Zak Smith
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gotime242,
Follow the link to TacPro a few posts above for pricing.
Gewehr98,
There is currently a group-buy on SnipersHide (optics forum) which makes the SN-3 look almost affordable, starting at only ~ 30% more than the NF. Or you can get an ST-10 for about the same cost as a 2.5-10x NF.
Here's what convinced me- A friend of mine has the 3.7-17x44mm SN-3. I have the 5.5-22x56mm NF. We put both on 10x and looked through them at late afternoon until full dark. The brightness was pretty close, but the SN3 resolved detail the NF didn't. Remember that the NF had 12mm more objective. The SN3 also has the option of the Horus reticles, 0.1mil clicks, and the EREK 1-revolution elevation knob (zero-stop).
My immediate purpose for getting this rig together is to shoot matches like the ITRC and our local Sporting Rifle Match in Raton. The idea behind the second barrel in 260REM is to shoot a 140gr VLD (BC 0.62) at 2950-3000fps, which has external ballistics real similar to 6.5-284 or 7RM. http://demigod.org/~zak/tmp/ballistics.html
-z
Follow the link to TacPro a few posts above for pricing.
Gewehr98,
There is currently a group-buy on SnipersHide (optics forum) which makes the SN-3 look almost affordable, starting at only ~ 30% more than the NF. Or you can get an ST-10 for about the same cost as a 2.5-10x NF.
Here's what convinced me- A friend of mine has the 3.7-17x44mm SN-3. I have the 5.5-22x56mm NF. We put both on 10x and looked through them at late afternoon until full dark. The brightness was pretty close, but the SN3 resolved detail the NF didn't. Remember that the NF had 12mm more objective. The SN3 also has the option of the Horus reticles, 0.1mil clicks, and the EREK 1-revolution elevation knob (zero-stop).
My immediate purpose for getting this rig together is to shoot matches like the ITRC and our local Sporting Rifle Match in Raton. The idea behind the second barrel in 260REM is to shoot a 140gr VLD (BC 0.62) at 2950-3000fps, which has external ballistics real similar to 6.5-284 or 7RM. http://demigod.org/~zak/tmp/ballistics.html
-z