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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: steeleywhopper on March 25, 2019, 03:43:23 PM

Title: Have Leupold CDS which gun to put it on?
Post by: steeleywhopper on March 25, 2019, 03:43:23 PM: Picked up a Leupold 3.5-10x40 CDS scope and wondering what gun to put it on? There is the trusty 7mm-08 Mountain Rifle, the most carried Kimber Montana .300WSM, or the new addition .270 Ruger American. If you had a choice, which gun would you throw it on and why?
Maybe which gun really helps maximize the CDS? I currently shoot factory ammo but that is about to change as my buddy is now set up to reload and I’ll have the option to reload with him.

I hunt deer, elk, and Bear here in Washington and occasionally deer in Wyoming.
Title: Re: Have Leupold CDS which gun to put it on?
Post by: zwickeyman on March 25, 2019, 04:18:42 PM: IMHO

The flattest caliber is the 300 WSM

I would put it on the one that you most accurate and hunt with the most

I have 2. 1 on my 300WM and 1 on my 270 WIN
Title: Re: Have Leupold CDS which gun to put it on?
Post by: aaronoto on March 25, 2019, 04:31:30 PM: I'm not a fan of the CDS system, but if you must choose I would say whichever gun you consistently shoot the same ammo with at that same elevation. The only thing that will maximize the CDS system is being as close to the conditions that you gave Leupold when you had them make the dial.
Title: Re: Have Leupold CDS which gun to put it on?
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 25, 2019, 05:40:22 PM: 300wsm don't mess with old trusty!!!!
Title: Re: Have Leupold CDS which gun to put it on?
Post by: steeleywhopper on March 25, 2019, 07:08:34 PM: Quote from: carpsniperg2 on March 25, 2019, 05:40:22 PM
300wsm don't mess with old trusty!!!!

Yea, I really did not want to mess with tried and true killer. The 7mm-08 is the all around tight quarters gun.
Title: Re: Have Leupold CDS which gun to put it on?
Post by: yorketransport on March 25, 2019, 07:26:39 PM: That's easy, new scope for the new gun. :tup: If it were me though, I would have already ripped the scopes off of the other rifles and played musical scopes until nothing was sighted in. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Have Leupold CDS which gun to put it on?
Post by: The Big Game Hunter on April 01, 2019, 10:33:17 AM: Quote from: carpsniperg2 on March 25, 2019, 05:40:22 PM
300wsm don't mess with old trusty!!!!
+1 for the 300 WSM
Title: Re: Have Leupold CDS which gun to put it on?
Post by: N7XW on April 01, 2019, 12:07:51 PM: Quote from: yorketransport on March 25, 2019, 07:26:39 PM
That's easy, new scope for the new gun. :tup: If it were me though, I would have already ripped the scopes off of the other rifles and played musical scopes until nothing was sighted in. :chuckle:
Wow, this hits wayyyyy too close to home for me. Can I use this as a sig line? :chuckle:
Title: Re: Have Leupold CDS which gun to put it on?
Post by: konradcountry on April 07, 2019, 07:45:02 AM: I'd pick the 7-08 for offhand shots and short action.
Title: Re: Have Leupold CDS which gun to put it on?
Post by: bkaech on April 07, 2019, 08:13:52 AM: All 3, go pick up 2 more. I like consistency between everything, I don't like having different setups, different scopes with different dials on different rifles....wait which one do I have today. Maybe that just comes from hunting westside where everything is closer and you often don't have much time to think about your shot before the shot window closes. If it was me I would put it on the one I used the most for long shots....depends what you use them for.
Title: Re: Have Leupold CDS which gun to put it on?
Post by: konradcountry on April 08, 2019, 06:22:18 PM: Quote from: N7XW on April 01, 2019, 12:07:51 PM
Quote from: yorketransport on March 25, 2019, 07:26:39 PM
That's easy, new scope for the new gun. :tup: If it were me though, I would have already ripped the scopes off of the other rifles and played musical scopes until nothing was sighted in. :chuckle:
Wow, this hits wayyyyy too close to home for me. Can I use this as a sig line? :chuckle:

I don't play musical scopes. I engage in dynamic tactical scope assessment. 8)
Title: Re: Have Leupold CDS which gun to put it on?
Post by: yorketransport on April 08, 2019, 07:59:17 PM: Quote from: konradcountry on April 08, 2019, 06:22:18 PM
Quote from: N7XW on April 01, 2019, 12:07:51 PM
Quote from: yorketransport on March 25, 2019, 07:26:39 PM
That's easy, new scope for the new gun. :tup: If it were me though, I would have already ripped the scopes off of the other rifles and played musical scopes until nothing was sighted in. :chuckle:
Wow, this hits wayyyyy too close to home for me. Can I use this as a sig line? :chuckle:

I don't play musical scopes. I engage in dynamic tactical scope assessment. 8)

Now that's how an operator operates! :chuckle:
Title: Re: Have Leupold CDS which gun to put it on?
Post by: Stein on April 08, 2019, 08:49:04 PM: Quote from: aaronoto on March 25, 2019, 04:31:30 PM
I'm not a fan of the CDS system, but if you must choose I would say whichever gun you consistently shoot the same ammo with at that same elevation. The only thing that will maximize the CDS system is being as close to the conditions that you gave Leupold when you had them make the dial.

I just mounted a VX-5 and like it so far. Even with the CDS on, you can still count clicks if you want to ignore the preset distances. Or, with a minute of work you can swap the original dial back on.

They claim +-2,000 feet and +-20 degrees as the cutoff of when to use it. For hunting, that sounds reasonable for a set hunting area but not universal for sure.

Back to the question, the obvious answer is new rifle. I think it might void the warranty if you put a new scope on an old rifle so I wouldn't risk it. :chuckle: