Stix wrote:Youve upset me Brinny...upset me because ive already told you its same as yours--a Sako 85 Varmint in 204... i thought we had a connection...thought we were fox 204 brothers...
Well you're dropped...!!...
Couldnt help myself...sorry...
Mate, its same as yours with a laminate stock...i had all sorts of troubles & ended up getting the rifle swapped over...& another cheer for Beretta Aust for that--they did the right thing & looked after me, giving me what i payed for...
Anyway, it loves Nosler Varmegeddon 32's--well so far--but i bought it for a Long range Bunny rig so want to use 40's in it...
Ive tried 40 Vamx & 39 Sper HP's but doesnt seem to like either...well, sub inch out of the Speers,& shotgun with the Vmax...
Put a new Bushnell Scope on it & its faulty. ..my Zeiss 5-25 which i'll mount on it permanently is also faulty.. .along with 2 other Bushnells.. .
So i did a big scope swap around today...
So i lashed out & bought a pack of Sierra Blitz's 39's...first 3 shots today in same hole with 26.6 of 8208...
Then thought id go straight out to 200m...aaannnddd...it was a fukn abortion...
Tried the next load (26.9) & one case wouldnt chamber...(PITA because i loose my rythm & the wind had picked up a bit so i had to wait for the lull, as well as stand up & fiddle to see WTF's going on... )...
Went back to another group of the 26.6 & it sprayed them across the page...
I also bought a set of Burris Signature Zee's for my go to 204 to mount a different scope (stole this scope for the Sako) & have realised i bought too high rings... ...no use to me & cant swap them...just a waste of money i desperately need ATM...
So i feel our pain with the faulty gear mate...
I literrally have 3 faulty scopes here, & have had 2 others already replaced in the last year...these are all new(ish) scopes purchased in the last 3 or so years & have not been thrown about...
Ive wasted so much ammo sighting in & resighting in...not to mention fuel.....then blow the back leg off a bunny at 250...resight it then gut shot or miss fox at 200...only to check them & they be out of wack again...
Anyway...Good stuff on the foxes...wish i could get on properties like that...
Hadnt forgotten your a Sako man mate.....But you could have been road testing loads for a different rifle and cal....
Unusual to have so many day scopes faulty like that....You hear of the odd one from time to time......at least they are warranty claims and can be replaced easily....
I spent $500 in postage returning the 4 faulty Pulsars back to Extravision....and like you ...countless rounds of ammo and time....but im kinda lucky as i have my own range set up at the back of my property and can go there at the drop of a hat when i feel like it...
There is nothing more frustrating than have your rifle shooting here one day..
Then here the next...
and thats at 100m....
I shoot a hell of a lot out to 2-250m so double this and more at those ranges and its a miss every time...or a gut shot....
Funny how some rifles will like different projectiles and others not....Mine loves the 40 grn V-Maxes....Tackholes with them...
One of the downsides to the new GSCI S675 thermal scope im running now is that it sits up so high....and thats due to the 75mm lens it has....Can be a tad uncomfortable shooting it ....My cheek doesnt even touch the stock...Price you pay for the having the bigger lens i guess....Starting to get used to it though....Been a few get away but on a whole getting better...
Im not fond of missing but at least i know its me thats at fault now and not the damn scope shifting zero itself.....