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Recent content by CalPatriot

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    Bergara Rifles Pictures Thread *include specifics*

    Love it so far... Waited quite a long time to get one and they flew off the shelves when they first became available. Nice clear glass with great illuminated reticle , firm clicks on the turret with zero stops, first focal plane and tracks accurately, great amount of adjustment range... I...
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    Bergara Rifles Pictures Thread *include specifics*

    Details: - Bergara BMP 6.5 Creedmoor - Athlon Ares ETR - Mil version 4.5-30x56 - Spuhr 1.18" high 34mm mount with 20MOA cant - Seekins rail with 20MOA cant - Patriot Valley Arms Shockwave muzzle brake - Peleton TipTop 6"-9" bipod - Hog Saddle MARC QD Plate (Arca/RC2 plate for mounting on...
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    Rifle Scopes Athlon Ares ETR

    Okay, finally mounted the ETR (mil version) on my Bergara BMP 6.5 Creedmoor. Striving to optimize the ETR for around 1000 yards, I employed the following: Seekins rail with 20 MOA cant and a 1.18" high Spuhr mount which has 20.6 MOA cant for a total of 40.6 MOA (11.8 mils) of cant. This gives...
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    Rifle Scopes Athlon Ares ETR

    Regarding scope ring heights, I've found this calculator to be pretty helpful in the past, if nothing else, to just spot check my calculations / logic, etc... http://www.mil-rad.com/scope_ring_calculator Cheers,
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    Rifle Scopes Athlon Ares ETR

    Ah, thanks; figured it's gotta be related to that... Cheers,
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    Rifle Scopes Athlon Ares ETR

    Straight out of the box and after mounting to my rifle, what I did was twist the turret all the way down until it stopped and then reversed direction counting the clicks until it stopped again... BTW, I've never tried this exercise before; I was just curious to see if it matched up to the specs...
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    Rifle Scopes Athlon Ares ETR

    Quick question and apologies if it's a dumb one but I just counted the total number of elevation clicks possible on my ETR Mil version and it came to around 250 / .1 mil clicks (249 actually). This equates to around 25 mils of elevation adjustment from top to bottom of available range. Seems...
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    Rifle Scopes Athlon Ares ETR

    Just took a peek and there are some in stock at a 'very large, well-known online retailer'... I got my ETR from them out the door brand new for < $1000... I prefer however, to support our Forum Sponsors whenever possible...
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    Rifle Scopes Athlon Ares ETR

    Yes, I should have been more clear; I was referring to the mount height, which is 1.18" (Spuhr says 30mm) and not the size of the rings which are 34mm in my case... Sorry for any confusion.
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    Rifle Scopes Athlon Ares ETR

    My scope shipped out today and due in next Tuesday. I ordered a Spuhr 30mm/1.18" 20MOA unimount for it to be mounted atop a Seekins 20MOA rail; I calculated it should still have enough room for some flip caps, we'll see...
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    Bergara Rifles Pictures Thread *include specifics*

    Very nice! I have a Patriot Valley 'Shockwave' on my Bergara BMP 6.5 and wow, it sure does make a difference. PVA makes some great and effective brakes; very easy to install and time as well...
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    Bergara Rifles Pictures Thread *include specifics*

    Thanks again for the info... Whew, and I must say that's some extremely nice gla$$ you got on that mount! :-) Cheers,
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    Bergara Rifles Pictures Thread *include specifics*

    Great feedback, thanks. Yes, I can see what you are saying about the level; looks like the Spuhr may have the same problem with that setup as well since it's about in the same place. Do you have any cant in the base in addition to the 20MOA in the mount? Cheers, CP
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    Bergara Rifles Pictures Thread *include specifics*

    Hi there, nice looking rig! Couple of questions: 1) How are you liking the RRS mount? Can you compare against Spuhr? 2) How much cant (if any) do you have in your mount? 3) What height mount are you using? Thanks in advance, CP
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    Bergara Rifles Pictures Thread *include specifics*

    Thanks... Can I ask what height rings you used with your setup? Thanks again...