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Ernie Bishop
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(I thought you weren't going to paint it?)
Yes, yes, yes, I am going to do some hunting with a rifle this year.
I am excited about this new Gen III Eliminator. Huge advancements over the one I used last year.
Just mounted the scope this morning.
6.5x47L shooting 130 Berger's at just over 2800 fps
"The Un-Tactical"
Better leave it at the house, Ernie....it can't kill anything....it's not even a .270.
Mike
N454casull
Look closely, he can fold it out of the way.
Sweet, I didn't know they were coming out with a new Eliminator, that just might be an option for the new AR-10 when it comes in, I look forward to a range report.
I finally opted to put the replacement Eliminator Burris sent me on the DMPS LR308 AP4 and look forward to hunting with it this year.
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Hey there, I missed that, if it is not too convuluted for you to re-type, what happened to the first one?
Yes, yes, yes, I am going to do some hunting with a rifle this year.
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Who are you, and what have you done with Ernie!?!
I shoot rifle more often than some people realize.
Not my rifle, but it sure is a sweet shooting rig: Holland custom rig, 280 Rem, 168 Berger
"The Un-Tactical"
Second rifle is a friend's, he is right-handed
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I was seeing some black specs on the reticle which Burris told me was glue from the reticle flaking off, this seemed to be an issue with the early Eliminators. this did not effect the operation of the scope but it was irritating. They replaced mine with the improved model and gave a nice appology. The scope had been laying around for 6-8 months looking for a new home so when I got the new DPMS I decided to put it on there.
AKA: Former Founding Member
That's Pink Rust............happens in drier climes.:tooth:
Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
"The Un-Tactical"
"I am excited about this new Gen III Eliminator."
What improvements have piqued your interest?
The ballistic software upgrade in this design is far superior to the first one as well.
That is what comes to mind at the moment.
This is why I am real excited to get this baby out and run it!
Here is some links:
http://www.burrisoptics.com/eliminatorIII.html
http://www.burrisoptics.com/Eliminator%20III%20Manual.pdf
"The Un-Tactical"
AKA: Former Founding Member
Thanks for the info, even though your reply is going to cost me a lot of money!:up:
10mph seems to be the standard, and it is easy to work off of, at least for me. It is what I use on my drop charts.
"The Un-Tactical"
Thanks, it's what I figured but wanted to make sure, they aren't too clear on the website.
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6.5x47 is a sweet round.
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The guys at the coffee shop, that might be a different story!
I wasn't able to sight in my scope yet as I have a 30mm pic rail/base.
The Burris Eliminator III is not designed with a lot of internal MOA adjustment since the purpose of the scope is to use the technology for distance.
I put in their shim/lift kit which came in on Friday and bore sighted it easily.
Today I went the range and zeroed it at 100 yards as per the instructions.
I had already programmed it for my drop and BC.
It was easy to be exact on my 100 yard zero with the 1/8 MOA clicks on the turrets which you can zero like one would a target turret.
A friend from church who was with me helped me set up a steel target at 750 yards.
Actually we set it up at 749 but it was close enough for what I wanted.
Shooting of off a Harris bi-pod and my small Holland field bag.
Lasered the target and it came up as 749 yards which is the same distance my Leica 1600 LRF gave me.
Wind was coming from the right and I guesstimated the speed as I checked the correction for a 10 mph FV (upper right part of the scope) and held slightly right and sent it.
First shot at distance (749 yards) with Eliminator was perfect for drop, but slightly under doped the wind and hit at three O'Clock.
Best word I can come up with is giddy.
My friend from church who was watching through my spotting scope could hardly believe his eyes.
We went and took some pics then took a break as we were shooting to other rifles as well: 7mm STW & a 30-378 Weatherby.
About an hour later, Tracy shot from 400-1000 yards with first shot connections each time with my 6.5-47L.
Bright sunshine and mirage was now in play.
He said it was so easy it made him feel like he was cheating.
Since once you laser the target, everything you need to make the shot is in the optic, but you still have to determine what the wind is doing, but the correction value is right there for you.
When they say "Range it & Eliminate it!" they weren't kidding.
Tracy said when he first heard about it, he though it may be more of a gimmick and not practical for field use.
He doesn't feel that way anymore. I think the scope on his Tikka 300 WSM may be for sale in the future.
Pics of the target:
For those who don't shoot distance much I had Tracy take two pics looking back to the bench, one with no zoom and then the second one with as much zoom this little digital camera has. On the pic that is zoomed the shooting bench is just above the head of the target.
I let him shoot the rest of my ammo that I had on hand. He was having a blast, literally.
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