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<blockquote data-quote="Master Carper" data-source="post: 2116594" data-attributes="member: 15527"><p>Fluxed,</p><p></p><p>are you going to go with the 8X-32x magnification?</p><p></p><p>I have been drooling over the Night Force 12X-42X Benchrest scope with the NP-R2 reticle but, I don't see one in my foreseeable future...</p><p></p><p>What barrel length and contour are you going with?</p><p></p><p>One thing I always thought was funny, was when Remington came out with their Sendero model and 26" barrels. Everybody thought they were able to shoot deer over into the next county. And you always heard guys at the local sporting goods store talk about the deer they killed at 500 yds. or the far side of 800 yds. etc. and you politely ask them how they know it was that far. Then you ask them what gun, scope and load they were using. Things start smelling fishy right off the bat but, you play nice and let them talk. Okay, so you shot this deer at 500 yds.? What kind of rest did you have? How is your scope set? How many clicks did it take for you to dial your scope in or did you just hold over the top of the deers back??? It's really hard to not laugh in some of these guys face but, out of respect, you just keep quiet...</p><p></p><p>Over a 1 year time period, I had invited enough of these guys to my shooting range, that I was able to purchase all the components to build myself a full custom rifle - action, barrel, stock, trigger, scope and everything else. The deal was, that you took your rifle, with three shots, and had to hit an IHMSA silhouette ram - a 70 lb. steel target at 600 yds.. If you hit the target one time out if three, I would give then a hundred $$$ bill. If they could not hit "Rambo" in three shots, they owed me a hundred bucks. Not a single one of these guys ever touched Rambo and I made a lot of money off that slab of steel...</p><p></p><p>Problem 1- These guys had no earthly idea what 600 yds. was...</p><p></p><p>Problem 2- They never shot that far before no time in their lives...</p><p></p><p>Problem 3- The crosshairs in their scope completely blocked out the target...</p><p></p><p>Problem 4- They did not know how to dope the wind...</p><p></p><p>Problem 5- Plain abd simple, none of these guys knew HOW to shoot! Poor technique, poor rifle handling qualities, poor marksmanship, etc.. These guys and guys like them is what gives long range shooting a bad name...</p><p></p><p>And for the record, I did shoot Rambo for these guys, after they wasted their time, ammo and money and said I had to shoot the target and I only got one shot! Bang........ting...pay up....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Master Carper, post: 2116594, member: 15527"] Fluxed, are you going to go with the 8X-32x magnification? I have been drooling over the Night Force 12X-42X Benchrest scope with the NP-R2 reticle but, I don't see one in my foreseeable future... What barrel length and contour are you going with? One thing I always thought was funny, was when Remington came out with their Sendero model and 26" barrels. Everybody thought they were able to shoot deer over into the next county. And you always heard guys at the local sporting goods store talk about the deer they killed at 500 yds. or the far side of 800 yds. etc. and you politely ask them how they know it was that far. Then you ask them what gun, scope and load they were using. Things start smelling fishy right off the bat but, you play nice and let them talk. Okay, so you shot this deer at 500 yds.? What kind of rest did you have? How is your scope set? How many clicks did it take for you to dial your scope in or did you just hold over the top of the deers back??? It's really hard to not laugh in some of these guys face but, out of respect, you just keep quiet... Over a 1 year time period, I had invited enough of these guys to my shooting range, that I was able to purchase all the components to build myself a full custom rifle - action, barrel, stock, trigger, scope and everything else. The deal was, that you took your rifle, with three shots, and had to hit an IHMSA silhouette ram - a 70 lb. steel target at 600 yds.. If you hit the target one time out if three, I would give then a hundred $$$ bill. If they could not hit "Rambo" in three shots, they owed me a hundred bucks. Not a single one of these guys ever touched Rambo and I made a lot of money off that slab of steel... Problem 1- These guys had no earthly idea what 600 yds. was... Problem 2- They never shot that far before no time in their lives... Problem 3- The crosshairs in their scope completely blocked out the target... Problem 4- They did not know how to dope the wind... Problem 5- Plain abd simple, none of these guys knew HOW to shoot! Poor technique, poor rifle handling qualities, poor marksmanship, etc.. These guys and guys like them is what gives long range shooting a bad name... And for the record, I did shoot Rambo for these guys, after they wasted their time, ammo and money and said I had to shoot the target and I only got one shot! Bang........ting...pay up.... [/QUOTE]
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