Recent content by johnwoitalla

I have been planning my next purchase will be the exact Leupold you mentioned above for a few months now. In fact I will be ordering one at the first of the month. The only issue I have is that the reticle isn't the exact one I want. The physics and engineering of optics and related digital...

Some scopes seem to have reticles that take up almost the entire sight picture. I don't have a clue how they work, or even if they are very useful for anything other than adding bells and whistles in order to sell more scopes. Personally, I prefer a fine duplex with a super small dot and a few...

Yep…you get what you pay for.

I have been an amateur photographer since the 70's and as such image quality has always been at the top of my list of what I want/like most in a scope. I find that looking through scopes at a shop is of very little use as one can only hand hold a scope in that situation and look around the shop...

Whenever I buy supplies for reloading, I buy bullets which look exactly like slugs to my eyes. I was under the impression that a slug was a saboted projectile and that a bullet was what we call the projectile from a modern smokeless powder burner. Is it half a dozen of one and six of another? I...

What are some of your airgun rookie mistakes that you learned from? For example, I learned that you get what you pay for. If you are into quality, then don't get the gun that comes in a box on isle 7 next to the gym shorts at Big Five and put a $20 scope on it expecting it to last. I also...

I had never tried them. It was a fun experiment.

You have a healthier outlook on the subject than me.

I bought a variety of 22cal slugs a couple of weeks ago for the fun of seeing how well they perform out of my 23 year old AAS410. I hoped for some 1 hole groups. Though they performed decently at 25 yards, the 16gr JSB’s still beat them. The weights of the slugs ranged from 20gr to 23gr as I...

I palavered with my imaginary advisor over that issue. This title was the best we could come up with. If'n you gots a better one, offer it up!

"Leopold" does not make scopes, binoculars, range finders, and spotting scopes. Leopold is a dude's first name. Leupold, a family name, on the other hand-makes all of the afore mentioned optical apparatuses(I know I spelt the plural of apparatus right on account of I dun looked it up). I was at...

I have two Optika 5's as mentioned in the OP. They get the job done, all the parts and adjustments work perfectly. They are certainly well designed and quality built scopes. The fit and finish on them is top tier. I would not call their visual resolution stellar, good enough for hunting, but by...

I have been shooting an AA S410 since 01. It's amazing that even without a regulator, I still get a good 30 or so shots with a change in poi with it. My only regret I have with it, is I'd like to have with a walnut stock. When I bought it, I wanted to save money, so I chose the poplar wood. It...

I have an Air arms s410 rated at 30fpe. It is a lazer with 16gr and 18gr JSB’s. I have found that for shots longer than about 60yds even in low winds, it’s not as accurate as I like it to be as headshots are best with these critters. I was out shooting with a couple of buddies this weekend and...