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Two scopes or what
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:18 am
by saum2
With a switch barrel set up is it better to use 2 scopes, or just the one and keep good records at the range where you intend to change barrels and adjust the one scope accordingly? Money is an issue.
Geoff
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:50 am
by DaveMc
Hi Geoff,
I think you will find most stick to one scope unless it is a barreled action. I like to use the minute hashes in my scopes for holdoff and then just set the scope wind zero and elevation off my records for each barrel.
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:21 pm
by AlanF
Geoff,
I switch a multitude of barrels on two Barnards (generally a barrel will stay with the action it was threaded for). I have two good (different) scopes and use them on either action depending on the needs of the shoot. I have learnt to record scope elevation settings after every shoot, and wind zero settings as often as practical.
If money is an issue I wouldn't get a second scope until you already have a good one, and by good I mean the likes of NF, Leupold, Sightron as a minimum standard.
Alan
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 9:33 pm
by RAVEN
Geoff
I have several barrels also
most 7mm and 2X 6mm get the other barrel fitted do the load development and see if the zero is that much different I have a few barrels that I don’t need to adjust at all for barrel change.
RB

Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 12:11 am
by SENDIT
Hi geoff I used to swap my nf between my 6 and 7mm this soon became a pain in the butt so I got a sightron now I have settings for each scope and calibre. Made life easier
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 12:13 am
by SENDIT
Should have mentioned I only run one stock with 2 barreld actions
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:25 am
by saum2
Thanks for the input, I should have mentioned that I intend to use the one action only. Hopefully, the 6 & 7mm are close with elevation & windages settings. I have a 12-42x 56 NF
Geoff
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 9:53 pm
by bsouthernau
I'd be buying a collimator as a priority item in your circumstances. Combined with a notebook it's worth it's weight in gold when swapping scopes and barrels.
Barry