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huntingaddict
Optics Apprentice Joined: January/01/2009 Location: Bethlehem, GA Status: Offline Points: 70 |
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Posted: February/26/2009 at 05:46 |
I looked to post a new thread to do a poll, but maybe I don't have
enough posts to do that or maybe we can't do them here. Anyway, it
would be interesting if we could do a poll to determine the mix of
shooters that we have here and it would shed some light on what aspects
of scopes we find the most important such as ultimate clarity,
repeatability, reliability, etc. If I were creating the choices they
would probably be the following:
Which describes the majority of your shooting the most: 1. Hunter shooting caliber larger then 30-06 2. Hunter shooting caliber 30-06 or smaller 3. Target shooter shooting caliber larger than 30-06 4. Target shooter shooting caliber 30-06 or smaller My point is that target shooters probably don't care how scopes hold up to bumps and falls, .223 shooters have never really tested whether a scope holds a zero and can worry about clarity more than a shooter that has a .338 WM, also target shooters look through their scopes for extended times. Anyway you get the idea. We have a mix of shooters and it would be nice to find out what the mix is. John Barsness obviously looks at scopes as a hunter. Some of the others look at them in a way more appropriate to target shooting. It doesn't make either right or wrong, just maybe more suited to their styles of use. You also have to know what kind of standards someone has for accuracy if you are going to talk to them about holding zero. Personally I can't stand a rifle that won't shoot 1" if I plan on shooting it beyond 200 yards even though I realize it doesn't have to be quite that accurate to hit the vitals of a deer. Other guys may be happy with 4" groups at 100. John mentioned that he had one gun that was always a sub moa shooter and he had a scope that degraded and the groups opened up to 4". He changed the scope and it went back to normal. To a guy that was happy with the 4" groups to begin with, he would have never though there was anything wrong in the first place. Let's be honest, some people just can't shoot anyway. Anyway we've been talking about evaluating scopes in another thread and there are so many variables for their use and the skill of the shooter along with their vision that factor in, it makes it very hard to accomplish. Tom |
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martin3175
Optics Master Extraordinaire Joined: January/19/2005 Location: Maryland Status: Offline Points: 3773 |
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50/50 between one and two--
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cpwomack
Optics Journeyman Joined: January/29/2009 Location: Chattanooga Status: Offline Points: 550 |
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Most of my shooting is related to hunting, I try to shoot all of my hunting rifles at least once a month. This includes: 1. Remington 700 CDL 7mm08 2. Savage 110 270 (This was the first hunting rifle I purchased for myself. Even though it is a cheap package rifle, it is more accurate than the Remington) 3. DPMS LR308
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slodancr
Optics GrassHopper Joined: January/24/2009 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 36 |
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This is a hard question to answer, given the choices of answers. Most of the posters on this site tend to do at least 2 or 3 of the choices. I can not hunt with high-powered rifles in my state for anything but varmints, but with the recent explosion in the coyote population, I just purchased my first centerfire. I came to this forum to gain some knowledge on what is required for a good centerfire scope, having no personal experience in this area. I will be spending a good deal of the time at the range, but with the ultimate goal of success in the field. Does this make me a 2 or a 4? My real hunting passion is the global elimination of all things tree rat. I have lost 2 "lifetime best" caliber bucks to these (several expletives deleted) creatures. I need to find a decent scope for that purpose, as well. Does this info put me any closer to 2 or 4?
I like the general idea behind your question. I think intended purpose weighs heavily on which qualities are paramount.
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Ed Connelly
Optics Retard God of no Chihuahua Joined: December/16/2007 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 24225 |
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99 % of my shooting is 30-06 or less.....I sold my 300 Win Mag several years ago.......ex-wife and divorce and stuff caused me to liquidate down to the bare walls.......... |
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trigger29
Optics Master Extraordinaire X = 180 Y = 90 (X+Pyro)+(Y-Pyro) = ? Joined: September/29/2007 Location: South Dakota Status: Offline Points: 4353 |
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I guess I'm all four. I target shoot with a 22-250 .243,.270 and 300win. and hunt with a .243 and .270, and .300 win.
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pyro6999
Optics Retard OT TITAN Joined: December/22/2006 Location: North Dakota Status: Offline Points: 22034 |
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22-250 6.5rem mag .264 win mag and .375H&H, all of the above
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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Dogger
Optics Jedi Master Joined: January/02/2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Status: Offline Points: 8915 |
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I guess if the question is "most of your shooting" as opposed to most time spent at, then I am mostly #3. Spend far more cartridges on target than actual hunting.
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300S&W
Optics God Joined: January/27/2008 Location: Burlington,WV Status: Offline Points: 10592 |
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Don't know we're talking caliber or cartridge. But I shoot mostly my .300 so I'm either 1 and 3 or 2 and 4.
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supertool73
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I am 1, 2 and 4
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Horsemany
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Targets/Competition
204
22-250
243
308
270&300WSM
7mmRM
Hunting
All of the above +270 Win. Edited by Horsemany - February/26/2009 at 10:00 |
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amk204
Optics Apprentice Joined: December/27/2007 Status: Offline Points: 75 |
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all 4, mostly pdog hunting .204 .223 and .270win. deer 870 in 20ga. and savage ml 50.
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Life is to short to shoot an ugly gun
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Big Squeeze
Optics Master Extraordinaire GOOGLE NINJA Joined: August/30/2007 Location: Anaheim, Calif. Status: Offline Points: 3143 |
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For all my hunting and shooting, see the two below!
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RifleDude
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1,2, and 4 for me.
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Ted
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Kickboxer
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.220 Swift, .243, 30-06, 7mmRemMag, 7mmSTW, .458 Lott. I've made some rifle trades for house building services and optics over the last few years, don't have as many as I used to. Use everything for all 4. I REALLY want a .375 H&H (or Ruger), but right now am trying to stock up on ammo.
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billyburl2
Optics Master Extraordinaire Joined: January/08/2009 Location: Cottonwood, AZ Status: Offline Points: 4015 |
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30-06 and 300 wsm for hunting mostly but more target soon hopefully.
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If it is tourist season, why can't we shoot them?
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SD Dog
Optics Master Extraordinaire OT Scratching Post Joined: February/28/2008 Status: Offline Points: 4177 |
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2 & 4. .22, two .22-250, and .270. Want to get back to shooting the .22 more.
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hunter12345
Optics Journeyman Joined: November/21/2007 Status: Offline Points: 470 |
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My collection of Deer hunting calibers as follows, 223,22-250,243,25-06,7mm08,7mm rem mag,308 win,30-06,(2)300 WSM,300 Weatherby mag,338 win mag,35 Whelen,44 rem mag,460 S&W mag,50 cal ML,12 gauge ,20 gauge,9mm,10mm,40 S&W,357mag,45acp,45 colt,both of my 45 caliber weapons and 9mm & 40 S&W are used only for shots under 20 yards when hunting deer.The 10mm & 357 are for under 75 yards,44mag under 100 yards,223 under 150 yards 22-250 under 250 yards 243 & 25-06 under 300 yards,7mm08,308,30-06,35 Whelen 338 Win mag under 400 yards,7mm mag under 500 yards,300 WSM & 300 WBY mag 600 yards.Most of my rifles are equipped with Sightron S2 and S2 Big Sky with 1 Nikon,1Leupold,1 Zeiss ,1 Docter,1 Redfield,2 Bushnell elites.My favorite rifles are a Remington 700 LTR 308 & a Colt HBAR Elite 223 for target shooting.My favorite hunting rifle is a T/C Encore 460 S&W 20 inch Khatadin barrel with a 2-7x32 S2.
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rifle looney
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Any thing between 223/30-06 which is a large variety, the one that gets used is the one I didn't use the hunt before they take turns cause they all work well.
Edited by rifle looney - February/26/2009 at 23:05 |
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bricat
Optics Master Joined: April/24/2007 Location: Michigan Status: Offline Points: 1881 |
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I've gone crazy and have been stockpiling ammo for my 350 Rem. Mag. I fell in love with this cartridge. With a Libsaver recoil pad on my M77 this thing is a pleasure to shoot, super accurate and oh so deadly on Mr. whitetail!
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