Going doggin next week with a new scope-Burris Eliminator III
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Update on my 6.5x47L
I wasn't able to sight in my scope yet as I have a 30mm pic rail/base.
The Burris Eliminator III is not designed with a lot of internal MOA adjustment since the purpose of the scope is to use the technology for distance.
I put in their shim/lift kit which came in on Friday and bore sighted it easily.
Today I went the range and zeroed it at 100 yards as per the instructions.
I had already programmed it for my drop and BC.
It was easy to be exact on my 100 yard zero with the 1/8 MOA clicks on the turrets which you can zero like one would a target turret.
A friend from church who was with me helped me set up a steel target at 750 yards.
Actually we set it up at 749 but it was close enough for what I wanted.
Shooting of off a Harris bi-pod and my small Holland field bag.
Lasered the target and it came up as 749 yards which is the same distance my Leica 1600 LRF gave me.
Wind was coming from the right and I guesstimated the speed as I checked the correction for a 10 mph FV (upper right part of the scope) and held slightly right and sent it.
First shot at distance (749 yards) with Eliminator was perfect for drop, but slightly under doped the wind and hit at three O'Clock.
Best word I can come up with is giddy.
My friend from church who was watching through my spotting scope could hardly believe his eyes.
We went and took some pics then took a break as we were shooting to other rifles as well: 7mm STW & a 30-378 Weatherby.
About an hour later, Tracy shot from 400-1000 yards with first shot connections each time with my 6.5-47L.
Bright sunshine and mirage was now in play.
He said it was so easy it made him feel like he was cheating.
Since once you laser the target, everything you need to make the shot is in the optic, but you still have to determine what the wind is doing, but the correction value is right there for you.
When they say "Range it & Eliminate it!" they weren't kidding.
Tracy said when he first heard about it, he though it may be more of a gimmick and not practical for field use.
He doesn't feel that way anymore. I think the scope on his Tikka 300 WSM may be for sale in the future.
Pics of the target:
For those who don't shoot distance much I had Tracy take two pics looking back to the bench, one with no zoom and then the second one with as much zoom this little digital camera has. On the pic that is zoomed the shooting bench is just above the head of the target.
I let him shoot the rest of my ammo that I had on hand. He was having a blast, literally.
I wasn't able to sight in my scope yet as I have a 30mm pic rail/base.
The Burris Eliminator III is not designed with a lot of internal MOA adjustment since the purpose of the scope is to use the technology for distance.
I put in their shim/lift kit which came in on Friday and bore sighted it easily.
Today I went the range and zeroed it at 100 yards as per the instructions.
I had already programmed it for my drop and BC.
It was easy to be exact on my 100 yard zero with the 1/8 MOA clicks on the turrets which you can zero like one would a target turret.
A friend from church who was with me helped me set up a steel target at 750 yards.
Actually we set it up at 749 but it was close enough for what I wanted.
Shooting of off a Harris bi-pod and my small Holland field bag.
Lasered the target and it came up as 749 yards which is the same distance my Leica 1600 LRF gave me.
Wind was coming from the right and I guesstimated the speed as I checked the correction for a 10 mph FV (upper right part of the scope) and held slightly right and sent it.
First shot at distance (749 yards) with Eliminator was perfect for drop, but slightly under doped the wind and hit at three O'Clock.
Best word I can come up with is giddy.
My friend from church who was watching through my spotting scope could hardly believe his eyes.
We went and took some pics then took a break as we were shooting to other rifles as well: 7mm STW & a 30-378 Weatherby.
About an hour later, Tracy shot from 400-1000 yards with first shot connections each time with my 6.5-47L.
Bright sunshine and mirage was now in play.
He said it was so easy it made him feel like he was cheating.
Since once you laser the target, everything you need to make the shot is in the optic, but you still have to determine what the wind is doing, but the correction value is right there for you.
When they say "Range it & Eliminate it!" they weren't kidding.
Tracy said when he first heard about it, he though it may be more of a gimmick and not practical for field use.
He doesn't feel that way anymore. I think the scope on his Tikka 300 WSM may be for sale in the future.
Pics of the target:
For those who don't shoot distance much I had Tracy take two pics looking back to the bench, one with no zoom and then the second one with as much zoom this little digital camera has. On the pic that is zoomed the shooting bench is just above the head of the target.
I let him shoot the rest of my ammo that I had on hand. He was having a blast, literally.
Been doing some pd shooting with the 6.5 and the Elim 3.
Knocked out dogs from 382-573 yards. On day one I was shooting in bright sunshine with mirage on relatively flat terrain.
Difficult for any LRF.
Day two we had a lot of wind. From around 14-23 mph and gusting.
Set-up so I was shooting from a somewhat elevated location and ranged with no problems whatsoever, even with sun and mirage.
Flat ground doesn't have anything to reflect off of when lazering on level ground, but a dog mounds works.
Getting a little elevated worked even better.
If there had been an animal on level ground-No problems. Antelope were easy to range.
If the winds hadn't been so gusty there would be more food for the birds of prey.
I will begin lope and deer hunting the 2nd week of October. I am going to take one or the other with this rig, then use my single-shot specialty handguns for the rest.
I am thinking I may take the Elim 3 off the rifle and put it on one of my SP's. 8)
Knocked out dogs from 382-573 yards. On day one I was shooting in bright sunshine with mirage on relatively flat terrain.
Difficult for any LRF.
Day two we had a lot of wind. From around 14-23 mph and gusting.
Set-up so I was shooting from a somewhat elevated location and ranged with no problems whatsoever, even with sun and mirage.
Flat ground doesn't have anything to reflect off of when lazering on level ground, but a dog mounds works.
Getting a little elevated worked even better.
If there had been an animal on level ground-No problems. Antelope were easy to range.
If the winds hadn't been so gusty there would be more food for the birds of prey.
I will begin lope and deer hunting the 2nd week of October. I am going to take one or the other with this rig, then use my single-shot specialty handguns for the rest.
I am thinking I may take the Elim 3 off the rifle and put it on one of my SP's. 8)
Thanks for the report and pics. Do you think the scope will adjust if it is used on a rifle with 20moa rail. So the scope needs a weaver type rail rail than a pictanny rail. Would you say the the reticle for windage adjustment are fine crosshairs? How do you think the crosshairs would be in forest conditions like found in elk hunting? Good luck with the lopes and der hunting!!
A Weaver or a pic rail will work.
It should get you your zero, but the shim is recommend (at least, by me).
If you are in forest conditions (dark timber), distance and wind isn't going to be an issue to make a kill IMO.
If you are in an area that is more open then it should work just fine, regardless of the conditions.
I haven't had this scope in the hills yet myself, but I plan to take it and have confidence it will work great in the mountains.
It should get you your zero, but the shim is recommend (at least, by me).
If you are in forest conditions (dark timber), distance and wind isn't going to be an issue to make a kill IMO.
If you are in an area that is more open then it should work just fine, regardless of the conditions.
I haven't had this scope in the hills yet myself, but I plan to take it and have confidence it will work great in the mountains.
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