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I have only shot High Power target faces in Kongsberg, however their newer systems allow for animal targets.


https://www.kongsbergtargets.com/hunting/

Good but expensive targets.

The Silver Mountain E-Target allow for animal targets also.

It will work beautifully for targets this size:

That is something a lot of these stupid mother fu ckers don't think about. Good post.

They won't take you up on your "challenge". Trust me. I'd use my NF ATACR 7-35x56... Just sayin. Jordan likes to think he knows a little about this schidt. A 10x scope is at a disadvantage for hitting small targets at both 500 and 1,000 yards. Trust me on this one..

You were talking about a 10x SWFA earlier. Is that really "good" glass. Asking for a friend..

I agree.

Show me where I said otherwise.

Yes. Good, not great, but good enough to get a lot of LR work done.

Aren’t you frequently posting pictures of 0.5 MOA groups you shot with a Burris 3-9x at 500 yards?

As long as you can consistently resolve your aiming point, 0.5 MOA capability is 0.5 MOA capability. In the last few days, I used 9x to shoot a few groups that went way sub-0.5 MOA, while aiming at a POA that was ~0.5 MOA.

Here’s another “stupid mother fu cker” that won’t take up a challenge.

Trust me on this!

Wouldn't hold my breath waiting on a BSA follow through!
Just sayin, ha ha.

I definitely wont be holding my breath.

Trust me on this one.

TOUGH crowd. Have some compassion,she's STILL trying to get 108's in her fhuqking 6x45 upper. Hint.



Fhuqking LAUGHING!...............

Didn't Hathcock make his legendary 50 BMG shot with a 10X?

Did he know you can't possibly make those shots with a 10x?

He must notta had the interwebs to keep him honest.

In the book I thought he used an 8X Unertal

The original question was:

My answer would be out to 800 to maybe 1000 yards. The reticle looks good (if I looked up the correct one) it is .2 MOA Dot. The accuracy of the rifle and ability to read wind will be bigger factors.

I like doing load development at 300 yards. Far enough to see what is going on and not far enough to have too many wind induced bad shots.

Those things being said would a 24 power be better at 1000 yards? Shooting targets, absolutely. Same holds true for 100 yards or 200 yards also. With quality glass and proper reticles I will always take higher magnification for targets. No different than using a sling in High Power vs using a rest in F-Class. You will shoot better on a rest.

My view on hunting is a little different, lighter scopes are little better I guess, and even though I regularly shoot long distance I limit myself to around 500 yards on game.

First picture is iron sights at 600 yards with a .308 bolt gun. After the first record shot (or two) the last 18 or 19 are sub 2 MOA. This was shot using a sling no rest. Windy day, had trouble bracketting the wind.

The second picture is a 4.5 power scope on a service rifle. Again sub 2 MOA and had I paid a little more attention to my position (shot 9) and the wind (shot 18) it would have been much smaller. No sighters (EIC) match with 12X's. This was shot with a sling. Wind not too bad, but switchy.

I don't shoot my 6MMBR and 24 power scope much anymore, but with it the group would definitely tighten up
If I would take the 6BR and put it on a rest with the 24 power scope it would be easy sub moa at 600 yards on 20 shots.

The point is the better the equipment, the better the magnification, the better the rest you will shoot better at any range.
But that does not mean a 10 power scope will not work well at 600 or 800 yards, or further.

An 8x?

what was he thinking!?!?!?!?!

Thanks for posting Mike. Just for discussions sake, not seeing much difference in vertical between scope vs. irons in those two groups. Toss out the worst two for elevation on each group and the irons group may even hold vertical better. Horizontal is a variable due to different wind conditions. Nice shooting for both.

The 6 and 10 SS’s work dandy for me. I’ve done quite decent with both of them. Decent glass and a great reticle help alot. I’ve never ran out of hunting light with the 6x either.

Weaponry. "Hathcock generally used the standard sniper rifle: the Winchester Model 70 chambered for . 30-06 Springfield cartridges, with the standard 8-power Unertl scope."