D.B. Cooper
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By the way. I replaced that Redfield scope with a Vortex Diamond back in the same 4-12x40 configuration. Had it at the range today. Worked out pretty well.
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Fixed 10x scopes with mildots were used for a long time, not my thing, but may be easier to aquire.
I have one of these scopes, they drive me nuts...
Then you shouldn't buy good to great glass, but it is very handy to have for many applications.I feel like that level of glass quality (and expense) are unnecessary in a rifle scope. The rifle scope is for aiming the gun; I don't need to count tines, verify ram curl, or look for evidence of sex at 600 yards with a rifle scope.
Then you shouldn't buy good to great glass, but it is very handy to have for many applications.
Zeroed at 200, put that first, 1.5 moa elevation mark dead on at 300, and it was 1.5" low.
I don't think so. The first (highest or closest to the cross hairs) subtension/hash mark/whatever you call it is equal to 1.5 MOA. As I read that, if I were to zero at 100 yards, then use the 1.5 MOA subtension and shot dead center at 100 yards, my bullet would hit 1.5" high.I’m not sure I’m understanding this. Are you saying here that your drop from 200 zero to 300 is actually 2moa, instead of the 1.5moa hash you held?
It also says that I need to add 2.06 MOA (from my 200 yard zero) to compensate for 2.46" of drop between 200 and 300 yards.
It should be for 100 yards of travel between 200 and 300, but I don't know how to calculate that. That's why I got the app.Something is wonky here. 2.46” isn’t 2.06moa at 300yrds.
If your rifle is zeroed at 200 and the app says you need 2.06moa for 300yrds, that’s 6.47” of drop compensation from 200 to 300 yards.
Are you not correcting the zero range in the app to 200yrds?
Also, is this the Vortex Diamondback 4-12x40 BDC? It’s second focal plane, correct? Are you shooting at its reference magnification?
Something is wonky here. 2.46” isn’t 2.06moa at 300yrds.
If your rifle is zeroed at 200 and the app says you need 2.06moa for 300yrds, that’s 6.47”
It should be for 100 yards of travel between 200 and 300, but I don't know how to calculate that. That's why I got the app.
You definitely get what you pay for. Actually, you always pay for what you get. Sometimes, you get what you pay for. This is doubly true on optics.If you are doing a lot of dialing, my experience is that you need to spend a little more on the scope.
It may not be apparent by looking through the glass or from the outside, but there is a reason that some scopes cost more than others.
Leupold did the same thing to me. Actually took almost 8 months till I got the replacement (A RDS in my case).As a side note, I finally got an email from Leupold today, 33 days after they received it. They confirmed that the Redfield Revolution I sent them is in need of replacement under warranty. (No surprise there.) They will replace it with a Leupold VX Freedom 4, however, that scope is backordered. I should contact them again in six weeks if I haven't heard from them again.
Meanwhile, hunting season opens in two weeks. This is the problem with "warranties." All the "great customer service" "lifetime, vip, bla bla bla" warranties in the world are worthless if a company can't act on those promises. But I kind of saw this coming, so, as stated earlier, I bought another scope. Now, at some point, I'll just have a spare scope on a shelf.
I think leupold builds in batches, so if your particular items out of stock it takes a while to come around again.....id bet they service the vendor orders first also.Leupold did the same thing to me. Actually took almost 8 months till I got the replacement (A RDS in my case).
I suspect, without proof however, that Leupold doesn't give the same priority to returned Redfield products as they do their own name.
They replace it...eventually, at their convenience.
Could be wrong..but the only time I've ever had to deal with leupold warranty...was with a Redfield product.