I like it. A lot.
Should I be surprised that the day I have time to shoot with my new scope, it ends up looking like this outside?
Well, I did get some shooting in before the fog, rain, and then snow moved in... In fact, my 1st shot with the scope was darn near perfect in windage. This shot was at about 25 feet:
I then moved out to about 32 yards, did some adjustments, and within a few shots I was pretty much on:
I guess that I should mention that I am shooting a .25 Cricket which I have had for a little over three weeks. Here's how they look together:
While I'm still playing with the velocities and testing accuracy, 900 fps with JSB Kings is a pretty good combination. Much faster than that, the groups really seem to fall apart... Anyways, this is my first SWFA and I really like how connected the scope clicks feel to the visual changes you see when looking through the scope. You really can see how each click will affect the point-of-impact.
The reticle is really just the right weight and complexity for me. Here are some shots taken at 53 yards just as the fog and rain started to pickup:
The AO / focus feels really good,but I will say that's it a bit off. At 53 yards, the scopes' reported distance is a bit under 50:
Edit: A very smart and observant friend pointed out to me that these distances are in Meters not Yards! (53 yards = 48.5 meters)
At least it's consistent. Here is it at a 32 yards (29.2 meters):
So the very first photo in this post was taken at about 60 yards from the cabin where I was shooting from. And this photo is from the inside the cabin and you can just make out the target at 63 yards:
Now it's about the worst conditions to show how clear a scope is, but the fact that I'm able to make out the 3/4 inch stickers I put on my targets in these conditions actually impressed the heck out of me!
I guess that's all for now! I'll follow up later with some better pics when the weather improves some
Should I be surprised that the day I have time to shoot with my new scope, it ends up looking like this outside?
Well, I did get some shooting in before the fog, rain, and then snow moved in... In fact, my 1st shot with the scope was darn near perfect in windage. This shot was at about 25 feet:
I then moved out to about 32 yards, did some adjustments, and within a few shots I was pretty much on:
I guess that I should mention that I am shooting a .25 Cricket which I have had for a little over three weeks. Here's how they look together:
While I'm still playing with the velocities and testing accuracy, 900 fps with JSB Kings is a pretty good combination. Much faster than that, the groups really seem to fall apart... Anyways, this is my first SWFA and I really like how connected the scope clicks feel to the visual changes you see when looking through the scope. You really can see how each click will affect the point-of-impact.
The reticle is really just the right weight and complexity for me. Here are some shots taken at 53 yards just as the fog and rain started to pickup:
The AO / focus feels really good,
Edit: A very smart and observant friend pointed out to me that these distances are in Meters not Yards! (53 yards = 48.5 meters)
At least it's consistent. Here is it at a 32 yards (29.2 meters):
So the very first photo in this post was taken at about 60 yards from the cabin where I was shooting from. And this photo is from the inside the cabin and you can just make out the target at 63 yards:
Now it's about the worst conditions to show how clear a scope is, but the fact that I'm able to make out the 3/4 inch stickers I put on my targets in these conditions actually impressed the heck out of me!
I guess that's all for now! I'll follow up later with some better pics when the weather improves some
