Hi Folks,
I am nearsighted, and now Father Time has granted me farsightedness lol.
I hope to be attending a 200 yard known distance appleseed this year. I've attended Appleseed 2x and it was a humbling experience each time. The first time I was fighting my equipment big time; the second time, less so, and I made Rifleman.
I have a variety of scopes, and for Appleseed I have used a 3x acog and a 1-4x Athlon. I am concerned about how things will look shooting all the way out to 200 yards. I have a cz 457 that I regularly shoot at 100 yards most of the time. I shoot well with that but the scope is a Burris 5.5-30x. I stopped lugging my spotting scope, so the 30x comes in handy.
So I was wondering if I could get some recommendations. I realize that too much power is counter productive and make things more difficult. On my last clinic 3x was perfect. I also realize that getting the scope forward enough for prone is the biggest challenge, so I guess I will also ask what rings or cantilever base have people been using to good effect. Using the 1-4x Athlon I used an AR cantilever base...the problem with that was the height. And that cantilever base still placed the scope further back than optimal.
I don't mind paying for good glass...I just want to get a good scope so I can see out to 200 yards effectively at the clinic.
Thanks in advance!
I am nearsighted, and now Father Time has granted me farsightedness lol.
I hope to be attending a 200 yard known distance appleseed this year. I've attended Appleseed 2x and it was a humbling experience each time. The first time I was fighting my equipment big time; the second time, less so, and I made Rifleman.
I have a variety of scopes, and for Appleseed I have used a 3x acog and a 1-4x Athlon. I am concerned about how things will look shooting all the way out to 200 yards. I have a cz 457 that I regularly shoot at 100 yards most of the time. I shoot well with that but the scope is a Burris 5.5-30x. I stopped lugging my spotting scope, so the 30x comes in handy.
So I was wondering if I could get some recommendations. I realize that too much power is counter productive and make things more difficult. On my last clinic 3x was perfect. I also realize that getting the scope forward enough for prone is the biggest challenge, so I guess I will also ask what rings or cantilever base have people been using to good effect. Using the 1-4x Athlon I used an AR cantilever base...the problem with that was the height. And that cantilever base still placed the scope further back than optimal.
I don't mind paying for good glass...I just want to get a good scope so I can see out to 200 yards effectively at the clinic.
Thanks in advance!