huskemaw BC turrents

[hoosier85]

I like how the huskemaw scopes have the turrets that are already set up for the rig. Is there any other routes a shooter can go instead of spending so much money. Could a shooter buy a scope say a Nikon and upgrade to the right turrets. shoot and set the turrets on your absolute zero? Does this make sense? I have heard of shooters taking the turrets off and sanding them and using a paint marker to set up yardage marks for quick in the field adjustments.


Hoosier

[carpsniperg2]

Leupold was running a deal, that with purchase of one of there scopes. "not sure which one" you got 2 free turrets. Another thing is, a lot of scopes out there have target turrets on them. If a guy can spend some serious time at the range. You can learn what marks on the turrets shoot for what ranges.

[MtnMuley]

Yes, hoosier.  You can buy many different brands of scopes and install turrets on them from the same or different manufacturers.  In essence -- the same general theory and principle of the Huskemaw scopes.

[MDGrand]

Nikon sells a kit for almost all their scopes. Difference for Huskemaw is that they come with 1/3 MOA adjustments. Most other manufacturers do 1/4 or 1/8.

[lewy]

If you shoot your rifle and desired laods out to your desired distance (has to be practical) and send your information and scope in to leupold they will build you a turret for about 150 bucks.

[rbros]

You would be better off buying a scope and having an elevation turret installed using MOA adjustments instead of a BDC.   A Leupold will cost you less and will be a reliable scope for less money.  Make a drop chart and dial for each shot.  Using MOA instead of a BDC dial will allow you to adjust for different elevation, temp, etc.  BDC dials are great if you are only going to shoot in one location with consistent variables (temp, humidity, baro pressure).

[Jamieb]

Personally I think the Huskemaw is a way over priced scope, ideal for a guy with a lot of money that's too lazy to put in the time and effort to shoot a drop chart.
I've shot with a guy that taped a piece of paper around a tall target turret and wrote hash marks with the yards, put another layer of clear tape over it, seemed to work well for him.
Most scopes wont get you from a 100yard or even a 200 yard zero to 1000 yards in one revaluation of a turret, that's why the huskemaw's are 1/3 moa clicks.
I've been running M-1's sense leupold first made them available and prefer them to all the others I've played with. M-1's and a confirmed drop chart taped to my stock has been working just fine for me and a lot of other folks.
Another big downside (at least in my opinion) to the huskema is like any other scope with a BDC turret, it's stuck on one rifle with one load and it wont work on any other rifle.

[bearpaw]

Great Thread....

I bought a set of turrets a while back for one of my rifles but can't find them anymore now. Does anyone know where to get turrets?

I also have a small piece of paper taped to the stock of my rifle with holdover for yardages out to 600. Works great to have that.

[Jamieb]

If your looking for stoney points Midway sells them.

[bearpaw]

thats exactly what I was looking for, couldn't remember the name, thanx a million....

[Jamieb]

It's been a while sense this video was posted on here.
On another board I post on a few guys said they dont have time to use turrets in a huntiing situation so I made this to show it doesnt take a lot of time and is pretty easy.

[Jamieb]

Turn your sound up and listen for the hit after I start getting up.
In full screen you can see the vapor trail.

[MtnMuley]

Personally I think the Huskemaw is a way over priced scope, ideal for a guy with a lot of money that's too lazy to put in the time and effort to shoot a drop chart.

I, along with several others, have put in twice the time on our Huskemaw scopes as we've ever put in any Leupold -- with far better success wen shooting many temperatures and elevations.

Another big downside (at least in my opinion) to the huskema is like any other scope with a BDC turret, it's stuck on one rifle with one load and it wont work on any other rifle.

Buy another $99 turret and put in on a different rifle.  That's a lot cheaper than buying a new scope.  I believe you get two free now-a-days when you buy one also.

[rbros]

Always amazed that guys say it takes to long.  In Tactical competitions, we are adjusting between shots under time and can go very quick.  Often times, laying down, ranging and dialing is measured in seconds, not minutes.

[Jamieb]

MtnMuley
Didnt mean to offend anyone, just posted my opinion.
while I've used stoney points until I got around to sending in a scope to get real turrets installed, I'd never think of them as a permanent turret.