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  1. BigJimFish

    BigJimFish 2023 Shot Show Blog

    Sure, here is the rundown from ZCO this year. ZCO’s new 10mil/turn turret on their 5-27x56 scope The first new release is, as you mentioned it, the 10mil per turn no-lock turrets. This is a configuration they have been being asked for by competition shooters. As you can see, it’s a 3+ turn...
  2. BigJimFish

    BigJimFish 2023 Shot Show Blog

    Honestly, I was surprised at the success of the NF 7-35 myself. I still don't totally get it especially given the big price bump it was over their 5-25. Whups, yea, I'll fix it. See above the the TT vs. S&B such as first impressions are. Yea, the turret improvement is dramatic. S&B turrets are...
  3. BigJimFish

    BigJimFish 2023 Shot Show Blog

    This is not a review. It is an impression and nothing more. Yes, the Tangent popped for me more than the S&B. This could be something as simple as the two handling color transmission a little bit differently or the sun hitting the targets a little different 10 min later. It's just a one look...
  4. BigJimFish

    BigJimFish 2023 Shot Show Blog

    ShotShow range Day 2023: S&B, TT, 9mm roller AR upper, Cadex, and Aliens ShotShow range day 2023 If range day can predictably deliver one thing at ShotShow, it’s wind. Thing is, that wind is usually itself pretty predictable. Left to right on the range at almost 90 degrees, strong and...
  5. BigJimFish

    BigJimFish 2023 Shot Show Blog

    Your going to like this years stuff then. I expect I'll do another round of sub $1k precision rifle scope reviews this summer. I saw a bunch of promising new options this year at the show and it is a favorite subject for me. Your going to have to suffer through the TT and S&B stuff first though...
  6. BigJimFish

    BigJimFish 2023 Shot Show Blog

    I don't know German, if somebody were to start sellin some STG44's that might be collectable. You know what happens when collectable stuff shows up around here. Somebody buys them all up at once, runs their mouth about it, and then all hell breaks loose. BTW, I was talking about the forum to...
  7. BigJimFish

    BigJimFish 2023 Shot Show Blog

    Was able to shoot the Schmidt and Tt scopes at range day. So far range day has probably been the highlight this year when it comes to finding new products. Will probably not get it written about before I get home but will definitely do so then. Ted and arc have no booth this year but I hear he...
  8. BigJimFish

    2022 BigJimFish Review/Article blog: Leica Geovid Pro, Mantis X10 Elite, Sightron PLR FFP

    Update 1/14/2023 Well, I was hoping to get the nVisti laser rangefinding article up before ShotShow but obviously I didn't get it written quickly enough and so it fell into the pre-Shot vortex when I sent it back to nVisti for them to look at it and have their partner companies do so to make...
  9. BigJimFish

    BigJimFish 2023 Shot Show Blog

    Wow, I guess it has been a few years since I have gone to ShotShow. There was that whole pandemic thing, another kid, and then I just plain didn’t feel like going last year. In hindsight, skipping it last year might have been a mistake. The pictures looked like a ghost town instead of the mob...
  10. BigJimFish

    Sig Kilo 10k experience

    The weather meter and the binos can communicate directly between each other. They do not need the phone to be on as an intermediary. Once the binos and wind meter have been paired using the app, turning the wind meter on while ranging will automatically substitute it's wind speed value in place...
  11. BigJimFish

    New Leica Geovid PRO 42

    I suspect that doing the pro 32's first was not actually a terribly calculated thing on Leica's part. My guess is that the 32mm geovids were originally intended just as a follow on to the .com product line and that mid development Leica decided to start to migrate their products to applied...
  12. BigJimFish

    2022 BigJimFish Review/Article blog: Leica Geovid Pro, Mantis X10 Elite, Sightron PLR FFP

    Update 12/26/2022 The update to the Leica ballistics app and Applied Ballistics Ultralight (sort of) from the Leica Hunting app for the .com products is now live. Last week I also visited the nVisti guys who wrote the new app. I will be doing a write up on that visit that contains the full...
  13. BigJimFish

    Rifle Scopes Alpha Class Long Range Scope Review - TT, ZCO, Schmidt, March, Vortex

    Lol, remember the short dot 1-8x..... That was a bit more than 6 month wait. Seriously though, with optics companies in general it is usually at least 6months of delay with everything.
  14. BigJimFish

    Wind meters that allow changing DoF remotely

    Yes, I met with them Tuesday. A write up will be coming soon. Will include some information on how wind meter integration works as well as some future stuff on wind meter integration with the AB application. I will also go into some detail on the Leica .com models not updated software and how it...
  15. BigJimFish

    Oehler 35P still being sold

    If I recall correctly, there was a period of time where 35p's weren't being made anymore. There was demand, and they started making them again. Frankly, people liked them more than the unit Ohler replaced them with primarily because they like the print out. For what it's worth, im still using a...
  16. BigJimFish

    Spotters The New Athlon Cronus G2 20-60x86 UHD Spotting Scope Has Been Released

    I'll have to check this out at Shot. Is this a Japan made scope?
  17. BigJimFish

    Gen2 Ckye pod double pull.

    I picked one of the double pulls up last black friday. Honestly didn't expect to love it. Thought I might like it in this or that situation but didn't think it would feel solid enough to like it regularly off a bench or prone. I believe in having a variety of different bipods and just swapping...
  18. BigJimFish

    Rifle Scopes Alpha Class Long Range Scope Review - TT, ZCO, Schmidt, March, Vortex

    Enjoyed reading your review. Alpha class stuff is really the toughest to evaluate. The differences in optical performance can be so much smaller and feature choices become much more subjective. As you noted, it's also harder to get a gaggle of them together for a side by side. Much easier...
  19. BigJimFish

    Rifle Scopes Scope for 6.5 CM hunting rifle

    If you served in the military, the Leupold Mark5HD 3.6-18x44 is your huckleberry. These are the best hunting scopes for those who want precision rifle features bar none. With their light weight and locking turret added on to the precision rifle features there is no comparison. It will fit your...
  20. BigJimFish

    Proof or Bartlein/Kreiger

    Yes, buy one of those. Even from the best barrel makers and best smiths ultimately every barrel is a special snowflake. Some will just be better than others in peak tuned performance and some will frankly be more forgiving than others as well. I'm not convinced anybody has even figured out...
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