bit over 200yds. I shot him when he was one step from being out of sight. This is not uncommon where I hunt. Many of my spots max out at 200-250yds of visibility, so there is no scope fiddling necessary. I also hunt a few spots where I can see 400-500yds and there is more than one way to skin a cat there, be it a flat MPBR (257wby), a BDC reticle, or even dials. I use them all. The nice thing about a BDC or dials is that you aren't forced to employ them until you need them. A couple of my rifles/carbines that never see use past 300yds wear a scope with no drop compensation method other than hold-over and that's fine for the medium-range situations for which they are favored.
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Even though many of my scopes have elevation dials for range adjustment, I'm mostly a set and forget hunter as most of my shots are under 300 yards and do not require adjustment. Even though they are "custom" by Leupold based on the cartridge/ballistics, they really need to be tested at range to see how close they actually are to the distance scribed on the turret. I just don't really shoot at longer distances at targets/steel as much as I'd like to, local range limited to 100 yards.
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I've set my Leupold VarX-III 2.5x8 on my 30/06 at 3" high 40 years ago. It's killed everything I shot at. Never had to reset or adjust. Use the same 180 grain load for everything. Simple Pretty much my story. I use the same load but swap back and forth between NPT's and I/L's. It's only been 30 years for me though and I finally changed to a new 2.5-8x36 last fall. I put the first scope scope on my .375 H&H rifle in place of the 1.75x6..
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So… pretty much 40 shots have made a ragged hole.
laissez les bons temps rouler
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2 shots per year, touching each other.....I call that cutting holes...not a ragged hole. A box car full of dead deer, bear, and elk, out to 500 yards, for proof.
This is not a high volume shooting rig. The ammo is too hard to find, to waste on paper. It has proved itself for a long time, as has the scope.
If your on the prod, and looking to start $hit....go somewhere else.
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Don’t want to start anything, however sometimes I like to question what I read.
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Rick, Any guesses on come-ups to the downed trees in the background?
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Damn Scott how would any of us know, unless you turn around and take a pic. All you are showing us is the foreground. Or maybe you are facing the other way. These optics forums are hard to keep straight...
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Rick, Any guesses on come-ups to the downed trees in the background? Minus 2 clicks.
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I've set my Leupold VarX-III 2.5x8 on my 30/06 at 3" high 40 years ago. It's killed everything I shot at. Never had to reset or adjust. Use the same 180 grain load for everything. Simple Yep Know your rifle and how to shoot it. WTH did we do before technology took over "hunting"? I guess all the deer and antelope I got dropped dead, laughing at my '06 with a K 2.5 and later a K 4 on top.
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The last thing I want to be doing is holding my bourbon, trying to make a shoot on a B&C whitetail AND dialing a dial.
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Rick, Any guesses on come-ups to the downed trees in the background? If you use QD rings you can flip your Hubble around backwards for when the deer come in too close. Just don't forget to invert your dope chart with a pocket mirror.
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I've killed a lot of deer with iron sights. Quite a few with round nosed bullets, rifled slugs, round balls and even arrows. Haven't had a shot opportunity over 300 yards since 1994. Don't have any need to dial a scope. Only take a range finder with me when I'm gonna be slingin arrows.
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If you use QD rings you can flip your Hubble around backwards for when the deer come in too close. Just don't forget to invert your dope chart with a pocket mirror. I like it!
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I bet that made perfect sense last night. LMAO!!
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I've set my Leupold VarX-III 2.5x8 on my 30/06 at 3" high 40 years ago. It's killed everything I shot at. Never had to reset or adjust. Use the same 180 grain load for everything. Simple Yep Know your rifle and how to shoot it. WTH did we do before technology took over "hunting"? I guess all the deer and antelope I got dropped dead, laughing at my '06 with a K 2.5 and later a K 4 on top. I bet ya werent wearin' a stitch of Sitka, Kuiu or First Lite, ....or Kenetreks or Crispis, either.
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I've been using variable power scopes for many years. Originally I set them on four and thats where they stayed. Now days the last ten or so years, I have found setting on five works. I don't swap scopes from rifle to rifle. And very seldom have to change the original sight in!
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I've been using variable power scopes for many years. Originally I set them on four and thats where they stayed. Now days the last ten or so years, I have found setting on five works. I don't swap scopes from rifle to rifle. And very seldom have to change the original sight in! This thread is awesome
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So… pretty much 40 shots have made a ragged hole. Over 20 years High volume and a master of his domain
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