l comp 45x45

[model 12 toby]

what is leupold competition 45x45 mainly used for? I got one and I'm thinking about selling it. I had it sold on here twice and backed out. lol.

 

[Steve Blair]

It is usually a short range BR scope. Outdoorsman or Boyd Allen could better answer whether they are still widely used and competitive.

 

[artbosco]

what is leupold competition 45x45 mainly used for? I got one and I'm thinking about selling it. I had it sold on here twice and backed out. lol.

I know a ton of guys, including myself [I have TWO] who use them in short-range "B"enchrest matches at all levels of competition. They're a great mid-priced scope with great clarity and carry an outstanding lifetime warranty. My recommendation is to hold on to it, if you can foresee a use for it.

 

[model 12 toby]

I'm just not sure I'll ever use it for that though. I'm not sure.

 

[Flouncer]

Felcher

I had it sold on here twice and backed out. lol.

I don't find that funny at all.

Have you ever had someone weazel out of a commitment they made to you ???

Was that funny ??

Sorry if grouchy but that just sounds lame the way it was presented.

 

[model 12 toby]

sorry. I'll be honest with you 10 years from now I'll probably be kicking my self in the ass for even selling the thing. I DO NOT LIKE IT for long range. I focus too much on the reticle because it's hard to focus on that perfect point. I used a 1" dot at 770 yards and could see it very easily and think I could have seen a 1/2 inch almost. I used a 16 power and shot better groups. got one bout 3.5 inches. Thats no world record i know but it just seems like with a higher power scope I focus on that perfect point instead of thinking about the fundamentals of shooting. But at the same time if I sold it I'd hurry the project along that I'm working on. A 6.5x47 lapua. If I don't sell it's i'm going to stick it on my cooper in a 221 fireball and shoot at 100 a lot with it. just a cheap thrill of a thing really. I shot .25 inch groups with it using factory ammo. See my dilemma? spelling?? sorry I didn't explain myself better.

 

[Taildrag15X]

I'm thinking of one for Mid-Range F-Class, would like to give the 1/8 MOA adjustments a try, tired of trying to hold off the size of the Dot.

 

[model 12 toby]

let me know. I hope to get 800 out of it. Id be able to practically complete my other project if I were to get it sold.

 

[ddkearney]

They bring in that $800 range when for sale on the Benchrest Central ads - give or take a little. I have one on my LVPPC rifle - great for the 100, 200, 300 yd range 'Benchrest.'

 

[lmorrison17]

Tail Drag there is a B&L 36X with 1/8 adjustments in the classifieds right now for $400.
I use another one just like it for MRF-class and 600 BR.
Larry

 

[artbosco]

I focus too much on the reticle, because it's hard to focus on that perfect point.

Use a 1/8" dot instead.

I use fine crosshairs for the opposite reason. If I used a dot, I'd always be wondering where the crosshairs converged within the dot.

Use what you, and you alone, determine is best for you!

 

[woolenmammoth]

Mirage isnt a problem in the summer with this scope? Ive had my eye on one forever but was always afraid of not being able to see through a boil.

 

[BoydAllen]

There are lots of them in the 1-200 yard benchrest game. Friends who have them like them. As far as heavy mirage goes, it is generally only an issue at 200 and the aiming square solves the problem for group. I don't know about score. Perhaps someone will speak up about their experience. I think that figuring out where to aim in heavy mirage is a whole chapter by itself. As a matter of fact, I think Warren Page titled his " Shooting Through the Swimming Pool' or words to that effect, in his book "The Accurate Rifle", a classic that everyone that shoots from a bench should read.

 

[artbosco]

There are lots of them in the 1-200 yard benchrest game. Friends who have them like them. As far as heavy mirage goes, it is generally only an issue at 200 and the aiming square solves the problem for group. I don't know about score. Perhaps someone will speak up about their experience.

Boyd, I shot in a Score match a year ago where you couldn't see any of the inner rings at all, for most of the 200 yard match. I got lucky and shot the most Xs. Thanks to my friend Gene Beggs advice, I waited for the image to "snap back" [that is, mirage abated/went away for a few seconds] so I could see the 1/8" dot with the 45X. As time trickled down, shooting was reduced to a lot of guessing, on everyone's part. Waiting for the image to appear to "snap back" was the key.

Tony Boyer covers Mirage on pages 239 and 240 of his new book. The last paragraph of page 239 is interesting, when he says: "Faye and I do not pay attention to mirage other than if it is so bad that the target cannot be seen, we wait as long as possible for it to clear so that we can shoot."