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    How far can you shoot off a backpack?

    A lot of practical tips on Nathan's website I reckon! Do you leave the bipod attached or only attach it in the right terrain?
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    How far can you shoot off a backpack?

    For me shooting off a backpack is my most accurate method, but I limit my shooting to about 500m due to wind in my area. I like the backpack because I'm usually shooting in the mountains in uneven terrain. Interestingly I see lots of photos of people holding the buttstock with the left hand...
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    Element Optics riflescopes, first impressions and discussion.

    I used a Helix 6-24x50 SFP to shoot a couple hundred goats on a 6.5G AR15. It held up to some abuse, I think it is very solid. I love the SFP reticle and the turrets are nicely stuff, they won't accidentally shift. The throw lever is a nice touch. I use the scope as a 6-12. Glass is a bit crap...
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    Nightforce NX8 vs NXS??

    NX8 come in SFP reticles but the SHV german 4 will always be my favourite.
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    Who all let’s there barrels cool between different loads?

    I've got a barrel which shoots 2 rounds extremely accurately then opens up to about 1MOA. Shoots hot 1MOA. It's a 16" lightweight custom barrel in .308. The thin suppressed muzzle heats up very fast. When I zero I shoot 2 round groups letting it cool between 'groups'. All my other rifles I shoot...
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    S&B Klassik 3-12....reliable and good stuff?

    I love the Klassiks but had a 6x42 (10 years old) and 8x56 (from new) both fail to hold zero. Used them a lot. Both Hungarias. The 6x42 erector system totally failed, was on a AR15. The 8x56 had this thing where windage would shift a couple clicks back and forth. Bolt action 223. Other than that...
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    Nightforce NX8 vs NXS??

    Hey mate I do similar goat shooting to you, but in central otago. I prefer scopes with fast reticles, without parallax and capped windage so my favourite NF for this kind of shooting are SHV 3-10 and NX8 1-8. I don't shoot them past 500m though due to wind drift on such a small target and my 308...
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    Nightforce NX8 1-8 x 24 for Long Range?

    I was thinking about buying one of those recently, I am interested in how the resolution of the glass compares. My NX8 1-8 has greater resolution than my 3-10 SHV. I am impressed how 8x looks on the NX8 vs 10x on the SHV, considering the size of the scope.
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    308 168 ELD-Ms on Game

    Agree, I feel like Hornady are like some big pharma, spend more money on marketing than R&D. To answer the original question, I've a few deer with 168ELD-M and works well but your load velocity seems to be 2328fps? Seems slow?
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    Nightforce NX8 1-8 x 24 for Long Range?

    I was shooting goats with one a few days ago out to 525m. I don't mind the fat reticle, and when it's sunny I find 8x quite usable. I actually really like the reticle because it is so bold at 3x and I use 3x a lot. I don't think parallax is a big issue due to the fact you need to keep your head...
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    Who Checks Their Zero?

    I used to check zero all the time. Now I have learnt that properly made scopes don't need to check zero. Off the top of my head the current scopes I know I can rely on are Meopta 6x42, NF 1-8 and SHV 3-10, Minox german made, Kahles K4i prism scope, Holosun red dot and magnifier. All my gold...
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    2-10x vs 3-15x Hunting Scope

    my VX5HD was flawless up to around 500 rounds then started wandering zero. I talked to a friend at Leupold and I believe there is a standard acceptable number of rounds for this design before it fails, roughly 1000 rounds off the top of my head. More than most hunters shoot. I don't think the...
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    2-10x vs 3-15x Hunting Scope

    good to hear, if it can handle bouncing around in a truck driving off road chances are you have a good one. To be fair, when I say 'break' I usually mean won't hold a perfect zero. Most times it will still take a deer within 200m but hit percentage will be reduced especially with anything...
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    2-10x vs 3-15x Hunting Scope

    For an AR I'd use only use something approaching mil-spec reliability. Far too much hassle to risk rolling the dice and having a scope fail. NF NX8 1-8 or 2.5-20 or something similar. I ran a VX5 on a 6.5G AR for a while until it fell apart. Replaced it with an Element Optics for a while which...
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    2-10x vs 3-15x Hunting Scope

    I think the VX5 feels like a bigger picture and easier on the eye. I think the elevation dial also felt stiffer and more clicky. More likely to last I feeel. I don't know why the VX3 broke, zero just started wandering for no reason, maybe after 100 .308 rounds on a bolt action. If you were only...
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    2-10x vs 3-15x Hunting Scope

    I have used the VX3HDs and VX5HDs. For 500 yards in I prefer the 2-10 VX-5HD as I don't use parallax adjust and don't use more than 10X. They are great to look through on 10x. Unfortunately it broke after a few hundred rounds so I don't trust that brand anymore (also broke a VX-3HD 3.5-10). On...
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    Scope Throw Levers, Yes or No?

    The majority of my rifles do not have throw levers, they do not require fast magnification change, or they have fixed scopes. However I love throw levers on my LPVOs which I use on moving animals at close range out to long dialling range. Also handy for animals on the move at long range, makes...
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    Leupold VX-3 HD

    Really wanted to like it but zero started to wander after not many rounds, maybe 50 animals shot, and I couldn't be bothered checking zero each time before a hunt so got rid of it.
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    S&B Klassik 8x56mm Field Evaluation Q&A

    I love the 6x42 and 8x56 for ease of use to look through. I've shot thousands of rounds through them. However I had a 6x42 completely fail to hold zero (on a AR15). The 8x56 was faulty for about 18months, holding zero but opened up my 1MOA groups to 2MOA and I didn't realise. I thought it was...
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    Christensen arms sub MOA ?

    If it doesn't improve I would try a different scope. I've had a VX5HD start to give me 2MOA groups in a 1MOA rifle. Sent it back and they confirmed it needed a new erector and rebuilt the scope. Started playing up after it was a year old with around 400 rounds through it. Will replace it with a...

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