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but at my zero range (100 yards at present) I can use the top tip of the triangle for a lttle better precision.
Yeah that is nice, but the problem with that is your 200 yard hold is underneath the triangle and it obscures your target.
Erik
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Atlanta Arms offers remanufactured 223, 55gr. FMJ's in bulk. I use them for practice and on the up close run and gun stuff.
Best of all, it's available!
Erik
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Guys,
Wanted to make a slight correction to the holdoffs I posted above. In my attempt to give you guys a quick idea of how the reticle works I wasn't as specific as I should have been. Here are a few corrections.
These holdovers were designed for the MGM Flash targets which have about 4-6" of additional steel at the top of the circular plate (the nipple.) For the 350 yard hold, when I said to "stack the dot on top of the plate", I really meant that you need to stack the dot on top of the nipple. This is the correct position for the 350 yard hold.
For the 300 yard target, more precisely, you need to hold bottom of the dot at the upper 2/3 mark on the plate. If you hold dead center of a 10", you will still hit the Flasher, but you'll only be 1-2" from the bottom of the plate. Elevating the dot to an upper 2/3 hold will give you a slightly larger margin of error and get place your impact slightly higher on the plate.
I apologize for not being as precise in my descriptions as I should have.
Erik
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Shellfish,
Great job on the images! Thank you.
One small correction. The 300 imagine where you have the dot touching the top of the plate is actually what your 350 yard holdover would be, or as I try describe it, a figure 8.
For the 300 yard hold over, take the 6 o'clock position of the black dot and put it in the center of the plate.
The stadia lines are calibrated for a 69gr. bullet at 2,850 fps. 75 and 77 grains bullets around 2,700 fps will also work.
Erik
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The overall concept of the reticle was to come up with something that would be fast at all of the up close and intermediate ranges, but still be able to hit the long range steel without any adjustment. Basically a scope that could go from point blank to 600 yards.
The 3 moa dot is big enough to track during high speed shooting and transitions, but still only covers 6" at 200 yards. Having that size dot also really negates any need for illuminaton. It's very easy to see when running high speed and I actually use the larger outer circle to bracket the A zone on paper targets out to 20 yards. I find it even faster to do that than to center the dot in the A zone. Additionally, its settles on the MGM flash targets very quickly. You basically align the dot inside the circle of the MGM. The human eye will center 2 circles very intuitively. Once you get out to 300 yards it's just the dot and a half circle underneath it. By the time your at 350, you stack the two circles like a figure 8. Once you get out to 400 and your dot starts covering 12" of target, you down to the very fine stadia lines and the size of the dot doesn't matter anymore.
If you've never tried using a circle/dot for an aiming point, I think you're really missing out. I find it immeasureably easier to align 2 circles in some manner rather than fighting to put a crosshair in the center of a circle.
Having a daytime illuminated reticle may be nice, but it's not going to win you a National Title. If you can't hit the target with a black reticle, having an illuminated on is not going to save you.
I will have the scope at the Fort Benning match. Feel free to come check it out...It rocks.
The Burris reticle is cluttered with a bunch of useless junk. If you get rid of 75% of the reticle, you might have something useful.
Erik
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Craig,
The short answer is no. The illumination is visible on an overcast day, but not on a clear bright day. I talked with John at length about this issue and it would take a complete redesign of the scope body to increase the illumination to the level of say an Aimpoint. It's not that John can't or won't do it, but he needs to see what kind of market he has for this type of scope before he financially commits to redesigning a scope body from the ground up. Hopefully the scope will do well and then I can pretty much have a clean slate to fully design a 3 gun scope from the ground up with all the features competitors would want to see.
I guess I should add that the reticle is in the rear focal plane so the reticle stays the same size throughout the power range. The SN4 series is also a true 1x with a FOV of 116ft.
Erik
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Kurt,
You need Powerpoint to open it. Try it again. I tried to post it as an image but I can't figure out how to insert the image. You might have to save it first, then open it.
Erik
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Okay, I guess I can finally let the cat out of the bag.
As it's been mentioned, I've been working with US Optics to develop a reticle for 3-gun. This reticle is available on their SN-4 series of scopes. After using the scope this entire shooting season and making a few slight revisions, here is the new reticle.
The reticle was designed as a close quarters reticle that can go long distance if needed. It is calibrated for 69gr. bullets at 2,850 fps and it will also work for 75 & 77gr loads around 2,700 fps. For more details on the scope, check with Chris at CPWSA. He is a US Optics dealer and he will be taking orders for the scope very shortly.
Erik
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Get a good compensator (like the Titan Comp! Sorry had to throw in the shameless plug.) Get the trigger upgrade or have a trigger job done. Buy lots of ammo, practice, and learn your zero's and holdovers out to 500 yards.
Erik
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What is the velocity of the 125 grain bullet?
If I remember correctly from the chrono, they were running around 2,625 fps.
Erik
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Among the many things you can do to increase interest......
If you want more HM shooters, then come up with more affordable 308 ammo. Current prices of $550+ for a case of ammo makes any real practice with your rifle a very expensive endeavor.
Consider holding a Heavy Metal only match.
Erik
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Ray,
There are two primary reasons the Benelli will recoil harder, weight and operating system. Because the Benelli's don't use a gas operating system, they require fewer parts. Fewer parts equals lighter weight. The less weight a firearm has the more it will recoil (all things being equal.) The second reason is the operating system. The "Intertia Locked Bolt" system is basically a delayed blowback system. The entire energy from the spent round is put into the operating system. The system uses part of the recoil to operate the action, but the rest of its continues onto the shooter. The Remingtons and the SLP are gas operated systems. They are heavier due to the extra parts from the gas operating systems and they only use a portion of the expended gas to operate the system. Not the entire amount of available energy like the Benelli's. These are the main reasons why the Benelli's will recoil a bit harder, but with proper technique you can still shoot them extremely fast. Here's a quick video of me shooting 5 rounds of 00 buckshot in about 1 sec. It can be done, it just takes practice.
When is comes to selecting a shotgun, there are two things you should consider. Reliability and Durability. The Rems can be made to be reliable, but they were never designed to handle the abuse that 3 gun competition shooters generate. If you decide to shoot a Remington, keep a full kit of spare parts in your range bag because you will break it. The SLP's are a more modern design and they seem to be holding up under the strain of competition much better. If I had to run one of these shotguns, I would go with the SLP, hands down. Of course, there is a reason the Benelli's are so popular. They are the most reliable and durable shotguns on the market. There is a reason the vast majority of the top 3 gun shooters in the Country shoot Benelli's. They work and they last. I would be remiss if I didn't advise you to get a Benelli and jump aboard the bandwagon with your friend. You won't be disappointed.
When is comes to outrunning shotguns, I can outrun any Benelli on demand and I've done it in competitions. Never done it in a match, but I do it in shotgun side matches all the time. There have been times in matches when I've wanted to shoot a string of poppers faster than I did, but I was worried about outrunning the Benelli and so I slowed down a bit. I don't think it hurt me in the match, but it does occasionally mess with my confidence.
Erik
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They are all loud for the RO, but that Titan is the loudest, from my experience.
That's because compensators turn recoil into noise, therefore the loudest comp works the best!
Erik
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PM sent.
Erik
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RS,
Yes, there is a difference between all piston rifles and the DI rifles. The piston rifles. have more of a punch in your shoulder. The overall recoil is still about the same, but you'll feel more of a pop in your shoulder with the piston rifles.
I ran a POF rifle in TO the last 3 years. Running a Titan Comp coupled with some other minor tweaks and my POF shot just as well as a DI rifle. It may take a little more time to tune the rifle to you, but piston rifles can be set up just as well as a DI rifle.
Sorry, forgot to add that I'm a big POF fan. No experience with the ADDAX system, but I've been playing with an ADAMS ARMS piston rifle and it's performed very well.
Erik
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Here I am at the 2008 Ft. Benning 3-gun match.
Erik
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200 yd.
At 100 you'll be about 2" high and at 300 you'll be about 8" low.
From 25 to 200 put you crosshair on the target and you'll hit. At 300, take a 12 0'clock hold and you'll hit.
It's an easy zero to shoot fast.
Erik
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I had a Safariland to T&E for about a month. The cliff notes version is, not very impressive and I would not recommend it (at this time.)
Overall this scope is a good design. It's size and weight are comparable to other scopes in the 1-4 range. The glass is very good and it has a good field of view. Eye relief is around 2"-3" depending on magnfication setting. Turret adjustments are easy to use with your fingers and have positive clicks.
Some things needing improvement, the magnification adjustment ring could be a little larger (but it's about the standard size for the style of scope.) The illumination capability is very weak. Zero visibility in bright daylight and I had to dial up to setting 7 (of 10) to get any lowlight usefulness. Definitely needs to be strengthened.
The reticle design is simply horrible (IMHO.) The reticle is in the first focal plane and changes size as the magnification range changes. On 1x, the reticle is very small. If your targets are in shaded areas or when transitioning from target to target, finding the reticle with any speed can be challenging. On 4x, the reticle is difficult to use at best. The center dot might be usable, but the tight ring around the center obscures long distance targets. The reticle is cluttered with a bunch of useless ranging brackets and the stadia lines are thick enough to block out targets over 300 yards. The calibrated reticle is difficult to use in the 100-300 range and the entire design is not very intuitive. Simply put, the reticle needs to be trashed and a new design developed. There is nothing good about this reticle that I would even try to salvage. Time to start over.
I will write up a more in-depth review for our website, but as it stands I would not recommend this scope for competition or any serious social work.
Erik
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I used a POF piston driven rifle for the last three years and it served me well. Had to do some minor tweaking to get the tracking and recoil right, but in the end it shot as well as any DI rifle.
I've switched to another piston system this year and so far it has exceeded my expectations.
Erik
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"Get yourself a pump-action shotgun. They never jam."
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I was disappointed with many aspects of the finale.
The Starbuck thing....really, that was the best you could come up with? The entire last two seasons with her have been "What am I/ Who am I" and then that! I thought it was the weakest part of the finale.
Then, after the entire journey. All the bickering, infighting between the Colonies, the fractured groups of followers, everyone just decides to join in? No dissention, no other ideas, no other groups that want to build a city or stay on the ships? Everyone on the same page? It was all a bit idealistic and too easy. The series is about conflicts and beliefs. It should have maintained that theme throughout.
The ending between both Adama's? Okay, maybe. They were always at different points in the life and career, but your on a new planet with no other family to speak of and that's how you end things? Not sure how I feel about that one.
The whole situation with Baltar and #6 and they "angels" they see. Okay, I can accept that, but I would have like to see that developed a bit more.
I did like the whole first hour and how they ended things with the Cylon's and I also like the tie-in with our civilization and where our society is heading, but overall I was left disappointed.
I'd give it a 6/10.
And as much as I want to get into the new series "Caprica," the trailer really didn't hook me, but I'll still give it a few episodes.
Erik
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Regardless of the HUMVEE, that's a whole lotta "GET SUM!"
Erik
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Very nice!
It should sever you very well.
Erik
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Here he is on his first night in his new home.
Here he is at 5 months playing fetch. He got bored with tennis balls, so he started fetching soccer balls.
I need to get some new ones. He's 13 months old now.
Erik
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Peter, its really not as bad as it sounds. You'll have no problem on any long distance targets and with the way you zero the scope, the dot actually works well against the MGM targets.
Having the 3 MOA dot and the outer ring really helps on the up close, target to target transitions. It's a very fast scope to shoot on run-n-gun stages.
In fact, it was the scope I used to disprove the great Kurt Miller's claim that nothing is faster up close than iron sights!........although the margin of victory was quite slim.
Erik