Leupold Vx6 2-12x42

[willie_gunn]

If you turned up with a leupold i would offer you the use of my equipment, and suggest your chances would be better if you took me up on the offer. If you turned up with a niko id ask if the rifle was a .177 or a .22

Gary

You crack me up sometimes. Do you not remember your "pipe dream" rifle?

1) Action – straight pull, left or right hand
2) Barrels – interchangeable, various calibres/lengths/screwcut to suit use
3) Trigger – crisp and factory set
4) Stock - plastic or wood.
5) even more interesting Riflesmith! –build your own all day long.
6) oh and finally optics/rings. – QD mounts with S&B 8X56 for general stalking, leupold 6.5 – 20 x 50 fine duplex for varmints/neck shot culling/target shooting

http://www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk/showthread.php/814-Pipe-Dream-Rifle/page2

I am lucky enough to have four Zeiss scopes but have recently bought a Leupold for shooting pigs later this year, and I've shot plenty of deer using rifles with Leupold scopes in the past. The deer never seemed to notice that the Leupold was any "less" of a scope.

So far as magnification, a 6x42 served me very well for my first 10 years stalking, both Southern woodland and on the Hill.

willie_gunn

 

[Offroad Gary]

My that was a long time ago, and a typical example of how people are pro/defensive of what they own/use or aspire to..

things have moved on, and we've all learnt a little since those days, i've still got an r93 though, and a sako which is very close to what my pipe dream now is

scopes i currently have,

swaro 6x42
swaro 8x50
swaro 6 - 24 x 50
pm2 10 x42
pm2 2-25x56

​ive had leuplod 6.5-20x 50 and 4.4-14x50, both were poor in low light and fussy on eye relief, but were good and killed a lot of things, wouldn't go back though.

looking for a leupold 6x42 for the rimmy and another pm2 4-16x50 for a tactical rifle i have in the pipeline. For pigs i would go with holographic sight, or open sights maybe.

we expect a full write up from your pig trip, including any "extras" that are offered to the discerning hunter, apres la chasse!

 

[willie_gunn]

For pigs i would go with holographic sight, or open sights maybe.

I have a holographic site as well that I can interchange with the Leupold - the beauty of the Blaser saddle mount

we expect a full write up from your pig trip, including any "extras" that are offered to the discerning hunter, apres la chasse!

You can be sure of that

willie_gunn