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Back in the game

Well, after much confusion, back and forth with the company I bought the scope from, they finally sent me one I can deal with, and after all this time, finally shoot my gun in earnest, and dial it all in. They sent me the wrong scope at first, AND was defective, with some crap inside the tube obstucting a perfect view. It had to go back. I settled with a 6-24 X 52, which seems to work well. (They’re still out of 4-16, which is what I originally wanted) Learning best power settings, when POI changes on a fill ect ect. So far so good. Anyways, thought I’d post a pic of it with the new scope. Hope I did the pic thing right this time, if not, maybe someone can come to the rescue… (like before lol)

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quote knifemaker:

Wicked looking scope you’ve got on there! Much bigger and you would have to add a shroud to balance things out!

I have found a nice 4 x 12 Zeiss down town, but it doesn’t have an adjustable AO. But man is it clear and bright!

Mike

I’m sure your scope has superior optics compared to mine.. although mine are quite acceptable to me. Just wondering if you get good focus at any magnification without AO though. My buddy has a Simmons 3-9 X 32 I think, and what a clear image that scope has, it had no AO either, but still seemed very clear no matter what the mag was.

Get the blue Jay quote:
“stroke your new new dark skinned beauty softly, don’t try to mussel her around or she’ll slap you in the face…”

You know, the last time I tried to ‘softly stroke’ another ‘dark skinned beauty’ and muscle her around she slapped me in the face to… lol You’d think I’ve learned my lesson by now.

But all your points are well taken Blue Jay!

Wicked looking scope you’ve got on there! Much bigger and you would have to add a shroud to balance things out!

I have found a nice 4 x 12 Zeiss down town, but it doesn’t have an adjustable AO. But man is it clear and bright!

Mike

I as well dig the accents, perhaps you could keep going and do the top rail as and in front of the of the bipod? just my .02, I thunk it look cool.

the groups look good to me, as little lama said your in the kill zone
the only thing I can add for the groups coming up erratic is..

relax – stroke your new new dark skinned beauty softly, don’t try to mussel her around or she’ll slap you in the face with a miss every time.

good platform – try a nice and sturdy tripod with a sweatshirt under the forearm, I have the same bipod on the 7.62 and cant hit any thing with it whipped out.

breathing – softly hold your breath at the point you stop exhaling.

control your hart beat – you can see the twitch in the scoop as your hart pumps, pop one off in between the twitch

now keep in mind that I’m completely self taught, and those are just a few thing I’v figured out over the years that work for me embody bird

Groups look just fine. Love the wood accent there…. nice job.

Hunt around this site. There is a good Harris knock off for about $40. I think that Adam can point you in the right direction. I am pleased that it is working out for you.

quote Mr-lama:

Groups look good to me. If you go hunting, your definitely in the kill zone.

I like the scope. Big optics rule. 🙂

Yes there is something about the look of a massive SWAT style scope on the SS for sure… as long as it performs as well as it looks eh. This is my first real day of shooting the gun so I’m digesting many different things now, trying to make it all come together.

As far as my groups being in the ‘kill zone,’ I agree, but I must confess there’s no way I could do that without a bi-pod. When I see guys do that in a free standing position I’m very impressed, I gotta ways to go before I’m there… but thx Lama

quote SteveinLA:

Uh, those look good to me!

Thx Steve, i’m not really complaining that much now, just hate those guys that wanna stray from the pack… I also made a mistake in buying a used AirForce bi-pod at Tim’s Mac1 shop. Wobbles like heck, especially with the legs extended. A good stury Harris will probably tighten things up even more.

Groups look good to me. If you go hunting, your definately in the kill zone.

I like the scope. Big optics rule. 🙂

Uh, those look good to me!

Ok, things are tightening up a bit. Seems she doesn’t care to much for the lighter diet of the 14.3 variety. (Wads, CP’s, ect) Added a little more meat with JSB Exacts, and turned the power up a bit, seems more consistent. Here’s a pic of what I just did, certainly not where I wanna end up, but it’s given me hope at least. 6-7 shots per target from about 70 ft. I know, not to impressive for all you 1 holers :^)

Hi Saugus, check your private messages.

Oh man I’m praying it’s not a faulty scope… it’s been about 3 weeks waiting for this one after getting a bad one. I’m using a bi-pod now trying to get it consistant, I doubt I’m putting any real stress on the frame. So far my Crosman 2250 is more consistant than this with a Beeman 3-9 X 32. Guess I’ll keep pluggin away and see what happens… thx.

Watch your hold on it, might be your flexing the frame a little in the brech cutout area. I zero my scopes off a bench/ bipoded, I know i’m on then as i’m not shouldaring the gun barely. Try to ease up on the grip and see if that doesn’t help some. Could be a bad scope as well.

You know, I’m a carpenter, been working with wood for years and not sure what wood it is… mahogany maybe?

Input: I’m shooting right now at a paper plate target at about 70 ft. I put those florecent orange stickers on it, about quarter size, one in the middle, and the others in a circle around it. I’ll zero in at one of them, do ok, go to another, and have to re-zero for almost every other sticker. What the hell? Quite frustrating. I’m wondering if it’s me or scope wierdness. If I group well in one sticker, why such variations in the others? There only about 2″ from one another… not much fun if I have to re-zero for every sticker.

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