Zak Smith
Member
Bogie,
Have you seen the video of the USO SN3 being used to hammer a nail into a 2x4" (with its objective bell)? It's impressive.
But you make a good point. With all that stuff hanging out there, it increases the force the scope mechanics and mounting system have to handle. You also make a good point about absolute repeatability of click values. The way I see it, I am going to send back any scope which has a moving reticle (eg, visible during dry firing), fails a box test, drifts, or does not repeat. I've seen a handful of $800-1300 scopes sent back because their reticles moved.
I wrote the article with "what do you need" and "what features provide those functions" in mind.. An entire article could (and ought to) be written about what mechanically makes a good scope, and how to test.
The example was for a practical rifle shooter / tactical marksman shooting an AI in 308. Those barrels will be good to go from the box, and will easily last 5000 rounds, probably closer to 10. Somebody shooting a game with higher accuracy requirements with a 6XC is going to go through a lot more barrels than the 308 shooter. The economic argument was meant for those guys who don't think about recurring costs over time, whereas the 6XC guys already know about barrel life, etc.
best regards
Zak
Have you seen the video of the USO SN3 being used to hammer a nail into a 2x4" (with its objective bell)? It's impressive.
But you make a good point. With all that stuff hanging out there, it increases the force the scope mechanics and mounting system have to handle. You also make a good point about absolute repeatability of click values. The way I see it, I am going to send back any scope which has a moving reticle (eg, visible during dry firing), fails a box test, drifts, or does not repeat. I've seen a handful of $800-1300 scopes sent back because their reticles moved.
I wrote the article with "what do you need" and "what features provide those functions" in mind.. An entire article could (and ought to) be written about what mechanically makes a good scope, and how to test.
3 barrels for 15,000 rounds? Are you serious? I'd figure at least a dozen
The example was for a practical rifle shooter / tactical marksman shooting an AI in 308. Those barrels will be good to go from the box, and will easily last 5000 rounds, probably closer to 10. Somebody shooting a game with higher accuracy requirements with a 6XC is going to go through a lot more barrels than the 308 shooter. The economic argument was meant for those guys who don't think about recurring costs over time, whereas the 6XC guys already know about barrel life, etc.
best regards
Zak