stanley Report post Posted 16 hours ago I picked-up a new rifle so my boys and I could get on the 'suppressor' wagon. (Ranch buddy let one of my sons use his silenced rifle on our NM pronghorn hunt last year, and we're sold on them! lol) Anyway, against my better judgement, I stopped by Bass Pro on a whim late last week and rushed into buying a low-end Vortex scope. VERY limited hours for scope mounting services, so I went to Healy Arms yesterday to have them mount it. After talking to Mark's staff there, I ended-up buying a scope from them that is perfect for us! (Gonna go return the other one to BP.) Mark was super cool, as always, and he had the scope mounted and ready to go in short order. Knowledgeable and helpful! Good guys! Side note: I've always used scopes with the 'hash marks' built-in for holdover. We aren't super long-range shooters, so never went with the fancy and relatively complicated turret systems. In talking to Mark's guys, they said they didn't have any rifle scopes with hash marks, but they showed me Leupold scope with the 'CDS' system. It's awesome. It's basically turret management for dummies like me! No more holdovers for 300/400/500 yard shots. GO SHOP HEALY ARMS!! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couzer Report post Posted 15 hours ago 100% concur! His staffs knowledge is top notch, always enjoy chatting with Mark as well. Good people! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted 14 hours ago Love it Stan! What rifle and caliber did you end up purchasing? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stanley Report post Posted 13 hours ago Went with the good old trusty 30-06. Mark actually made a complimentary comment when he saw the caliber. He said that in the day and age of 6.5's and 300WSM's , you don't see many guys buying 06's, but the ballistics are almost on par with 6.5/7MM...... Old school. For me, it's a move mostly made out of practicality: a) We already own 3 rifles of that caliber. b) The ammo is much cheaper than the fancier calibers. LOL 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NOTAGS Report post Posted 10 hours ago Stan, great upgrade. We had a Vortex go fritzershitzen on a NM hunt. Guy ended up using my rifle to tag after three fails, shot #4 thru the heart at 250. Vortex has a “great” warranty cause they need them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
