I cannot believe I'm about to spend $900 on optics

[helosailor]

The weather is definately getting better.

I have some chores to do this Saturday, but looking forward to maybe a river day next Saturday.

Please hit me up if you do. I'd really like to go.

[03trubluGT]

The weather is definately getting better.

I have some chores to do this Saturday, but looking forward to maybe a river day next Saturday.

[ceyko]

So, this thread alone had me go out and try out an upgrade from the Nikon Prostaff 3x9x40s I love so much.

I went and got a deal on a Burris Fullfield II 4.5x14x42 . I consider this an entry level scope into what could be called the "real scope" market. Not the 1000+ dollar scopes for sure. I've not been able to shoot with this scope yet but I can surely tell a difference just bore sighting and playing around with it.

With the difference I've seen between....

20-50 dollar scopes and the Nikon
the Nikon and the Burris...

...I'd half expect the 1000+ optics to turn night into day automatically. Maybe even turn the bullet if you're missing. It just gets better and better. It's sort of like you can't understand how it would get better, then it just does.

I'm going to stop now. However, I think I'm getting optics fever too. It's quite a bit more interesting then it was to me a few months ago. I can now fully support the rifle cost and scope cost being the same - to an extent.

[03trubluGT]

All this shitty weather is leaving my trigger finger itchy.

[bronco71]

Damn, just 1000 yards!!....I hit the same hole with my eyes closed

[CJ]

I once saw CJ hit a 1000 yard gong by holding a 308 round in his left hand, attaching a chisel to the primer, and then hitting said chisel with a hammer.

lol, this reminds me of the birdman weapon systems .50

[CJ]

I can hand throw a 105mm howitzer round to a 1/8" group at 1000 yards.

[03trubluGT]

I can hit a 1000 yard target with my orgasm.

[Moose242]

I once saw CJ hit a 1000 yard gong by holding a 308 round in his left hand, attaching a chisel to the primer, and then hitting said chisel with a hammer.

[03trubluGT]

all day long with my NAA .22mag .75" (the noisy cricket)

I can one up that. I can hit a 1000 yard target with my wrist rocket!

[CJ]

When I've been drinking, I can hit a target at 1000 yards with my snubby 1.5" barreled .38 S&W!

all day long with my NAA .22mag .75" (the noisy cricket)

[svauto-erotic855]

(well, it's sold as the size of a prairie dog, but coincidentally, the size of the average prairie dog is the same as an adult human head from top to bottom - 9").

I never put 2 and 2 together. Thank you for the tip.

[03trubluGT]

lol, last night I broke one of my rules. Don't post or send emails when drinking.

Just goofing around.

When I've been drinking, I can hit a target at 1000 yards with my snubby 1.5" barreled .38 S&W!

[ceyko]

I seriously doubt you can hit a 1,000 yard target with open sights.

lol, last night I broke one of my rules. Don't post or send emails when drinking.

Just goofing around.

[03trubluGT]

Wait...hang on....I want to talk shit. I'll hit 300 yard targets with iron sights. Oh ya!

Bunch of wussies act like hitting a 500 yard target with 50K optics is hard when grunts hit less at more.

Now, at my old age I may need to get my optics (read: glasses) tuned in (read: zeroed).

I can hit a target with open sights as well. The Marines make you hit man sized targets at 500 yard with open sights.

The difference is shooting a shotgun pattern with open sights at 500 yards, and shooting a 3" group with optics at 500 yards.

Also, the goal here is 1,000 yard shooting.

I seriously doubt you can hit a 1,000 yard target with open sights.