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    Rifle Scopes CAST YOUR VOTE: What's the best long-range scope?

    I had a few general guidelines when I was deciding which brands and models to include: Has a tactical reticle (marks evenly spaced on the horizontal and vertical axis) At least 18x zoom on the high-end At least 6x zoom on the low-end Honestly, I'm not drawing a hard line on any of those...
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    Rifle Scopes CAST YOUR VOTE: What's the best long-range scope?

    My gunsmith recommended Huskemaw Optics, but he thought their highest end scopes were right at $1500. I just looked after I saw your comment and they actually do make a "Tactical Blue Diamond 5-30×56" model that is listed for $2800 on Bear Basin. I might try to contact them and see if they'd...
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    Rifle Scopes CAST YOUR VOTE: What's the best long-range scope?

    The Valdada IOR will be included. It's included in the list.
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    Rifle Scopes CAST YOUR VOTE: What's the best long-range scope?

    The point of the poll is really to just collect what the general view is out there and then see how that lines up later with the actual empirical results from the tests. I definitely plan to include the SSHD, but since most versions of that scope fall below $1499 I'll include it (or maybe a...
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    Rifle Scopes CAST YOUR VOTE: What's the best long-range scope?

    Awesome. Thanks for the tip on the Sightron. I'll try to include it in the round 2 field test I'll be doing a little later this year. Essentially I've decided to break it up into two categories, scopes over $1500 and then $500-1500. I plan to do the high end field test in the spring, and the...
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    Rifle Scopes CAST YOUR VOTE: What's the best long-range scope?

    Yes sir, I've been talking to Scott at Vortex about that new line, but really it's a similar story to Tangent Theta. Scott said the Vortex Razor HD Gen II 4.5-27x56 just is not quite ready for release. He thought it would be in a couple months, and I'm sure it will be one that I can test at that...
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    Rifle Scopes CAST YOUR VOTE: What's the best long-range scope?

    I intended to include Premier, but after some research discovered they'd been bought out by Tangent Theta, which has discontinued the line of Premiere scopes. However, Tangent Theta is planning to release a new scope that sounds very interesting. They've agreed to send me one to test in a couple...
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    Rifle Scopes CAST YOUR VOTE: What's the best long-range scope?

    In a few weeks, I’m starting a large field test for popular tactical scopes in the $1,500+ price range (plan to test $500-1,500 scopes later this year). Like my rangefinder field test, I plan to have a very objective, data-driven approach using a series of empirical tests that focus on...
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    American Rifle's M2 Precision Bolt Action Rifle - The Balance of Power

    This is an amazing product ... in my opinion, the most innovative one at SHOT Show 2014. I interviewed Ted while I was there and posted that video along with digital copies of the brochures he was handing out at SHOT, and a few high-res photos of his products. You can check that out at the link...
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    NEW List of Precision Rifle Gear The Pros Use

    Hey, I just wanted to update this thread and let people know that last week I finished posting all the data, including scope, gunsmith, action, barrel, stock, bullet, powder, suppressor, muzzle brake, and rear bag. If you're interested, you can check out the full results at PrecisionRifleBlog.com
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    Precision Rifle Gear The Pros Use - NEW DATA PUBLISHED

    34% of the shooters used Str8 Laced Gun Gear bag, which is the same amount as Wiebad. But where Wiebad has a lot of different bags (like the large, multipurpose tak-pad, and other speciality bags), Str8 Laced Gun Gear really only makes more traditional size rear bags. So that's the one your...
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    Precision Rifle Gear The Pros Use - NEW DATA PUBLISHED

    Just as a disclaimer, I realize just because these guys use something doesn't mean its the best out there. Some of them are sponsors shooters, but make no mistake ... they're all fierce competitors. The few guys I know in this absolutely wouldn't use a product that might somehow handicap them...
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    Precision Rifle Gear The Pros Use - NEW DATA PUBLISHED

    Man, I hear what you're saying. I'd love to know a lot of the details like that as well, and we did ask a few more questions on this year's survey, like what their muzzle velocity was and what brass they use. But we try to be really respectful of these guys' time. Most of the shooters are really...
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    Precision Rifle Gear The Pros Use - NEW DATA PUBLISHED

    It surprised me too. I guess those guys have figured out a way to keep up with demand, where Krieger is currently quoting 11+ months for a MTU or Heavy Palma contour in 6mm or 6.5mm. That is not to say Bartlein isn't an amazing barrel on their own merit. Here are a couple 3rd party quotes I...
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    Precision Rifle Gear The Pros Use - NEW DATA PUBLISHED

    A few months ago, I posted some info on the hide about the gear the top 50 shooters in the Precision Rifle Series were using, including caliber, cartridge, scope, gunsmith, action, barrel, stock, bullet, powder, suppressor, muzzle brake, and rear bag. In case someone isn't familiar with the...
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    NEW List of Precision Rifle Gear The Pros Use

    A few months ago, I posted some info on the hide about the gear the top 50 shooters in the Precision Rifle Series were using, including caliber, cartridge, scope, gunsmith, action, barrel, stock, bullet, powder, suppressor, muzzle brake, and rear bag. In case someone isn’t familiar with the...
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    Tactical Shooters Equipment - What the pros use...

    I've starting publishing a lot of the data related to the more recent PRS finale. Here is chart about the specific cartridge these guys were running at this year's finale: Here are the scopes they were running this year: If you're interested in this stuff, you can see a lot more...
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    Tactical Shooters Equipment - What the pros use...

    They did survey the shooters again this year and I'm working on crunching the data. I hope to have some of the data posted this week on PrecisionRifleBlog.com. You can subscribe to posts to receive them as soon as they're published via email. Just enter your email in the top-right corner at...
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    Rangefinder Binoculars Field Tests & Review

    Man, I'm with you! The Leica HD-B's allow you to put in custom ballistics, but only with a G1 BC. When I saw them this past year at SHOT, that was my first question for the Leica rep. It was a disappointing answer, but they didn't seem bothered by it at all. For shots beyond 1,000 yards ...
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    Your Favorite Rear Shooting Bag and Why

    +1 for the Str8 Laced Gun Gear bag. I personally bought one after I published what all the top 50 shooters in Precision Rifle Series using. It turns out over 1/3 of them were using the Str8 Laced Gun Gear bag. And after using it ... I can see why. Plus, it weighs in at just 6 ounces! When...
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