lancetkenyon

Capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and a modicum of common sense. Try it, for the love of Pete. Bears are very smart and tough. They know what's a threat or not. Bears hunt and eat fish (from a trick tank???) so they will surely be back.

SFP issues. Meaning their holdovers and holdoffs are not accurate except @ 1000 yards and max magnification. Should still hold true MOA clicks though, and tracking.....and their reputation is not stellar in this area. Yet another reason I run all FFP scopes. Accurate and consistent at 100, 347, 611 & 1000. Correct at 3x, 5x, 7.2x, 14.7x, 21.1x, or 25x. No subtension issues.

Betting you need to adjust your zero stop. No reason with a 20MOA base, you should not be able to zero the scope.

Since you don't have time I will post some of what they claim. Please excuse any typos. From Leupold: "Long-range rifle scopes should be optimized to shoot at long range...not to perform perfect box drills at 100 yards." "Most other manufacturers choose to make their reticles subtend perfectly at 100 yards because most shooters test the accuracy of their reticles at that distance. This may result in perfect 100-yard box drills, but it creates a massive 7% error at 1000 yards." An MOA is 1.049" @ 100 yards. Meaning at 1000, it is 10.49". Most people think MOA is 1" @ 100, and 10" @ 1000. Meaning they are off by 1/2" @ 1000. I doubt most people can hold the difference of .5" @ 1000. And 99.999% don't have a rifle that can shoot better than 1/2" @ 1000. SFP scopes can definitely incur errors @ 1000 if they are not calibrated exactly, or if you are off max magnification by even .5x and are holding for elevation or windage. 7% @ 1000 yards is.....70 yards.... meaning a 930 to 1070 yard dial. I think even a Tasco has more accurate tracking than that.

Only twice. Out of 3 scopes. My Vari-X III 6.5-20×50 tracked right. But... I did not dial it nearly as much as I do now.

Post a photo or a link. I would love to read it.

I bet it just showed up, or someone was rejected and he got the rejected tag.

I used my small flatbed trailer. Lay it on the back. Easy (relatively w. 2 people) to stand up once you are to your destination. Then use a furniture dolly. Once you get it IN the house, if you have hardwood floors.....lay a blanket down, and drag it to the final resting place. It works.

Give it up.....you didn't draw.....just like me.

Great dogs. I have two GSP/Walker mixes. High energy, great hunters, great family dogs. I got the runt and the brute of the litter. Like Danny Devito and Arnold Schwarzenegger. One is 60#, the other is 92#. The 60# has little man syndrome.

Deer and antelope slayer right there. Even moderate range elk!

Right now, Prois (women's hunting clothing) is having screaming deals on 2017 closeouts. High quality gear.

I bet I can guess the scope....

Harley, I have a Barnes book I can photo the pages out of.

I thought you were going to ask someone to fund your next rifle build....

All.

Which model? I was sent a Midas BTR from a supplier to test out. It did not track or return to zero. Not even close. Sent it in, Athlon sent a new one out. The new one did the same thing.

Long range varies person to person. I used to think 200 yards was long range, and passed a lot of shots when I was younger. I have my own personal limits for big game. Coyotes are a different story. I will shoot them at any range. I have three over 1300.

14x is plenty to shoot twice your desired distance, especially at big game sized targets. And 500 yards with a Creedmoor is only going to have somewhere around 7-8MOA up if shooting a 140 Berger @ 2800. If I remember correctly, the VX3i 4.5-14 is a 15 MOA turret, so you will still oy be a half turn. You should still be in the 1st revolution out to 700-750 depending on conditions.

My son-in-law swears I missed a coyote @ 20 yards with my 7RM. Personally, I think the 168 Barnes went right on through. Watched him run and stumble once, but kept going. I followed him for about 500 yards in the 3" of fresh snow, and saw a couple more stumbles, but never found him. Not a drop of blood either. I have missed more turkeys from 10-60 yards with my bow than all other game combined (except wingshooting and upland hunting). Missed a great muley buck @ 50 yards with my bow, when he dropped down on his knees to get a drink right as I released. That one STILL haunts me, and that was 20 years ago. Yet I took a decent buck @ 82 the following day. I have shot and not recovered plenty of doves. Stupid cotton fields....

Deer will be high, low, and everywhere in between unless we get a freak super heavy snow prior. Weather could be sunny and warm, cold & windy, rainy, or snow. Be prepared for everything. If the kid can shoot between 50-200 yards, you should put a deer in the freezer. Does are plentiful up there, but they can be very skittish. Try to pick one with no fawns with them.

Yeah. My son-in-law drew a 21 early coues, and a turkey tag in either 7 or 6a.

Nothing yet in my household...

How about a javalina @ 18 yards by an 11 years old?