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Old 05-18-2007, 19:56   #1
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Shepherd Scope

Has anyone had a chance to use a Shephard Scope?

http://www.shepherdscopes.com/
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Old 05-18-2007, 20:41   #2
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I have handled them, they looked pretty cheesy to me.

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Old 05-18-2007, 21:10   #3
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Too restrictive and you have to hold into the lower section of glass for longer shots. That is the section that will have the most abberrations and requires the clearest glass for a good shot. Hard to hold for wind. Second the opinion of being cheesy. Too many do dads.

I do know a 'yote shooter that loves them, he is the only one that loves them though.
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Old 05-24-2007, 06:56   #4
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Smile...

I was interested in the range finding help that the reticle may offer for med/long range hunting. I understand it works well from speaking to others who have had success with it in estimating and hitting targets at various unknown ranges. I would have to agree with your observations though in what I have seen first hand in comparing it to other scopes in fit and finish. I think a Leupold or Nightforce with a range finding reticle will be the direction I will be heading. I will have to fire up the range finder back up and do a little extra work to dial it in for the future. Thanks for the opinions on the scope.

?- With Range est. Has anyone tried the Nightforce NP-1RR reticle for the same concept?
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Old 05-24-2007, 17:44   #5
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Military marksmen are taught to use mildot reticles. Nowdays we don't normally screw around with reticles/technologies developed for hunting. Personally I believe in laser rangefinders whenever/wherever possible. (And a quality shooting partner who'll do all the work so all I have to concentrate on is sight picture and trigger control.) My .02 - Peregrino
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Old 05-24-2007, 18:01   #6
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If you are hunting from a stationary position on anything other than a featureless plain, you can build a little range card, using the laser rangefinder to scope the distance to significant features in your "kill zone".

If and when a target appears, you can recall the range data to a nearby reference point and apply holdover faster than you can estimate the range through a complicated scope without a lot of practice.

Just my .02, YMMV.

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