Gwion wrote:Fair call. A reasonably priced scope can work. At the same time, if you have the spare cash for good gear, why not use it? Even if you aren't champion level it's still nice to use good gear if you have the option.
Yep everything has a priority, if an $800 scope will do the job reliably for me I am able to use the money elsewhere
Whilst not a total cheapskate I do like value and my maximum cartridge for target shooting out to 1200m is .308 and I can get by with what I have. I regularly remove the T36 and fit the variable (thank god for zero return mounts)to my main rifle due to mirage.
There is a point where it becomes overkill or an obsession, whilst it is nice to have good gear it often doesn't automatically compensate for other factors. It seems to be a growing trend that people get all wound up and concerned that they must have the latest and greatest or they are wasting their time. In reality they would be better off using what they have and simply competing or going hunting.
As an example I am constantly annoyed by a club member who gives reams of advice every time I see him about what I should be using so I can shoot better but in reality he has been with us for ten years, turns up regularly and shoots but has never fired a shot in competition despite constantly developing loads and changing calibres twice in the past three years and having two setups worth, I would think, in excess of $7000 each."That's nice" gets a frequent workout.
I guess the point I am trying to get to is some people are more in love with the gadgets rather than their purpose and woe betide anyone who has a contrary view, if fiddling floats your boat well and good but don't try and project your world onto my life as it is not for me. I am also sick of hearing "secondhand opinions" just because so and so has or does this why does that make you an expert? Go away and do the same then come and preach to me from a position of authority not on the say so of someone elses experience.
FWIW my most expensive sight (a whim) at nearly $4000 sits on a $1000 tikka wheras the equivalent (and perfectly suitable for a .22) Yukon is around the same price as the Savage but both have a purpose that can't be satisfied by anything else.
Now I would love a march, NF etc etc but the grouser plates on my excavator need attention, then there is the new access bridge, the roof on the shack, the solar battery bank is too small for the frequency we are using it at the moment etc etc etc...................... I need to show some restraint or I will have to get back on the full time work treadmill. If it doesn't contribute to living life is it really value? Only the individual can answer that question and the response really only matters to themself.