Sterling White Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 (edited) Kurt, you are a funny man! Your description of Eric is ummmmm....well like trying describing a 12 ga with a 410 shell. Eric, congrats on getting a major scope manuf. to turn an idea into reality. The challenge will be getting the gun to obtain a dime sized group with a 69 with a speed of 2850 at 100. As an avid reloader I sometimes get frustrated with specs that do not leave a lot of room for flexibility such as these with the scope. Don't get me wrong....I like the reticle however every long gun I have likes something just a little bit differently. Good opportunity to spend some time at the range testing loads. [composition edit] Edited November 6, 2009 by Sterling White Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbrowndog Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 (edited) Kurt, I feel like I got the first proto type, he gave me a PVC tube with red christmas light in the middle, is got huge FOV, but the dot is like 48moa. Trapr Edited November 5, 2009 by bigbrowndog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpty1 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 All Benny would give me was a toilet paper roll with some wire streched across it...but DAYAAHM it WORKS!!! I really liked the little strip of toilet paper you could pull down to use as a polarizer/sunshade. That was high tech stuff right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHELLFISH17 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 (edited) I'm an optic junky that has turned irons but I like Eriks US Optic retical, I did a layout of the drops and how they would look in the retical, I'm not 100% sure, this is just my interpretation of what they are trying to accomplish, the pics on CPWSA didn't do it justice IMO so here. The targets is a 10" round plate that gets smaller at the farther distances and then I put a larue as well at 5 & 6. edited to add the 55moa ring. Keep in mind that there is lots of space from the retical to the edge of scope but the retical would be harder to see on these pics. Edited November 6, 2009 by SHELLFISH17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Bond Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 I'm an optic junky that has turned irons but I like Eriks US Optic retical, I did a layout of the drops and how they would look in the retical, I'm not 100% sure, this is just my interpretation of what they are trying to accomplish, the pics on CPWSA didn't do it justice IMO so here. The targets is a 10" round plate that gets smaller at the farther distances and then I put a larue as well at 5 & 6. If optics companies put graphics like that on their web sites they would sell a ton more stuff. Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear1142 Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Very cool. Wish I had the brains to figure it out. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtm Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 If it were a 2 M.O.A. dot...the top of the dot would be the 200 yard zero and the bottom would be the 300 yard zero for a 55gr @ 3150 or a 69 @ 2950-3000. FYI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskapopo Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 I heard S&B is releasing a 1.1 x 8. Basically a muscled up short dot. Again, big money I'm sure. Please tell us more. This sounds AWSOME. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskapopo Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 IOR had a 1-8 variable but dropped the line because it wasn't a popular seller.What's the consensus on the Burris XTR reticle? The IOR 1-8.....I believe there may have been other issues there. I find it hard to believe it was not popular if in fact it was a true 1x. It was out so briefly....how did they gauge its success? The XTR reticle......Too much unnecessary clutter. The reticle could be much simpler. 100 times better though now that it has daytime visible illumination. I thought they had a 1-6 but dropped it for the 1.5-8. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpeltier Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 I was thinking of getting into optic class, what is a good 3-gun scope? I have really studied this and I want to know what is the consensus as to which one is best? That 6X trijicon you used at Rocky mountain seemed to work pretty good.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00bullitt Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 All Benny would give me was a toilet paper roll with some wire streched across it...but DAYAAHM it WORKS!!! Well man if it works and all..........but maybe you should call up ol' LPH and see if he has one for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmshozer1 Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Sadly, Alex's comments are,......................Alex's Alex, Erik is a really small, almost lilliputin sized guy why don't you go pick on someone your own size!!!! I'm trying to stick up for him cause despite his small stature he is a good guy trying to accomplish good, and besides I gave him his purse!!!!! I can pick on him if I want to. Trapr Trapr, Their are not many people for Eric to pick on because of his size! Take care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear1142 Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbrowndog Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 AW crap Erik!!! I was going to go buy one,....but know your crawfishing on your information, what else isn't as you originally said?????????????? You probably don't even have anything to do with it do you!!!!! go on you can admit it now!!!!! I'd like to see it at FB. Trapr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellyn Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Congrats Eric, that is a good looking reticle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xfactor Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 I really like this reticle. One thing I like about my current optic (Trijicon TR21) though is the triangle. At close range, I just use the traingle as a dot, but at my zero range (100 yards at present) I can use the top tip of the triangle for a lttle better precision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgunz11 Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 I really like this reticle. One thing I like about my current optic (Trijicon TR21) though is the triangle. At close range, I just use the traingle as a dot, but at my zero range (100 yards at present) I can use the top tip of the triangle for a lttle better precision. That's why I added a triangle in the drawing I did off of Erik's reticle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xfactor Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 The reticle ... is calibrated for 69gr. bullets at 2,850 fps and it will also work for 75 & 77gr loads around 2,700 fps I was also wondering about the ballistic calibrations. I just chronoed my LaRue 18" Stealth Sniper a couple days ago... my Ultramax 68gr loads were averaging 2593.3, and my 75gr loads were averaging 2452.7. What kind of velocities are you guys getting with heavy 223 loads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgunz11 Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 I've seen Atl Arms 77gr loads hit 2817 avg for 10 shots fired. Forum member "DUKE" shot some earlier this year for The Practical Marksman Challenge out of his Rock River National Match rifle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbrowndog Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 I chrono'd Hornady 75's from my LaRue and got 2650, the 77gr BH ammo loaded to AMU specs got 2800. and Remington Premier 69gr goes 2970. All from the LaRue rifle. Trapr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear1142 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xfactor Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 but at my zero range (100 yards at present) I can use the top tip of the triangle for a little 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 Hmmm... maybe a diamond then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xfactor Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I chrono'd Hornady 75's from my LaRue and got 2650, the 77gr BH ammo loaded to AMU specs got 2800. and Remington Premier 69gr goes 2970. All from the LaRue rifle.Trapr 18" barrel? What comp were you using? I'll have to try some of my Hornady 75s and see if I get similar numbers... or maybe my chrono is off (?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el pres Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 The perfect scope for 3gun, if someone would just build it !! Trijicon TR24 the new 1x4 one with an ACOG BDC donute reticle !! The ultimate reticle with all the daytime illumination you could want.. It's the same company ?? It would not be that hard ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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