1000 yard magnification req.

[1shot]

Point made.
Lloyd

 

[Turbulent Turtle]

However, that said, I plan on starting to shoot in the Any/Any division using my AR-15-based FTR rifle. In anticipation of that, I already removed the 36X fixed power scope and replaced it with a 6.5-20X Nikon because I know that I will be facing the dreaded wobble without my beloved Sinclair bipod and Protektor rear bag. ;D

But this does not apply to this thread.

 

[ShootDots]

Hey Deny, a little while back I was out to Bayou on a Friday shooting with Stacy. He had one of those rifles you are describing and he had a Sightron III 10-50... It shot VERY well and I believe he was on 50 power, but not exactly sure of that..

 

[Turbulent Turtle]

Right, but that's Stacey. He's an awesome sling shooter; I'm not.

 

[ShootDots]

I understand that>>>You would be just starting out. But you could turn the power down on the Sightron and once you get a bit more adept, you have the residual power you might want to try out..

 

[Turbulent Turtle]

Yes, I could do that. I could also board a spaceship and go visit Mars.

I already had the Nikon scope and this is just for fun, something to try. Just trying to go back to my days with a Service Rifle, but this time, without having the rapid fire and the various positions and helping me with my aging eyes. It's almost like F-class for Service Rifle shooters.

 

[Raythemanroe]

ShootDots,

I have the Sightron and think it's kinda tough clearing up the side parallax off hand, it has a very small window to clear it up and is blurry otherwise..On 50x power anyway.

 

[ShootDots]

No doubt, in that game there is going to be another set of obstacles to overcome. But many have... It just comes down to figuring it out.. When I first started into F-Class, I had never shot prone before. There were a lot of new areas of concern to figure out, like any new "game" we take on... That's part of the fun of it!!

 

[CPorter]

Just shot my first match at 1000 yards a while back. I have the 12-42 nightforce and we were shooting at steels roughly 5,7 and 10 inches in diameter. Having the 42x was nice but I found myself dialing the magnification down to 12x so I could see misses by impacts on the berm. Plenty of elevation on the turrets and a 20 MOA rail seems to be a bit more important. After that having variable power is really handy.

 

[citrusbr]

Ok, now that I have thought about it I went a head and bought a 12-42 from a friend. I am going to add some Kelbly rings and call it a day. I cant wait to get it mounted. The quality is wonderful.

 

[Raythemanroe]

Good deal, You can always turn it down.

 

[Turbulent Turtle]

If it's such a good deal, why would he turn it down?

 

[Raythemanroe]

Well, you can't turn it up if it isn't there