Hi everyone and thanks in advance for any information or advice.
While I have been shooting since the early '80's (with a lengthy hiatus for school and family) I recently got back into it and have become interested in long range tactical style shooting. Currently I have a .308 Remington 700 SPS Tactical with a Harris bipod (9-12" friction lock swivel head model).
It is in the optic where I am a complete and total noob. In my 'first gun period' I had good eyesight so it was no problem to use irons on my old Garand. But now my aging eyes pretty much demand scopes.
For now, I have taken the optic off the 10/22 I have been using for low cost trigger time and am using it as a starter scope for the Remington. Try not to gag - It is the old 6.5-20x50 "Whitetail Classic" by Simmons (actually the glass on the Simmons is clearer and brighter than my Nikon 3-9x40 and has a mildot reticle as well). As a range toy with a 300 yard zero, it's okay, and it actually looks pretty good with BC caps and ARD, but I really do want something better.
Anyway, I am torn between waiting for around 3 months or so to afford a USO or NF, or pulling the trigger now on something like a Millett LRS or maybe next month on a Sightron III.
If I understand correctly from my lurking on this board, the main difference between something like the USO or NF is the durability. How much of a drop in durability is taken when going down to something like the SIII or the Millett? Do the Milletts and Sightrons use spring loaded detents on the turrets, or do they use the cheaper 'extruded detent' of my Nikon and Simmons?
Anyway, thanks for any information,
Shinden
While I have been shooting since the early '80's (with a lengthy hiatus for school and family) I recently got back into it and have become interested in long range tactical style shooting. Currently I have a .308 Remington 700 SPS Tactical with a Harris bipod (9-12" friction lock swivel head model).
It is in the optic where I am a complete and total noob. In my 'first gun period' I had good eyesight so it was no problem to use irons on my old Garand. But now my aging eyes pretty much demand scopes.
For now, I have taken the optic off the 10/22 I have been using for low cost trigger time and am using it as a starter scope for the Remington. Try not to gag - It is the old 6.5-20x50 "Whitetail Classic" by Simmons (actually the glass on the Simmons is clearer and brighter than my Nikon 3-9x40 and has a mildot reticle as well). As a range toy with a 300 yard zero, it's okay, and it actually looks pretty good with BC caps and ARD, but I really do want something better.
Anyway, I am torn between waiting for around 3 months or so to afford a USO or NF, or pulling the trigger now on something like a Millett LRS or maybe next month on a Sightron III.
If I understand correctly from my lurking on this board, the main difference between something like the USO or NF is the durability. How much of a drop in durability is taken when going down to something like the SIII or the Millett? Do the Milletts and Sightrons use spring loaded detents on the turrets, or do they use the cheaper 'extruded detent' of my Nikon and Simmons?
Anyway, thanks for any information,
Shinden
