Athlon 2.5-15 Ares BTR Gen 2 with a Bering Optics Super Yoter C Gen2. I ran a minox ZP 5 3-15, but the parallax minimum is 50 yards. The 10 yard parallax on the Athlon and the 2.5x is a huge improvemant with the clip on.
I had a hard time getting the 80s to shoot better than the 87s. I use Rl16 for the 87s and couldn't get the 80s to shoot under 1 moa with it. Switched to H4350 and the faster I shot them the better they grouped.
Got out Sunday night for a couple of quick sets. Had one howl at us about a half a mile away so I moved 400 yards closer and he ended up sneaking in around behind us and I made the shot at 107 yards. Had a hard time finding the entrance and there was no exit. 80 grain ELD-VT did its job.
Took the wife out for her first night hunt last Friday, only went a couple of miles from the house. She had my scanner and we got withing 30 yards of a skunk that was upwind of us. He ran at us and we scooted about 50 yards and made him happy. Had coyotes howling before I turned on the call and...
I had it direct attached to my scope, but found I had to re-zero whenever I took it off and put it back on. I went with the chassis mount and didn't have to change a thing. The fov is the same and the zero doesn't change when I take it off and back on.
I sighted it in at 8x and have done a majority of my shooting at night out to 350 or so at 2.5x. It all depends on the wind here in Kansas. I like to get them close, the longer shots are only when they hang up or are going away. I am using the Vortex Impact 4000 for ranging them. The Super Yoter...
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I have been using this setup. Mine came with 4 batteries, this one comes with 8. Two of the batteries have stopped taking a charge, so I bought 4 of the Jesspow off of Amazon.
Mine is a Tikka, super smooth action and a great trigger for not being custom. I pulled the factory barrel after 60 rounds and went with a 20" Carbonsix. It hammers with 147s over N565.
I have had great luck with my 20" 6.5 PRC barrel. I have a 18" 6.5 Creedmoor barrel with 60 rounds down it that I don't shoot anymore. Both are Tikka pre-fits.