22LR BENCHREST

[QPM]

Hi all. Getting into 22lr benchrest and am buying a scope. Must have 20x+, low parallax, ffp, good reticle. I don't care about illumination.

I just ordered a Burris RT 5-25 (came today), but I don't have to keep it. For around the same money I could get the Strike Eagle (Vortex 5-25) or could get the Burris XTR II-which means I would have to get (another) set of rings.

I have the XTR II on my 6.5 precision and really like it, though it can wash out without the sun shade. I have a PST GEN2 1-5 on my AR and have been very happy with Vortex.

Have you guys shot with the Strike Eagle, and can you please offer your compare and contrast opinion? Anything I should be looking at that I'm not (as you can probably tell budget is a concern... like $5-800)? Any general opinions on these scopes?

Thank you very much!

 

[spife7980]

Are you actually getting into benchrest or are you just shooting it off a table?

 

[QPM]

@spife7980 actual benchrest shooting in competition at my local club.

 

[spife7980]

ARA? I see you’re in Texas, what club?

I’d be more tempted to call up Doug at cameralandny on the phone and see what he could work out for you on this sightron scope as a hide member over the more tactical minded stuff. It wont be much good for anything else though besides fixed range paper shooting.

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[b6graham]

for actual benchrest competition neither of those are good options. not even close

for having fun and shooting rimfire benchrest for fun they will work fine.

i have a strike eagle on my RimX sometimes and it works just dandy out to 400y

as mentioned above, if you only want a scope for benchrest, call doug about sightron, but not that if you intend to do anything else it wont be a good option at all

 

[QPM]

ARA? I see you’re in Texas, what club?

I’d be more tempted to call up Doug at cameralandny on the phone and see what he could work out for you on this sightron scope as a hide member over the more tactical minded stuff. It wont be much good for anything else though besides fixed range paper shooting.

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In Boerne. ABRA, though I will shoot bolt action (outlaw heavy/outlaw lite).

 

[spife7980]

In Boerne. ABRA, though I will shoot bolt action (outlaw heavy/outlaw lite).

Oh, nice. Its pretty cool shooting in town.
I don’t get out there as much as I would like, never during the week and saturdays are usually taken. The line goes hot at the listed event time so don’t show up to start setting up then, be ready to go then in order to get all of your relays in.
I’d take what you already have for the first one and then see what you feel you might need to change up.

Edit: and if you are just plain interested in 22s then check out the New Braunfels Schuetzen Verein as well to shoot paper at 100 standing up, message me and I can get you a schedule etc or you can check out the Facebook group

 

[Slides]

Why FFP on a bench rest rifle? Surely a SFP bench rest scope that goes to 40 power or more would be more appropriate than a field scope.

 

[QPM]

New Braunfels Schuetzen Verein

Great! I usually do most of my range work at Dietz.

 

[Fret]

For benchrest, I'd get something like these:

SIII Long Range10-50x60

Built for precision target shooting applications up to and exceeding 1000 yards. The Sightron SIII 10-50x60 Long Range rifle scope with Zero-stop delivers superior optics and accuracy when it counts.

sightron.com

Golden Eagle HD 15-60x52

Please Select Reticle | 30mm Tube

vortexoptics.com

Or for really budget friendly:

Bench-Rest Scope | Argos BTR 10-40×56 BLR SFP MOA

For those of you that are just getting started in the Bench-Rest competition or are looking to start, take a close look at the Argos BTR 10-40×56 scopes.

athlonoptics.com

 

[Fig]

SFP for benchrest. FFP totally pointless for with all KDs on a square range. I've never, ever heard of bench rest holding over, ranging a target, or really using any marksmanship at all. BR is for machinists who are seeing who can spend more money. It is the top fuel dragster of shooting. The driver merely locks his elbows and mashes the accelerator.

Go over to www.accurateshooter.com if your aspiration is to be a BR faggot.

 

[Fret]

Actually BR is great for the elderly or the disabled who love shooting and are able to do so pretty much only off a bench. At least they can go shooting.

 

[Fig]

People with no legs win PRS matches. Then again, they probably don’t consider themselves DIS-abled. But, I agree. It’s a great way for the elderly, disabled, morbidly obese, mentally deficient, and morally bereft to still shoot.

Fuck those arrogant bitches.

 

[QPM]

I just thought it would be fun to go shoot in a match.

 

[Maxwell]

Another vote for Sightron which you can get from Scott at Liberty Optics.

Maxwell

 

[nockhunter]

I have the strike eagle and the rt25. I think the glass on the burris is a tad better and the reticle on the burris is a little thinner. The strike eagle has just been swapped out for a burris xtr3. The only reason I changed it was for the higher power (30x). I shoot prs and rimfire f-class with a b14r, and the extra magnification helps seeing holes at 100-200y. The rt25 is on my .223 That I use for the same types of shooting (prs & f-class). Now I have the same reticle on both my prs/f-class rifles, (scr2). My son had the sightron siii 10x-50x that is a great scope for the $, and would be great for dedicated benchrest shooting.

Mike

 

[RayDBonz]

actual benchrest shooting in competition at my local club.

Stop by the local club and see what others are using or would suggest. Then set a budget and buy one.