Has anyone used a Discovery ED scope for Hunter Class Field Target? If so, how was it... clarity, ability to range using the parallax wheel, etc.
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Discovery ED Scope for Hunter Class Field Target?
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I've looked into using it for Hunter field target, but it does not range well with parallax. Decent glass and good reticle, buy was not made for ranging with parallax.
Vasyl.
Vasyl.
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Good to know, thanks! Was the ranging mushy, or did the scope have a wide depth of field, etc.?
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It did not have shallow depth of field. Was very hard to determine what was in focus exactly, very large distance was in focus.
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I have a 6-24 and a 8-32 Discovery H and use the 8-32 set at 16x for hunter field target on my TX200. It ranges as well as my Hawke Airmax and most other 16x scopes. After 40 yards, l have never found a 16x scope that ranges well after 40 yards and l've tried a lot of different scopes. Don
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No, its more like a Leupold comp scope. It goes from one shade to another, if that makes sense. I have a 8-80 March scope that snaps in and out at 15x but its a 3000.00 scope. It has the field target retical so not enough aiming points for hunter class. Don
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I just finished sighting in and re-marking my side wheel on my discovery VTZ 4-16. It seems to be accurate enough to focus within 3 yds up to 40 yds. between 40 and 50 yds it gets a little vague. I have to guess a little at 50 yds. of course that is ranging @16X. I re-marked the AO because I'm a little OCD, but the original 25 yd mark on the side wheel was 27 yds actual, so it wasn't that far off. I'm pleasantly surprised I can range at all with a $120 scope.
One thing on mine, the AO is supposed to go down to 10 yds and it doesn't. The lowest mine will focus crisply is 14 yds. I can still make the 10 yd shots if i roll it back to 12x, but it's not sharp. I shoot bench rest a lot, but HFT is something new for me. I'll see how it works in competition this Sunday 10/20/2019.
One thing on mine, the AO is supposed to go down to 10 yds and it doesn't. The lowest mine will focus crisply is 14 yds. I can still make the 10 yd shots if i roll it back to 12x, but it's not sharp. I shoot bench rest a lot, but HFT is something new for me. I'll see how it works in competition this Sunday 10/20/2019.
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Just a quick update on my VTZ 4-16. I shot a better than expected score and ranging with the VTZ was better than expected. It's obviously not going to compete with the open class Sightrons, But it did well enough that I may buy another for my other rifle. I shot 26 out of a possible 80 while having missed 2 easy 14 yard targets that I rushed. I also hit 2 "bonus lane" targets that were too small to be legal for competition. They were basically the size of a dime at all distances. Can't blame any of my equipment though.
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Hi Eddie, if the bonus lane you’re referring to was at the CT State match they were all legal. But they were at the maximum distance for their size.
Brian
Brian
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