Recent content by jrm850

My 8x40 had it's first match on Sunday under some brutally hot conditions and it performed flawlessly. I already have enough confidence with it to dial wind mid string, which is usually way out of my comfort zone. Having high magnification and FFP for a match rifle is the cat's meow. The mirage...

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John Whidden, a 3 time National High Power champ, shoots a .243.

I think Sportoptics will be getting some in very soon. They told me 14 days 7 days ago.

Just took my 8x40 to the range the first time this morning. VERY happy with it. It's remarkably easy to get behind for a 40x with a 50mm objective. The exit pupil seems much larger than 1.25mm at max power. Sharp Focus and zero parallax happen at the same time which has been the exception to...

I got the ultimate tease from sportoptics. Heard there was one in stock there and purchased it the minute they opened the next morning. Guy said he had the scope in his hand. I cancelled my order with planet which I was #13 in line. I get an email this afternoon telling me there was a problem...

Thanks for the heads up, I grabbed the last one. I had one on order since mid April at a place I was advised would have them first and they just kept moving the delivery date back. Looking forward to Monday afternoon now.

I would be happy with a straight answer. I talked to one Burris customer service rep who told me they were about to ship 500 Plus 8x40s a couple of weeks ago, so I placed an order at one of the larger vendors. After seeing the delivery estimates get pushed back a couple of times since then, I...

Nice Shooting! Thanks for the update. How did the glass compare to whatever was on the 338imp? I called Burris yesterday and the CS guy told me they were shipping around 500 8x40s to vendors on Wednesday. He said if I already had an order standing that it would probably get filled with this...

Where did you find yours xphunter? I'm anxious to buy. Can you give us your impression of the image quality?. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk

The bushings I posted a picture of were my first attempt at Borden bump style bushings. After I installed them,I turned the bumps down to zero fit and finished them by hand. They may not be for everyone but I guarantee that you can get a vault tight fit when locked and factory loose bolt when it...

Some bushings are better suited for a little dirt.

Never Chrome but I have used electroless nickle to close up some teloerances. It worked pretty well as long as I didn't get too much buildup on sharp corners and made sure the etch was deep enough for good adhesion. I masked the locking surfaces and threads and if I didn't etch it long enough...

Interesting thread... All I can add is that if your tastebuds have been fireformed with Bourbon or Scotch neat, you may want to forget about benign potato or wheat vodka and try some distilled from Rye. I've tried the Chopin Rye and Shakespeare, but Belvadere makes one named intense that I would...

I don't know if this is useful information for this thread or not, but mixing cerakote in small batches becomes a heck of alot easier if you just buy some empty syringes to meter both parts. It's more accurate, you can mix it right in the cup, and you don't waste much. It's a forgiving coating...