So yesterday I popped my own cherry in a way when it comes to seeing trace. For the past 4 or 5 years I’ve been shooting 6.5x47L, and while obviously not a high recoiling caliber, I’ve never really been able to spot my own trace.
I was breaking in a slow load of 6GT, shooting 110’s at the low node of 2840fps specifically with the intent of low recoil and hopefully ease of seeing my own trace. I went out to the longest target at my local range, 685yds, to verify my dope, and couldn’t believe that I could see trace on basically every shot! It was actually pretty incredible, I’ve seen videos online and watched trace through spotters/binos, but never followed the bullet so clearly through the scope to the target.
I’m shooting a Gen2 Razor 4.5-27, but now I’m wondering if an “alpha” tier optic helps see trace better, and if so, why? Is it superior resolution? Depth of field? Something else in the glass or prescription? Basically I’m wondering if I should justify my wanting of a ZCO 527 and buy one sooner than planned to aid in seeing trace (among its other attributes). Will a ZCO or TT or NF see trace better than a Razor or Bushnell?
Sam
I was breaking in a slow load of 6GT, shooting 110’s at the low node of 2840fps specifically with the intent of low recoil and hopefully ease of seeing my own trace. I went out to the longest target at my local range, 685yds, to verify my dope, and couldn’t believe that I could see trace on basically every shot! It was actually pretty incredible, I’ve seen videos online and watched trace through spotters/binos, but never followed the bullet so clearly through the scope to the target.
I’m shooting a Gen2 Razor 4.5-27, but now I’m wondering if an “alpha” tier optic helps see trace better, and if so, why? Is it superior resolution? Depth of field? Something else in the glass or prescription? Basically I’m wondering if I should justify my wanting of a ZCO 527 and buy one sooner than planned to aid in seeing trace (among its other attributes). Will a ZCO or TT or NF see trace better than a Razor or Bushnell?
Sam