Huskemaw

[MtnMuley]

Anybody else here use the Huskemaw Scope?  If so, what are your thoughts?

[Straight Shooter]

Saw them featured on "Best of the West".  Their rigs are very impressive... also very pricey.

http://www.longrangestore.com/Huskemaw_5_20_Scope_p/100100.htm

http://www.gunwerks.com/Products.aspx

[DUGANDEER]

I shoot the huskemaw and so far so good!!! I got it on a 300 remington ultra mag Sendero!!! Need to do more shooting on paper at longer ranges. We will see how it turns out. Also the scopes are back ordered until NOV!!! Somebody is buying them!!

[haugenna]

I would be curious to find out who they use for their optics.  I would look into getting one if it weren't much cheaper to go with a Leupold and a M1 turrett.  For 150 bucks they can turn the one you have into pretty much the same thing. Plus you don't have to deal with that smug son of a bit#* Aaron Davidson.

[MtnMuley]

Every scope I've owned before has been a Leupold.  They have all been fantastic.  I gave the Huskemaw a shot with a nightforce rail and rings, and am really impressed.  Putting in the time to get your load and gun ready has been time consuming, but so far well worth it.   

[jackelope]

I think bearhunter on here had one at one time.

[jackelope]

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,6035.15.html

[JoshT]

I know Big Stick LOVES them...

I don't think they do anything that can't be done with a Leupold... and they're just down the road if something goes wrong. Can't say the same for a scope comming out of China. I do like the 2moa wind lines on the horizontal crosshair though... but if you need 2+ minutes of wind... you ought to think about passing on the shot... at least if it's at fur.

[MtnMuley]

I'm also getting ready to have a turret build by the leupold custom shop.  I am a little nervious on how precise this scope will be as they only ask for a few things before building it.  Huskemaw seems a lot more precise on covering every angle of a perfect turret.  Also, their ballistic program on the website is very precise.

[buckhorn2]

I have the leupold turrnet tops on about six of our rifles and they work excellent. We have shoot them at known ranges out to 1000 yards at targets and milk jugs and retuned them to the zero position and they have been exact you won;t have any problems with there tops and if there is any they are just down the road.

[MtnMuley]

Thanks.  I'm glad to hear that. Leupold has always been very good to me, and I'm excited to try out their turret.

[PacificNWhunter]

Go with Leupold, JoshT helped me sort my scope out and I love it!! Shoots awesome and the turret is pretty darn good. If I remember right the Huskemaw is pretty heavy...

[DUGANDEER]

The Huskemaw is fairly heavy. My sendero with the Huskemaw, bipod and sling weighs in at 13.2lbs which is quite a bit. It lists the Huskemaw at 23oz. The equivalent Leupold weighs in at 14.4 oz. So you also save on weight and every little bit helps at the end of a long days hike. I am going to probably try the Leupold turret this next spring.

[Bearhunter]

The guys at Huskemaw told me that they were wearing out the Turrets on the Leupolds and sometimes the would not return to there true zero, they asked Leupold to build them a scope but leupold refused to change anything so they designed there own.  The are made in I believe he told me China, using night force glass, at the I think he said Burris or Simmons factory?  I liked mine a lot didnt have any problems with it but when someone at work traded me for a new in the box Leupold Mark 4 with illuminated recticle I went for it, just because I trust Leupolds warranty a little more so than a new company out on the market, who knows how long they will make it in the hunting industry and that worried me.  Overall the scope was very clear and in low light conditions it was right there with Leupold, I didnt think it was overlly heavy but I never weighed it either, it didnt bother me because my gun is not an ultralight anyways.  Check em out you probably will love it.

[tmbrline]

I have the new Leupold VX 3L CDS. Its on a 300 win mag christensens arms custom rifle. We set up the home loads, and sent the specs. off to Leupold. Ten days later they sent me my new top cap for the scope and its good out to 800 yds. I have shot it out to 750 yds. from a good rest accuratley. This is their latest and greatest scope for 2009.

[MtnMuley]

Right on tmbrline!  I haven't made it around to sending my Leupold off yet, but am excited to.  Been spending at lot of time with the Huskemaw and am very impressed.  Groups inside 12" at 1000.  Trying to get it down to 8".  Sure is fun to shoot long range!

[bearpaw]

My son-in-law's brother is a gunsmiith and claims he can beat anyone elses price on Huskemaw scopes. If any of you want his phone number to get a price, send me a message.

[haugenna]

Wholesale SPorts sells them now.  I just heard that for a custom turret, you are REQUIRED to send the gun and scope to BOTW and they charge an additional $700 labor for customizing your turret to your gun and load.

RIP OFF.  (Aaron Davidson)

[carpsniperg2]

i like them but don't love them i can do just as good as job with my leupold vxIII long range with varmit hunters ret. i have shot them and they work good but a pain in the but to get one then send it in with your gun to have them do all the crap and gets very spendy as well you are better off to buy there gun setup already if you want to shoot that system

[MtnMuley]

I just heard that for a custom turret, you are REQUIRED to send the gun and scope to BOTW and they charge an additional $700 labor for customizing your turret to your gun and load

Not true at all.

[haugenna]

I just heard that for a custom turret, you are REQUIRED to send the gun and scope to BOTW and they charge an additional $700 labor for customizing your turret to your gun and load

Not true at all.

Thats what wholesale sports is saying. 

[MtnMuley]

If you develop a load, put your time in with your gun, and use their ballistic program, all you have to do is give them your data and what elevation you want your turret built for and they build you a turret for free (when I bought mine).  Each additional turret is around $90.  Last I heard, if you bought one lately, they will build you 2 free turrets.  If want them to do the work building your gun,  send them your gun and bullets (of which are to be proven accurate) then for around $700 they will finish the rest of it for you.

[haugenna]

If you develop a load, put your time in with your gun, and use their ballistic program, all you have to do is give them your data and what elevation you want your turret built for and they build you a turret for free (when I bought mine).  Each additional turret is around $90.  Last I heard, if you bought one lately, they will build you 2 free turrets.  If want them to do the work building your gun,  send them your gun and bullets (of which are to be proven accurate) then for around $700 they will finish the rest of it for you.

That makes more sense.  I have a hard time going with "ballistic programs" only.  I loaded my data on theirs and others software and they have been off.  I tested my load out on a couple chronys to make sure it was at the correct velocity,  put in the bc of the berger 175 and ran the data.  Both software programs told me it would be 106 clicks at 1000 yards.  Went out and shot it according to their software and found out that I needed to be about 97 clicks.  Pretty far off.  I would recommend to anyone doing a custom turret to shoot at different ranges to determine the actual "drop" of the bullet.  They can determine the turret from there.  




Is this someone from here on the review section?  They listed the name and location of Okanogan, WA.

LAST FALL I HAD MY 7MM REMINGTON MAG STOLEN OUT OF MY TRUCK. I CLAIMED IT ON MY INSURANCE AND RECIEVED CASH TO REPLACE MY RIFLE. I WENT OUT AND GOT A REMINGTON SENDERO AND PUT A HUSKEMAW SCOPE ON IT. I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I AM HAPPY THAT MY GUN WAS STOLEN. I NOW HAVE THE BEST SCOPE I HAVE EVER OWNED AND THE ABILITY TO SHOOT AT RANGES I NEVER IMAGINED. I LOVE IT AND WON'T GO BACK TO ANY OTHER BRAND OF SCOPE. I WILL BE ORDERING ANOTHER SCOPE FOR MY 7MM THAT WAS LATER RETURNED TO ME!!!!!

[MtnMuley]

Yes, he is a member here. 

It looks to me like you're experiencing the same things I did.  Remember, the bc of the bullet and the true bc are totally different.  True bc is what you're looking for.  As for recommending shooting at different ranges, that is mandatory.  I've put in over a hundred hours, a couple hundred rounds, shot elevations of 800-7500ft, shot in temps from 20-95 degrees, and shot yardages from 100-1300.  I'm sure there are many of guys on here with more experience than me that could have done this in half the time with way less shots, but I chose to do this myself.  It was a valuable learning experience, and with the next gun, I will be steps ahead.  By the way, it will be another Huskemaw.

[haugenna]

Good you did your homework.  I don't like the idea of "buying" a 1000 yard gun.  People think they can get out of doing all the work and understanding your rifle and ballistics and just dial it up and pull the trigger. 

I will never own a Huskemaw for a couple reasons.  1. They are too heavy.  2. Aaron Davidson is such a pompass a$$.  He pushes his crap with conviction on everyone.  I can't stand the guy that says everything I own is crap and that I should sell it all and buy into his ideas.  On top of that I think his show is done with ALOT of editing.  They don't show you a lot of stuff on there.  They shot an elk at 890 yards the other day.  The first picture shows the elk feeding naturally about 20-30 yards apart.  When they are ready to shoot, the two elk are stacked on top of each other and highly alert.  Probably because the first shot was a miss that was edited out.  They are selling a false reality that they are doing all these "one shot kills" at 700 plus yards and that anyone can do it if they just buy their "shooting system". 

I notice another thing on that show.  They go out on the first hunt and see an animal too far to shoot. The show doesn't show the shot. Wouldn't you know it, later in the day they show them at the range shooting.  So I am guessing they took a pot shot at the animal, were way off, and went back to the range to see if the hunter can actually shoot that far.  YOu would think they would shoot at the range BEFORE the hunt.   

Like I said, there is a lot of editing done on that show that creates a false reality at the expense of big game.

[Wile E. Hunter]

I think if you want to try to shortcut to long range accuracy, the Huskemaw may be a way. I think you'll wind up finding out that like many shortcuts, they're not the preferred method. I prefer my Leupolds. I put my time in on the range, and have complete trust in the golden ring.

Wile E.

[MtnMuley]

I'm sure like most other hunting programs, there is A LOT of stuff edited and re-acted in order to make it better for the viewing audience.  By no means am I saying Huskemaw is the only way to go.  I just invested in their product to give it a shot after knowing a few friends that were impressed with theirs.  I'm very happy with mine.

I might agree with you Wile E, that if the ordinary hunter has a rifle built by them thinking that they are ready to shoot 1000 yds with little effort preparing.  On the other hand, my no means is my Huskemaw a 'shortcut' to shooting long range.  It's no different with any other scope that offers custom turrets or moa turrets.  It's the choice you make on which brand to use.  I am a big Leupold fan, and am going to have them build me a turret for another rifle when I have time.  With the research I've done on choosing the best for me, the Huskemaw seemed way more in depth on covering all aspects of the shot.