03-20-2011, 02:19 PM
Well yesterday I had one of my inexpensive pentax scope seem to lose ability to track.
It is either that or I cannot shoot anymore, which is highly doubtful.
The rifle is a really good one, COLT Match Target lower, all colt lower components, tuned trigger, the upper is a colt, it has all colt running gear, it also has a Templar Fast Rail, a virtually unobtainable Colt bbl, and WCI brake.
I am using Warne Maxima rings on a riser, the rounds were handloaded Hornady 75grain OTM, using H322 powder.
I was the shooter and off a bag prone, every time I adjusted it would put one round dead center and the rest would go off either to the 10' o'clock or to the 4'clock after much adjustment.
My conclusion is that it would not track anymore.
I have two of these scopes and one is rock solid and this one seems to have become garbage, I will check everything and shoot once more before pitching it or giving it to a kid for an airsoft.
My go to scope for long range is a Leupold VariXIII 6.5-20x40mm EFR AO, it has a fine duplex reticle which does not obscure a small or distant target.
My other scopes for hunting are believe it or not are mildot Tasco varmint scopes, 2.5-10x and have never failed, these are older ones from the early 90's and have Japanese glass.
I used one of these this year on my hunting rifle to get a 465yd first round hit on a deer, right in the heart, my exact point of aim using my mildots as holdover.
I have shot that scope so many times that I do not really consciously calculate the holdover under 500yds.
It has been banged around, used in all sorts of crappy conditions and works fine.
I looked at a Vortex scope the 2.5-10x PST and I was amazed to see how well built it was and how clear the glass was outdoors even at the edges. it was very overcast and dark (late afternoon in winter) it was bright and clear, the lit reticle was able to be turned down really low so as to not obscure my vision.
The knobs are solid, they have a zero stop and the scope has features you would expect on their scopes that are over $1000.
To me this scope is good for the market as I see other manufacturers getting off their behinds and offering these types of features.
I am going to get this scope as a replacement.
As a side note I can save enough on this purchase to also but a red dot from them, it comes with a 2x magnifier.
If I had unlimited funds I would for the vortex top of the line or a S&B, everything in between is a waste of money IMHO.
To me the best power range for a optic is and always will be 2.5-10 for versatility, left at 2.5x it is ready for all fast moving targets presenting themselves for a very brief time-span.
It is either that or I cannot shoot anymore, which is highly doubtful.
The rifle is a really good one, COLT Match Target lower, all colt lower components, tuned trigger, the upper is a colt, it has all colt running gear, it also has a Templar Fast Rail, a virtually unobtainable Colt bbl, and WCI brake.
I am using Warne Maxima rings on a riser, the rounds were handloaded Hornady 75grain OTM, using H322 powder.
I was the shooter and off a bag prone, every time I adjusted it would put one round dead center and the rest would go off either to the 10' o'clock or to the 4'clock after much adjustment.
My conclusion is that it would not track anymore.
I have two of these scopes and one is rock solid and this one seems to have become garbage, I will check everything and shoot once more before pitching it or giving it to a kid for an airsoft.
My go to scope for long range is a Leupold VariXIII 6.5-20x40mm EFR AO, it has a fine duplex reticle which does not obscure a small or distant target.
My other scopes for hunting are believe it or not are mildot Tasco varmint scopes, 2.5-10x and have never failed, these are older ones from the early 90's and have Japanese glass.
I used one of these this year on my hunting rifle to get a 465yd first round hit on a deer, right in the heart, my exact point of aim using my mildots as holdover.
I have shot that scope so many times that I do not really consciously calculate the holdover under 500yds.
It has been banged around, used in all sorts of crappy conditions and works fine.
I looked at a Vortex scope the 2.5-10x PST and I was amazed to see how well built it was and how clear the glass was outdoors even at the edges. it was very overcast and dark (late afternoon in winter) it was bright and clear, the lit reticle was able to be turned down really low so as to not obscure my vision.
The knobs are solid, they have a zero stop and the scope has features you would expect on their scopes that are over $1000.
To me this scope is good for the market as I see other manufacturers getting off their behinds and offering these types of features.
I am going to get this scope as a replacement.
As a side note I can save enough on this purchase to also but a red dot from them, it comes with a 2x magnifier.
If I had unlimited funds I would for the vortex top of the line or a S&B, everything in between is a waste of money IMHO.
To me the best power range for a optic is and always will be 2.5-10 for versatility, left at 2.5x it is ready for all fast moving targets presenting themselves for a very brief time-span.