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    Ikeman83 replied to the thread Advice for hunting scope: Nightforce SHV 3-10 or older Swarovski 1.5-6?.

    If you're going to set the Swaro up with something like a 250 yd zero with no expectation of shooting past 300 yds, it's going to be...

    Oct 27, 2024
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    Ikeman83 replied to the thread Zeiss LRP S3 - setting zero stop below zero.

    You hit the top of that box instead of the bottom and you just missed on a 1 MOA target. If someone wants the ability to make dialing...

    Oct 13, 2024
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    Ikeman83 replied to the thread Zeiss LRP S3 - setting zero stop below zero.

    it eliminates a need to dial down on very small targets. Use it or don't, but it solves his problem.

    Oct 12, 2024
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    Ikeman83 replied to the thread Zeiss LRP S3 - setting zero stop below zero.

    might want to consider zeroing at 35 yards.

    Oct 10, 2024
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    Ikeman83 replied to the thread Rifle Scopes Are ADM QD, verical split ring mounts that bad?.

    Vertically split rings can pinch the tube but I don't think the ADM design allows that unless over torqued. I've had good luck with...

    Oct 6, 2024
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    Ikeman83 replied to the thread Help Me Pick Rangefinding Binos (2024/2025).

    EL Range is probably the best binocular on the list, but the laser is only good out to 2200 yds. The ballistic solver is also only...

    Sep 29, 2024
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    Ikeman83 replied to the thread Rifle Scopes Questions on older Kahles Helia L - 3-12x56.

    Here's the manual: https://www.kahles.at/fileadmin/downloads/KAHLES_4x32_6x42_7x56_8x56.pdf Push on the turret to create friction and...

    Sep 25, 2024
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    Ikeman83 replied to the thread Why would a scope be made with MOA turrets and Mil-Dot reticle.

    There aren't many. The ones I know of are Kahles and Swarovski, but it's pretty limited. Z3/Z5 scopes with 1/4 IPHY turrets and...

    Sep 17, 2024
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    Ikeman83 replied to the thread Why would a scope be made with MOA turrets and Mil-Dot reticle.

    I was really excited to see an MOA Ranging Reticle when I realized that the one on the bottom was in Mils.

    Sep 17, 2024
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    Ikeman83 replied to the thread Why would a scope be made with MOA turrets and Mil-Dot reticle.

    Thank you for clarifying that you were referring to turrets. Seems to have been a rolling change as more and more scopes were used more...

    Sep 17, 2024
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    Ikeman83 replied to the thread Why would a scope be made with MOA turrets and Mil-Dot reticle.

    As you said, "They were using them out of necessity". Why? Because the actual tool they needed didn't exist outside of a mil-dot...

    Sep 17, 2024
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    Ikeman83 replied to the thread Why would a scope be made with MOA turrets and Mil-Dot reticle.

    Interesting, all of the versions I'm able to find of the T6 AO are either a fine hair, a center dot, or a plex. Pretty cool if they had...

    Sep 16, 2024
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    Ikeman83 replied to the thread Why would a scope be made with MOA turrets and Mil-Dot reticle.

    You're right. This is a ranging reticle.

    Sep 16, 2024
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    Ikeman83 replied to the thread Why would a scope be made with MOA turrets and Mil-Dot reticle.

    Yup, it's a conversion from a tedious measuring system into a useful one. MOA is great for quickly knowing the size of a correction in...

    Sep 16, 2024
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    Ikeman83 replied to the thread Why would a scope be made with MOA turrets and Mil-Dot reticle.

    Show me an MOA based ranging reticle from when it was common to have scopes with unmatched turrets.

    Sep 16, 2024

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