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gglass
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Oh man! I posted into a dead thread!
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tman1965
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+1 burris FFII
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EchoWhiskeyOne
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How about a Bushnell 4200 Elite? Bought mine for $216. I can't recall if the 3200s are bench tested with .375 H&H Magnums or not, but I know that I remember reading that as an advertisement for my 4200. If a scope can stand up to thousands or rounds though a magnum holding those types of energy levels, they absolutely sell me on putting one on a smaller rifle. Just my $.02
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lucytuma
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Thanks Matt for the Bible lesson, I had now idea of the meaning or the story "Lazarus".
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EchoWhiskeyOne
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I'm not going to lie...that is a pretty impressive video. I think, though, that they would hold a MUCH greater deal of credibility if they allowed you to see the shooter at all times (and show what is behind him also). After the scope goes back on the rifle and when the camera man zooms in on the target, there is a 4-5 second gap prior to the shot and a few second gap zooming back out to where the shooter isn't even in view...meaning there is a possibility of a gun switch. Also, since you can never see behind the shooter, there is a possibility that he isn't even shooting at all. Just saying is all. I think that I would like to see this test conducted in person. If it turns out to be true, all the more power to Swarovski! Then again, for $1,500+ dollars, one might EXPECT them to perform at that level, but a shotgun shot!?! That would be more than impressive... |
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mike650
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pyro6999
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bigdaddy ran his super sniper over with a pickup. it ruined the rifle but the scope lives on!
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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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31 bertram
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+1 for the Burris FF II. I have an old 3x9x40 FF II thats maybe 10 yrs old and it is one tough scope. It has been put thru the wringer. I just got another one in gloss on sale here at swfa for $119.95
Been real happy with it. Hope this helps 31 bertram |
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eastern_hunter
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Being addicted to hunting in Africa, I tend toward larger caliber rifles. As a result of crushing a couple of scopes I finally found the Zeiss Conquest ... their 1.8-5.5x38 has lived on my .458 AR wildcat (a .375 RUM shortened slightly and necked up to .458" yielding from 5800 to 6400 lb-ft of ME and 75 lb-ft and more of free recoil).
I bought as many as I could afford (6) while they were available. For the lighter recoiling rifles (<9,3 in diameter) I like the Burris Full Field II ... especially for the price! They've done well. |
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BigGameBalls
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I dropped a gun with a nikon buckmaster 15' out of a tree stand. Got down and figured the scope would be trashed. The thing was intact and the point of impact didn't shift more then a 1/2" if at all at 100.
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Kickboxer
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I like the way these guys think...
Edited by Kickboxer - February/03/2011 at 20:21 |
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Corndawg
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Not sure which scope best fits your durability needs, but what gets me is where manufactures' state their scopes are ".50BMG tested".
Hell, every .50 I've shot weighed so much, a kid could shoot them. My STW tote rifles deal out way more punishment. |
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I like to measure powder by the cup.
You can tell a lot about a man by the edge he keeps on his pocket knife. ROLLTIDE! |
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Kickboxer
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Mine weighs 18lbs, scoped... It's a real sweetheart.
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Opinion,untempered by fact,is ignorance.
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SVT_Tactical
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Ah elvira, hows she doing these days? you aren't neglecting here because of the 338 are you Dan?
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stickbow46
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"Elvira" what a great name for a tube
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dsr
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Corndawg,
It is not the recoil of the fifty that makes them hard on scopes it is the muzzle brake that makes them hard on scopes. It produces the same back and forth stress on a scope as an automatic shotgun (slug) or a springer air rifle. dsr |
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Corndawg
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This is true.
The muzzle blast is serious stuff. Learn something new most everyday. |
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I like to measure powder by the cup.
You can tell a lot about a man by the edge he keeps on his pocket knife. ROLLTIDE! |
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dsr
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Corndawg, I did not say muzzle blast but the anti-recoiling work done by the muzzle brake that produces a force opposite the recoil force. Although I did hear a story about a fifty competitor who after a shot string turned his rifle muzzle down and poured glass out of the objective/sun shade combo – his camera lens filter he used shattered. dsr |
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