troy fairweather
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Light recoil to me, chances he will run a break to
Usually....... probably not, last sheep i shot with my 280 was on 20, but that was mostly because i forgot it was turned all the way up.Of the two scopes you listed I would go with the HMR 2.5-15 × 50. You mentioned that you seldom turn down the scope below 6.5. Will you turn the scope up more than 15?
I hunt woods to open area with my 7mm Rem Mag topped with a 3.5-10 × 40 VX3. I have considered updating/upgrading the current Leopold with something that has more top end, but don't want more than 4 magnification on the bottom end.
Much as I like Meopta’s that’s way too much illumination for me on a hunting rifle and I don’t do any target shooting. So I’d go Athlon.
I have no problem with Meopta on hard recoiling rifles. I own more Leupold scopes(3) than anything else with second most being Meopta(2). Since Leupold has discontinued all three models I have I’ll be buying Meopta in the future unless things change at Leupold.
I push 300 Win Mag. through my rifle till the barrel cries and I’ve yet to eat scope. I say this because Loon and I seem close to twins in the size department and because I know he shoots some real boomers compared to 7mm.
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One of the reasons I like leupold, there eye relief are usually what they say but most times more.
Yeah Leupy does really well on eye box and weight. I use them for specific application fairly often.
I have 3 or 4 leupys in use, and i agree, the short tubes are annoying....well at least on long actions.
I do like the shorter scopes on short acrions.
The Meopta has a long tube which will work well on the S20
The only Cabela's scopes I've really liked are the meopta built Insticts, and some of the japan made Alaskan Guides.
100% on the tube length, even on mausers the short tubes are a pain. got just 2 working now but looking for another leupold when I update my pre64 70. If leupold could get there turrets a little better and up the glass they would be on top again, at least for the U.S. Market
I used to have a rule with bushnells, none on anything more then a 243. They are clear scopes and work fine but dam the last few generations of Bushnell really have no eye relief.
I would mount the 2.5-15x. The covered turrets being and added advantage.
Save the 6.5-20x and put in a long range or varmit rifle.
I put a 4-16x on my .260. The 6.5-20x is on the .223 sniper rifle.
Or, like was said earlier; mount one, to shoot, mount the other, go shoot. Decide which 1 you prefer. All parts of the fun.
Wow, another guy with a 260. That makes two of us.
It's better then the manbunWow, another guy with a 260. That makes two of us.
You take that back!It's better then the manbun
Everybody is different when it comes to recoil tolerance. I am 6'1" 205 lbs. No fat pad over my shoulders and I am old with arthritis on both. You may not realize yet, but recoil effects are cumulative. Talk to a competitive trap shooter about that. Also, talk to the guys that suffered retinal damage. I know one personally.
It's better then the manbun
6'2 and plenty of padding.......im 320ish right now.... aaaany way, played with both scopes a bit more today. Hopefully picking up the rifle sometime before then new year, guess we'll see where we are after that.6’2” and 225 without much padding either. I started at 8 with a single-shot 20ga and I’ll be 49 in a month. I do have a shoulder in need of an MRI but it’s most likely the result of job related duties lifting things that weigh as much as I do. I’m pretty good at mitigating recoil where I can so I’m not much worse for wear because of shooting.
6'2 and plenty of padding.......im 320ish right now.... aaaany way, played with both scopes a bit more today. Hopefully picking up the rifle sometime before then new year, guess we'll see where we are after that.
I'm leaning towards starting with the HMR and seeing how if it works for me