With companies like Desert Tech, Accuracy International and a few other companies beginning to make rifles that can shoot multiple calibers with one scope, begin to effect overall scope sales?
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Create a channel Learn moreI agree. Not to mention the fact that most of those switch barrel set ups cost as much as three custom rifle put together. For the average person you aren't going to drop 5K for a base kit than 1800+ for a caliber conversion.
No.
Switching barrels and rezeroing all the time is a hassle.
The switch barrel is great in theory, but in practice if you really want to shoot both 243 and 308 (for example) you're going to get a second rifle.
yes, a few people will buy a few less scopes. Its effect will be so small to the overall market that no one will notice.
I agree that it won't/doesn't hurt scope sales. What I don't understand is the mystique surrounding switchbarrels. You can switch barrels on a $500 Remington all day long. Re zeroing is a problem how? ....a couple shots and a couple clicks is all it takes I have a few and am building more. I love them and I still have a pile of scopes and will need more.
A true switch barrel rifle can be done easily at the range or in the field. Based on what you're saying, an Ar15 is a switch barrel rifle.
Just because the barrel CAN be switched, that doesn't make it a switch barrel rifle.
I guess you learn something every day. All those times I changed barrels and calibers in 3-4 minutes, I wasn't switching barrels.
No I dont think so. I had a DTA but traded it for an AE. The caliber conversions cost a arm and a leg. 1800.00 bucks. Mags are limited to 6 rounds (not a huge deal). I can either run DTA with 3 calibers or build 3 rifles on remy receivers with HDMR scopes.
Was doing this years before AI and DTA even existed. They didn't invent the term. A switchbarrel gun doesn't need headspace gauges as it's already set up for it's intended barrels. You're going to need to convince more than me. Switchbarrel set ups have been around a long time and are owned by many.