Re: Huskemaw Blue Diamond Series 5-20x50 Rifle Scope
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cummins cowboy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I disagree with much of the advice given here, tactical crowd is a ruff crowd around here and its tuff to see the value in alternative ideas unless they come through certain channels. there is a disdain for BDC turrets around here, why I don't know as the marines used a BDC turret setup on their unertls for years must have worked for them. if you look at ballistics you will find that until 600 yards even fairly larger variations in conditions your BDC turret should be too close to make a difference. beyond that one can add or take away clicks depending on the temperture, altitude etc. this is exactly how the veneer adjusted worked on the unertls. only your doing it manually by adjusting from your marked BDC reference. for instance I have my BDC set for 3200 fps, but I backed my load off to 3130 fps, to 600yards I set my BDC turret to the marked range. at 700 yards I add in 1 click at 800 yards I had 2 extra clicks, at 1000 yards I think I need like 4 extra clicks or 1 moa extra. unless you have a drop chart printed out for your exact condition your shooting in your going to have to deviate from the drop chart anyways, why not also deviate from the marked yardage from your BDC, the marines did it for years!!!
something else useful about the huskemaw is its 1 moa marked wind hold offs, its one of the very few scopes that have 1 moa marked holdoffs. this is very useful for holding off for wind, and if the wind changes a tad when staging for the shot it can be adjusted on the fly on via the turret and coming off the scope.
bottom like I really like the huskey scope and its features, graybull precision has a similar scope based on a leupold. but you WILL NOT find any love for any of those types of systems around here. that doesn't make them bad or inferior though. BUT a nightforce still probably might make more sense if you factor in resale and maybe durability. it really just depends on what you want the gun to do. the husky system is not doubt geared toward hunting. but sniping is really hunting too. I think the husky system is alot faster at making a shot. with most tactical systems speed isn't so much important nor is portability </div></div>
Never used A Huskewmaw so I can't comment on it but I'm totaly with you on the BDC, I've been using it a few years, its so simple to use that its not even fun anymore, no way in hell i'm going back to using a plain old turret
If your target is at 550 yards and you put your BDC to 550, the bullet wont magicaly it the target, like using any drop chart you still have to use your brain, what might deviate my bullet from it's trajectory? Mirage? Altitude difference? temperature difference? Front wind? Back wind? Even lateral wind will affect your drop. A ballistic computer might compensate for altitude and temperature difference but it sure cant help you with mirage, front, back and lateral wind drop, only experience can
Why nobody are using it in sniper comp? The day a top shooter will start using them and win with them, everyone will follow, I saw this a 1000 times in archery, rifle shooter aren't any different...