Bought the 50mm Elite 6500 over the 42mm Tactical
I've never used tall/tactical/target turrets on a scope, so maybe I don't know what I'm missing, but, with the 6500 Elite 2.5 X 16 - 50mm Mil-Dot being $100 to $150 less than the 2.5 x 16 - 42mm Tactical, I decided to pick one up. To be mounted on a Kimber LPT .223 via the new EGW HD rail for Kimber 84M & Warne Maxima QD rings. Weapon, scope & rings are on the way, the EGW rail is in hand and looks well made. A Shooter's Forum post sent me to check out EGW. Glad I did.
I'll post set-up and shooting impressions in the future. 24" barrel, twist is 1 in 9, planning to start with factory 60-something gr. FMJBT or HPBT. Some 7.62x51 NATO will not chamber (well, I won't force it) in my Kimber LongMaster Classic, .308 Win. I've seen some NATO spec. 5.56x45 with a SAMMI size & pressure warnings. Best to avoid NATO in the LPT? Chamber is marked .223 Remington. Any favorites, pukes to pass by?? Not handloading. Yet.
I've never used tall/tactical/target turrets on a scope, so maybe I don't know what I'm missing, but, with the 6500 Elite 2.5 X 16 - 50mm Mil-Dot being $100 to $150 less than the 2.5 x 16 - 42mm Tactical, I decided to pick one up. To be mounted on a Kimber LPT .223 via the new EGW HD rail for Kimber 84M & Warne Maxima QD rings. Weapon, scope & rings are on the way, the EGW rail is in hand and looks well made. A Shooter's Forum post sent me to check out EGW. Glad I did.
I'll post set-up and shooting impressions in the future. 24" barrel, twist is 1 in 9, planning to start with factory 60-something gr. FMJBT or HPBT. Some 7.62x51 NATO will not chamber (well, I won't force it) in my Kimber LongMaster Classic, .308 Win. I've seen some NATO spec. 5.56x45 with a SAMMI size & pressure warnings. Best to avoid NATO in the LPT? Chamber is marked .223 Remington. Any favorites, pukes to pass by?? Not handloading. Yet.
