Author: jurquhart
Subject: Scope for a 6.8 SPC II tactical and hunting
Posted: April/07/2014 at 21:03
Cooker that is a sweet setup you have. I have heard good things about the Hornady 120g SST for the 6.8 as well as the barnes for handloading. I use the Hornady SST in my .270 and I haven't had to track a deer more than 10 yards yet. I'll have to see how the Nikon does on my hunting rifle this year. I think the issue I had last year was when it was close to the end of hunting season Jan 01, it seemed like it had a haze in the scope at last light. I think it had a bad seal and with the sudden drop in temps it would haze up. I sent it in to Nikon and they replaced it. I think I'm going to go with the the SWFA 3-15 for the 6.8 and the SWFA 1-6 for my 5.56. I'm thinking mil-dot only because if I learn the system well I believe if you have an idea of the size of the target you can estimate distance. I have a rangefinder but I'm just thinking redundancy in having a backup method of range estimation. For hunting with a 200 yard zero I know it's not going to matter having the mil dot reticle but I'd like to learn long range shooting soon and I have a buddy that has a place to shoot out to 850 yards. Just target shooting but I'm looking forward to learning.
Subject: Scope for a 6.8 SPC II tactical and hunting
Posted: April/07/2014 at 21:03
Cooker that is a sweet setup you have. I have heard good things about the Hornady 120g SST for the 6.8 as well as the barnes for handloading. I use the Hornady SST in my .270 and I haven't had to track a deer more than 10 yards yet. I'll have to see how the Nikon does on my hunting rifle this year. I think the issue I had last year was when it was close to the end of hunting season Jan 01, it seemed like it had a haze in the scope at last light. I think it had a bad seal and with the sudden drop in temps it would haze up. I sent it in to Nikon and they replaced it. I think I'm going to go with the the SWFA 3-15 for the 6.8 and the SWFA 1-6 for my 5.56. I'm thinking mil-dot only because if I learn the system well I believe if you have an idea of the size of the target you can estimate distance. I have a rangefinder but I'm just thinking redundancy in having a backup method of range estimation. For hunting with a 200 yard zero I know it's not going to matter having the mil dot reticle but I'd like to learn long range shooting soon and I have a buddy that has a place to shoot out to 850 yards. Just target shooting but I'm looking forward to learning.