I am wanting to get into long range precision shooting, and am looking at attending a sniper class at Badlands Tactical. I have a Savage 11 that I am planning on re-barreling to .260 Rem and turning into my sniper rig, with a McRee chassis.
Anyway, I am having a bit of trouble making up my mind on optics. I know I would be best off with something high end like a USO SN3 or a S&B PM II, but saving up for one of those would just make it that much longer before I could afford to go to some classes and hit some competitions.
So basically I am looking for something a little lower priced that will do everything I need to do to get me started in the long range precision game, so I can get out and get some experience as quickly as possible. I figure I can always upgrade later.
I would prefer something with mil/mil and FFP if possible, but I am open to suggestions from those of you with more experience in this type of shooting as to what a good beginner setup would be.
I have done a little searching, and am finding the Falcon Menace and the Bushnell Elite Tactical models interesting. The Falcon particularly looks like a lot of features for the money, with mil/mil, FFP, side focus, and illumination for about $400; but I'm not sure where it falls as far as optics quality and durability are concerned. The Bushnell looks nice too, with all those same features and a bit higher price tag... again I wonder how it compares to others on clarity and durability.
By no means are those the only two I am looking at -- they are just two that caught my eye based on price and features. As I said, I realize that I am not very experienced with this type of shooting and am open to suggestions.
Thanks in advance,
henschman
Anyway, I am having a bit of trouble making up my mind on optics. I know I would be best off with something high end like a USO SN3 or a S&B PM II, but saving up for one of those would just make it that much longer before I could afford to go to some classes and hit some competitions.
So basically I am looking for something a little lower priced that will do everything I need to do to get me started in the long range precision game, so I can get out and get some experience as quickly as possible. I figure I can always upgrade later.
I would prefer something with mil/mil and FFP if possible, but I am open to suggestions from those of you with more experience in this type of shooting as to what a good beginner setup would be.
I have done a little searching, and am finding the Falcon Menace and the Bushnell Elite Tactical models interesting. The Falcon particularly looks like a lot of features for the money, with mil/mil, FFP, side focus, and illumination for about $400; but I'm not sure where it falls as far as optics quality and durability are concerned. The Bushnell looks nice too, with all those same features and a bit higher price tag... again I wonder how it compares to others on clarity and durability.
By no means are those the only two I am looking at -- they are just two that caught my eye based on price and features. As I said, I realize that I am not very experienced with this type of shooting and am open to suggestions.
Thanks in advance,
henschman