Similar. Non functional but questionable regardless. Specifically lubricant or oil inside the scope eventually spattered onto the reticle and objective in the inside following installation. The second one had debris and hairlike material on the inside that became visible shortly after using. Not...
Mine were the 5-25 LR.
Mine were the 5-25 LR’s which are nearly identical and made in the same factory in Germany. Why would the reticle have anything to do with this?
What are your thought on a folding stock for a bolt gun? Worth the squeeze if strapped to your pack and getting to hunting area? Or just a potential failure point? They’re nice for hiking to shooting spots or field matches, but not sure if they’re a hindrance or benefit for hunting.
Likewise. The issue I’ve found is that adding Arca bottoms causes two main issues. First is weight, the second is adding a metal rail on top of plastic skins defeats the purpose of the skins in cold weather. You’re still grabbing cold metal. The MDT HNT 26 fixes this issue, but is also very...
Form, what are your thoughts on shooting tripod use for backcountry hunting? Two vets has the Kit tripod, and with Arca a bino can be swapped for the rifle quite easily if the rifle has an arca rail. Is there a general reason other than weight why you choose to leave the bipod/shooting capable...
First run today, used the T1x. Scaled targets to 50 yds. This is an excellent drill and shows deficiencies really well. I rarely if ever dry-fire standing, except off a tripod with bag. This exposed this weakness really quickly.
Gotcha, this all makes a lot of sense. So with that, if you were in my situation and wanted to just drop the barreled CTR into something light enough for backpack hunting, which route would you take? I’ve had enough optics crap on me that I’m not willing to budge on the optic to go lighter. The...
Recoil pad needs to be raised.
Shite, I just ordered a HNT 26 for my Tikka CTR. Wanted to just drop the barreled action topped with 4-20 ATACR between my ESS chassis (for field matches) and the 26 for hunting. I really like folders for backpacking but your views surrounding proper design on...