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I just read your remarks regarding the Vortex Scopes. I have never seen one of these scopes. How would you rate their products (something like the Viper PST) next to a Leupold VX-III...or even a Mark 4???
If you were buying a scope, would you take the Vortex over a Vari-X III??? Inquiring minds want to know... [:)][8D]
If you were buying a scope, would you take the Vortex over a Vari-X III??? Inquiring minds want to know... [:)][8D]
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quote:IdahoRedneck,
I left this alone since you asked for JustC's information but the bump reminded me that I still have some data sitting around from my testing a while back.
In general, US869 is an extremely slow powder, making it suitable for some applications with large capacity cases or large cases necked down for smaller calibers.
I didn't find a suitable load node for this powder in the .300 RUM even when I was using the longer 210 VLD bullets. It was running about 100 FPS slower than my loads with Retumbo and Re-25. It's also a bit less efficient.
But I did get better results when I used the US869 in the 7mm RUM with the 180 gr. VLD bullets. Good velocity and better efficiency. Similar results occurred when I was testing the .338 Extreme cartridge.
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I had a Weatherby SVM trigger reworked once and it was just as nice as my Jewel trigger. Is it possible to do this with a 700 trigger?
I'm also curious to know whether it's worth it to swap out the J Lock bolt shroud on this rifle? Thanks! [8D]
I don't want to offend any of the Leupold supporters on the forums but I would take a Vortex Viper PST over any Leupold product for the pricing and quality alone. Leupold, like our representatives, has lost contact with it's customers and has remained entrenched in it's past glory days. They have become passe and significantly overpriced in their upper end offerings including but not limited to the highly vaunted Mark 4.
I suggest taking some time to look through the Vortex Viper scopes and then compare prices with any others in that category. I happen to like their reticles as well. But I also understand that everyone's eyes see things differently and scopes are obviously in that arena. What works for me may not be suitable for others. That's why I try to suggest getting to a store that has several variations of scopes physically on hand to compare while looking through them.
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AAAC,
I don't want to offend any of the Leupold supporters on the forums but I would take a Vortex Viper PST over any Leupold product for the pricing and quality alone. Leupold, like our representatives, has lost contact with it's customers and has remained entrenched in it's past glory days. They have become passe and significantly overpriced in their upper end offerings including but not limited to the highly vaunted Mark 4.
I suggest taking some time to look through the Vortex Viper scopes and then compare prices with any others in that category. I happen to like their reticles as well. But I also understand that everyone's eyes see things differently and scopes are obviously in that arena. What works for me may not be suitable for others. That's why I try to suggest getting to a store that has several variations of scopes physically on hand to compare while looking through them.
Best.
Thanks for the feedback. I like to compare them side by side. I just got one of those new Weaver high end scopes in for a customer and I set it up next to a Vari-X III and it didn't even come close to the Leupold in clarity. I had them both set on the same power and I was looking at a steeple on a school building 310 yards away. I could literally see the paint flaking off with the Leupold, but the Weaver didn't show that kind of detail. I've heard folks tout that particular Weaver as being as good as a Mark 4...when in reality, it doesn't even come close to the VX-III's.
I really want to check out the Vortex now...I like the features they incorporate into the design. I'm not a fan of illuminated reticles, but that really doesn't matter too much...