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Post by yoderjac on Jul 7, 2024 10:29:27 GMT -5
Sounds like you've got it right. Caliber shouldn't matter as long as your B.C. and velocity are dialed in (same BC and MV will have the same trajectory regardless of bullet diameter). Will be interested to see how it works at the range! gd Thanks! I got the BC from the Pittman web site and measured the velocity with a labradar, so it looks like I'm good to head to the range. Hopefully later this week.
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Post by yoderjac on Jul 11, 2024 15:53:40 GMT -5
First day at the range. My objective for today was to at least get close. If my boresight was pretty close, my hope was to completely sight in.
When I first started, I pressed the range button on the scope. The battery light lit up on the HUD, but nothing else. I then lost the HUD completely. I thought I'd try to connect to it with my cell phone to see if maybe I had a bad battery or something. The battery in the scope was new, the one that came with the scope, but sometime you do get a bad battery right out of the package. The cell phone (Burris Connect app) connected to the scope just fine. That eliminated the battery as the issue. Next, I decided to see if I could upload a ballistic profile. I was able to do that just fine.
It was hot and muggy out, so I figured I could mess with the electronics later, so I decided to try sighting in. I had four 8 1/2 x 11 targets up with white butcher paper behind them, 2 upper targets and 2 lower targets. I aimed at the top left target and took my first shot. The shot was not on paper. I decided to take my second shot on the top right target. That shot hit a few inches low, but was barely on paper on the left target.
I'm not sure why I did this, but for some reason, I pressed the range button on the scope again. I had done this several times before with no luck, but for some reason it worked. The HUD came on and nailed the distance to target. That made me feel better. Maybe I did not wait long enough to hit the range button originally and it was still booting or something. At any rate, it seemed to be working as advertised. Before each subsequent shot I pressed the range button and the HUD came up just fine.
Next is a Bozo error. I made the left right adjustment backwards, so my third shot was not on paper. I scratched my head for a bit. For my next shot I aimed a foot to the right of my top right target and way barely on paper on the left target. I then realized that I had made the adjustment backwards. Fortunately, I had zeroed the turret labels after bore-sighting, so I could easily go back to zero to verify this. That meant another shot.
The next couple shots got me within 2" of the bullseye. I was not waiting 15 minutes between shots, so I decided my barrel was likely too hot to fine tune it.
Next, I tried using the remote, but it did not work. The range button on the scope worked fine. My guess is that it is the battery. I followed the instructions to do the installation. The included installing the battery in the scope but didn't say to install the battery in the remote. It did come with one. Since they did not say to install it before using it, I thought it might be an extra battery. I'm now thinking it needs to be installed. I'll try to do that later today to see if I can get the remote to work.
Comparing the glass between this scope and the Leupold VX6, I'd rate the VX6 slightly clearer, at least in the middle of the afternoon. The are very close.
Next time I go to the range, I hope to fine tune the sight-in, and then head out to where we have some long range targets and see how well the ballistic calculator works.
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Post by jarhead TX on Jul 11, 2024 19:56:33 GMT -5
Thanks for update.I'm wondered if it's killing you to fine out if this gun can be zeroed? It can and I'm taking the journey
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Post by yoderjac on Jul 11, 2024 23:09:08 GMT -5
Thanks for update.I'm wondered if it's killing you to fine out if this gun can be zeroed? It can and I'm taking the journey No. There is no doubt it can be zeroed. I had it dialed in nicely with the Leupold. I simply didn't take the time needed to sight it in. If I slowed down and took 15 minutes between shots for the barrel to cool, I could have sighted it in today. I needed to mow the range before I sighted in today. When I got to the farm, I found that my buddy had busted the bushhog. I had to do a temporary fix with bolts so I could mow the range. I talked to him today and he has the parts for the proper fix but didn't have time to bring them to the farm. So, I got a late start. With my faux pas with the first windage adjustment, I would have been there all day if I waited for the barrel to cool between shots. With the hot barrel, shooting shot after shot, I figured trying to get closer than a couple inches would be futile. I'll just wait until I can get to the range again and finish it. The gun groups well at 100 yards which is the furthest I've shot it so far. There was a time, when I first got the gun that I wasn't so sure. I got it dialed in with the Leupold VX6 and it was working well on the range, but wen I took it to hunt I had issues. I went back to the range and it was all over the place. At first, I thought I killed the VX6, but I eventually found the problem. I used Quick Release rings like I had on my other guns. I had bumped one of the leavers and did not realize it. Once I tightened it up and sighted back in, all was fine. I've got so many balls in the air this year, I wasn't sure I would even have time to install the new scope. We are retiring at the end of the year, so I'm trying to get our current house ready to sell, and working on starting the retirement home build while working full time. I'm not sure how much hunting I'll even get in this year...But next year I'll make up for it!
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Post by yoderjac on Jul 13, 2024 15:37:56 GMT -5
I got some time today to play with the remote. As I suspected, there was no battery in it and they step by step instructions just skipped over that part. After installing the battery, it works great. The next step was to find a way to install it on the firearm. My Mission Sub-one lite had a great spot to install the remote for my Oracle X, but there was not enough room on the Encore to install it the same horizontal way. After playing with it a bit, I figured I could install it vertically. I put a cable tie around the rear Hankins scope base and then put a second cable tie through the remote and the first cable tie. I tightened them down. It sticks out slightly from the gun but is generally in a convenient location for my trigger finger. ![](//storage.proboards.com/6285892/thumbnailer/pEkOLHlPJUhfPKHBSBiC.png) You can see in the next picture how it stick out from the frame slightly. I thought about using sticky Velcro on the frame and back of the remote, but I think the bottom needs more freedom of movement when I open the break action. I'm sure it will work OK as is, but I'm going to ponder options. ![](//storage.proboards.com/6285892/thumbnailer/nasLQauetOoIPwBQaVHx.png)
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Post by billyboy on Jul 20, 2024 10:41:23 GMT -5
Good luck with this I have a customer who between him and his buddy have killed about 6 of those on SML I know a guy that missed an Elk last year using his Burris Eliminator on a .30-06 😢I took him to the Range & the rifle shot an 8” group at 50 yards 😡Mounting was tight so I told him to send it back. Now he has the New Model “6” & Hopefully it will Hold Up 🤞 A SML Break Action might be asking too much of this Scope. Good Luck 🍀!
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Post by yoderjac on Jul 20, 2024 14:51:41 GMT -5
Good luck with this I have a customer who between him and his buddy have killed about 6 of those on SML I know a guy that missed an Elk last year using his Burris Eliminator on a .30-06 😢I took him to the Range & the rifle shot an 8” group at 50 yards 😡Mounting was tight so I told him to send it back. Now he has the New Model “6” & Hopefully it will Hold Up 🤞 A SML Break Action might be asking too much of this Scope. Good Luck 🍀! That is a valid concern. My plan is to see what happens to my Eliminator 6 on the SML. If it has an internal failure and I have to send it back, I'll put the replacement on my center fire.
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Post by buckeye68 on Jul 20, 2024 20:46:24 GMT -5
What’s the price point on the scope?
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Post by yoderjac on Jul 21, 2024 11:45:44 GMT -5
I got a Hunter Ed Instructor discount so I did not pay market price. The list is about 3K. I would guess retail is $2500 or a little less, but that is just a guess.
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Post by yoderjac on Jul 21, 2024 17:09:27 GMT -5
My use for the Eliminator 6 is primarily hunting. I don't shoot competitively. At any rate, for those interested in this there is a post on another forum that has a much more detailed review than I could ever do. I thought I'd post the link for those interested: Review on Snipers Hide
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Post by buckeye68 on Jul 21, 2024 21:18:38 GMT -5
Thanks
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Post by yoderjac on Jul 25, 2024 14:22:33 GMT -5
I decided to work on positioning the remote today. I removed the cable tie and began by cutting some stick-on Velcro to fit the back of the remote being careful not to cover the screws since you need to remove them to change the battery: ![](//storage.proboards.com/6285892/thumbnailer/CaYQGMbElOAwOKKmKPQk.png) Next, I placed the matching Velcro on the frame: ![](//storage.proboards.com/6285892/thumbnailer/idohXqYHQxQVvjTfpRwi.png) I then put a cable tie on it and Velcroed the remote to the frame: ![](//storage.proboards.com/6285892/thumbnailer/xWQBKcEduBKRGyrHnJKA.png) Finally, I opened the action and tightened the cable tie just enough so the remote would remain secured to the frame by the Velcro: ![](//storage.proboards.com/6285892/thumbnailer/LrMjncdmjXdhklkbRTYO.png) This puts the ranging button in a convenient position for my trigger finger, It remains flat against the frame rather than sticking out like before. If it gets knocked off the Velcro, I won't lose it because of the cable tie. When I want to disassemble the gun, I just pop it off the Velcro and let it hang from the scope ring. I hope to get to the range tomorrow, if the weather holds, to fine tune the sight in.
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Post by yoderjac on Jul 27, 2024 13:14:39 GMT -5
I had planned to do the final fine tuning sight-in yesterday, but we had some wind and they were calling for no wind today, so I headed out this morning. Here is the results: ![](//storage.proboards.com/6285892/thumbnailer/FzoJwPrvgdegUQGNgxYg.png) The shots are numbered. I took shot 1. It was about where I ended up at my last session, low and to the right. I then put the SML back in the bulls bag and adjusted it so it was aiming dead center on the target without me touching the gun. I then carefully adjusted the turrets until I was pointing at the bullet hole. I then took shot 2 and then shot 3 to verify it. Again, I positioned the gun in the bulls bag and and pointed it at the target. I adjusted the elevation to the bullet hole. I split the difference. I then took shot 4. It felt like a flinch, so I took shot 5 to verify. Shot 5 felt good, so I adjusted the windage using the same method. I took shot 6 which was spot on. I did not take a 3 shot group as I've done that before and know how the gun itself performs. I then headed out to the field where my buddy has some long-range metal hanging targets along our pipeline that he uses for practice before going out west to hunt antelope. I set the bulls bag up on the back of my UTV and placed the SML in it. The button on the remote was a very easy reach for my trigger finger. I ranged the target at 238 yards and the scope provided the aiming point. I put the point on the target and fired. The target did not move. I figured I had an issue, but decided to drive up and check out the target. Some ferns and weeds had grown up around the target so that it could not swing. There was a fresh bullet impact dead center. I'm liking this scope so far!
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