Madhouse Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Might as well continue this conversation here, in case anybody else wants to chime in.No personal experience but I have read about them on occasion over at opticstalk and snipershide. They get slammed a lot for being NightForce knock off. There are guys who swear by them though for good bang for the buck sub $500. Strange krinkle finish on some of them.The complaints I recall were it was luck of the draw if you got a good one, full power useless and they get hazy in extreme heatThe positives were price, seemed well constructed (from those that like them)Naturally you gotta take that with a grain of salt and put a higher value on the opinion of someone you know.I think the guy that sells them is in Texas so maybe he's at your local gun shows. Check them out and ask about the warranty. The 7.62/.308 is a little tougher on optics and mountslastly if thats your budget the SWFA super snipers seem to be well loved at a rock bottom price.My buddy has 2 DPMS LR-308's, and a Savage 308 that he will be shooting F-class competition with. He has a SEALS scope on one of the LRs and on his Savage and can't say enough good things about them. He has shot them countless times in 100-degree temps without the haze others have mentioned. As a matter of fact, I've shot his bolt gun with the SEALS scope and it was a quality piece of glass.I'm leaning that way, mostly due to the price and personal experience with them.And, I have indeed talked to him at a couple of local gun shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Theres no substitute for personal experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhouse Posted January 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 If I don't plan on going out farther than say 500 yards, what power should I be looking for?Will 4-16x50 do the trick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 I would say that's a good choice unless your shooting small varmints like woodchucks and ground squirrels at that range. Excessive magnification will give you problems at full power on hot days. I plan on using a 4x -14x on my next .308 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhouse Posted January 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Done. If I don't like it, or choose to go a different direction, I'll just sell it. :)http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=152307740 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 When a scope doesnt work out well for me on a rifle it often finds a home on and excels on a .22What are you going to mount it with? Just rings or something quick detach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhouse Posted January 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Rings, no doubt. I'll pick some up this weekend.I'm really looking forward to taking this girl out dancing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Btw these thing like to run real wet, especially when new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhouse Posted January 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Wet? I'm not familiar with this term...?? :-[ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 lots of clp in the action on the bolt carrier group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhouse Posted January 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Right on. Will do, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babo Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Or you could do a slipstream treatment like I'm planning on.http://www.crusaderweaponry.com/main.php?view=slipstream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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