My new Burris XTR 6-24X50 showed up, I ordered it 2nd day and it actually showed up on time.
This will be a 2 part review, I will let you know my initial thoughts on the scope after opening it and playing around with it un-mounted.
After that I will post a Range report.
After discussing this scope with several members here I ordered it for my new 22.250 project , I wanted a high magnification scope that I could dial in or use hold over points.
Burris says the ballistic Mil-dot reticle set around 14X is designed for the 55gr bullet from the 22.250 at around 3600fps depending on elevation.
I wanted this particular set up because it should help me to be a quicker shot on ground squirrels and Coyotes but I also love just punching paper for hours.
My first impressions are;
1. The scope is longer than I thought it would be, it is 16.5” long without the extra 3” sun shade included. The rear tube section is 3.5”long and then the eye piece is another 3-3/4” long so I had to mount it quite
a ways forward on the scope base. Thanks for the tip on the longer base!
2.The glass is better than I thought it would be, I took it out this evening and was looking around in some pretty low light. Its defiantly not USO
But for the price ($950)I am happy with its clarity.
The ballistic Mil-dot looks pretty good and its not nearly as thick as I was expecting, I will know how I like it better after a little range time with it.
3. The knobs on this scope are actually pretty neat. They have a separate ring from the Turrets that is adjustable with all the numbering on it. Just playing around with it I was able to set it up like a zero stop easily on the 1 MOA elevation knob.
They include a separate windage ring that has the numbering start at 1 - 8 MOA each way in ¼ MOA clicks. I thought they were all ½ MOA ? But this scope has ¼ MOA windage knob.
Over all the scope looks great and feels pretty stout.
OK the cons are, The elevation turret clicks sounds good until I get past the first 6-MOA then they disappear ( completely quiet ) until I get up over 9- MOA.
The set screws on the turrets are way too small as some of you already told me, I already started to strip one out just playing around with it. The Allen wrench for them is one of the smallest I have seen.
The eye piece is slightly looser than I would prefer, The whole thing rotates with the power setting but it wiggles a little too.
The sun shade is not the same color as the scope, I will paint it.
This scope seems pretty nice and if it performs well I should be very happy with it for this particular rifle. I will take it to the range soon, Then I will report the important stuff to you.
This will be a 2 part review, I will let you know my initial thoughts on the scope after opening it and playing around with it un-mounted.
After that I will post a Range report.
After discussing this scope with several members here I ordered it for my new 22.250 project , I wanted a high magnification scope that I could dial in or use hold over points.
Burris says the ballistic Mil-dot reticle set around 14X is designed for the 55gr bullet from the 22.250 at around 3600fps depending on elevation.
I wanted this particular set up because it should help me to be a quicker shot on ground squirrels and Coyotes but I also love just punching paper for hours.
My first impressions are;
1. The scope is longer than I thought it would be, it is 16.5” long without the extra 3” sun shade included. The rear tube section is 3.5”long and then the eye piece is another 3-3/4” long so I had to mount it quite
a ways forward on the scope base. Thanks for the tip on the longer base!
2.The glass is better than I thought it would be, I took it out this evening and was looking around in some pretty low light. Its defiantly not USO
But for the price ($950)I am happy with its clarity.
The ballistic Mil-dot looks pretty good and its not nearly as thick as I was expecting, I will know how I like it better after a little range time with it.
3. The knobs on this scope are actually pretty neat. They have a separate ring from the Turrets that is adjustable with all the numbering on it. Just playing around with it I was able to set it up like a zero stop easily on the 1 MOA elevation knob.
They include a separate windage ring that has the numbering start at 1 - 8 MOA each way in ¼ MOA clicks. I thought they were all ½ MOA ? But this scope has ¼ MOA windage knob.
Over all the scope looks great and feels pretty stout.
OK the cons are, The elevation turret clicks sounds good until I get past the first 6-MOA then they disappear ( completely quiet ) until I get up over 9- MOA.
The set screws on the turrets are way too small as some of you already told me, I already started to strip one out just playing around with it. The Allen wrench for them is one of the smallest I have seen.
The eye piece is slightly looser than I would prefer, The whole thing rotates with the power setting but it wiggles a little too.
The sun shade is not the same color as the scope, I will paint it.
This scope seems pretty nice and if it performs well I should be very happy with it for this particular rifle. I will take it to the range soon, Then I will report the important stuff to you.
