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    Rifle Scopes Vortex scopes must have an awful lot of problems

    To close personal friends, no I would not recommend that brand. But to others, my experience is probably a small percentage. Very small. So I would just advise others of my experience. Just because "I" had a failure does not make a Vortex branded scope a bad purchase. "I" had a failure when "I"...
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    Rifle Scopes MOA or MIL

    This is why our military is #1 in the world. I enjoyed the read. I had visions of Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson in my head as I read this. Thanks for your service and Happy Veterans Day! I was a AF crew chief on C-130's, 87-91. Back to OP. I entered the realm of long range shooting this year...
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    Rifle Scopes Vortex scopes must have an awful lot of problems

    I would have to say Vortex has excellent customer service. Even though I will never purchase another product by them again. I am a hunter. I have been using Leupold VXII's for years. I had a bad experience at long distance (425 yards) shooting and killing an elk in a previous hunting season...
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    Rifle Scopes Hensoldt 6-24x56 turrets suck very badly

    I'm primarily a hunter and only 5 months ago gotten into scopes with ballistic turrets. I completely get the masking tape job on the elevation turret. Simple solution for such a complex problem; antlers....big ones....heart rate north of 150 bpm....adrenaline coursing through the veins....sweaty...
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    Rifle Scopes New Scope choice

    Great information. Thanks! The going down in mag is what I was mostly concerned with and didn't jump on a great deal for sale here. Somebody else did and solved that quandry.
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    Rifle Scopes New Scope choice

    Excellent video Rhyno! Thanks!
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    Rifle Scopes New Scope choice

    I watched that video last night. In it he does a very good job at simply explaining the adjustment in the elevation knob. For his example he used 1 Mil down. I suppose an email to USO would answer the question of; How much down adjustment is there? I've been told(not by a USO owner) that the...
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    Rifle Scopes New Scope choice

    Thanks! So far I'm leaning heavily in the USO direction. The magnification is a concern, but I haven't much experience. I liked the 24X of the viper. But without looking through a USO 17 vs 25, I don't know which would be better for me. With the EREK knob I have learned the scope is set up for...
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    Rifle Scopes New Scope choice

    I wrote, what I felt was a heartfelt yet professional 2 page letter that I enclosed with the Viper PST scope when I sent it back to Vortex for warranty work. Along with a copy of the receipt of purchase. Apparently the letter was read and had been professional enough, a priority mail letter...
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    Rifle Scopes New Scope choice

    Thanks all.
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    Rifle Scopes New Scope choice

    I probably just ended up getting the 1 in XXXXXX defective scopes. Which could have happened with any manufacturer. I have learned a lot in the last five months. One feature in a scope, "I" think, that is a darn great idea is a zero stop. I know Nightforce has that feature on some scopes. But I...
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    Rifle Scopes New Scope choice

    I wish I had discovered the malfunction out in the field. All I was sure of was that I had no clicks in the up direction. I determined the elevation turret assembly was loose after I had returned from the hunt. I may have been able to take a bull on the last day of the hunt had I figured it out...
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    Rifle Scopes New Scope choice

    Thanks RHutch. I've only experienced an optics failure on a hunt once before and that brand has been banned from my "equipment list" ever since. Now I have a second brand that is banned. Weight has been a consideration when looking at specs. Without actually having a heavier scope attached to...
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    Rifle Scopes New Scope choice

    A friend of mine pointed me in the direction of this site in reference to the classified section. There does seem to be a variety of options for sale here on snipershide. As of right now it is USO at #! and Nightforce at #2. At this early juncture in my research this is where I stand. Thanks...
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    Rifle Scopes New Scope choice

    Thanks! Until recently I hadn't even heard of Premier. The talk in my neighborhood is that Leupold isn't up to the task as far as quality these days. I am not speaking from personal experience. Just from what I have been told. Well a big push to buy a "better" scope has come about due to recent...
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