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<blockquote data-quote="Barrelnut" data-source="post: 1524653" data-attributes="member: 74902"><p>Seems you have a nice setup for a 5 ~ 700 yard elk rifle. And that depends on the terrain you hunt.</p><p></p><p>How well and how far will the rifle shoot now?</p><p></p><p>If the main goal is hunting at say 700 yards max. I would keep that rifle as it is and learn to shoot it that far. I have the same scope with the RZ800 reticle and like it a lot. It has some advantages and disadvantages. The user manual for it tells about how to calibrate it to your load, once that is done the hasmarks will align with the yardages surprisingly well. You can calibrate to the elevation you hunt also. Sounds like you hunt on your property, so it should be real easy. You can get to 1000 yards with the scope, but it would be kinda kludgy. For example, once you know the scope to say 700 yards. Use the 700 yard hash mark and then just dial the rest. Guessing that you have the standard caped turrets. The turrets dial very accurately, but are in inches, not MOA, and are not marked. Would not try to shoot an elk like this, but it will allow you to target shoot further.</p><p></p><p>You can wear the barrel out quickly, on a rifle like that, while learning to reload and shoot long range. It gets expensive to shoot it too. If I were wanting to start reloading and shooting for 1000 plus yards. I would get a non magnum rifle and cartridge designed more for that use. learn to reload and practice with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Barrelnut, post: 1524653, member: 74902"] Seems you have a nice setup for a 5 ~ 700 yard elk rifle. And that depends on the terrain you hunt. How well and how far will the rifle shoot now? If the main goal is hunting at say 700 yards max. I would keep that rifle as it is and learn to shoot it that far. I have the same scope with the RZ800 reticle and like it a lot. It has some advantages and disadvantages. The user manual for it tells about how to calibrate it to your load, once that is done the hasmarks will align with the yardages surprisingly well. You can calibrate to the elevation you hunt also. Sounds like you hunt on your property, so it should be real easy. You can get to 1000 yards with the scope, but it would be kinda kludgy. For example, once you know the scope to say 700 yards. Use the 700 yard hash mark and then just dial the rest. Guessing that you have the standard caped turrets. The turrets dial very accurately, but are in inches, not MOA, and are not marked. Would not try to shoot an elk like this, but it will allow you to target shoot further. You can wear the barrel out quickly, on a rifle like that, while learning to reload and shoot long range. It gets expensive to shoot it too. If I were wanting to start reloading and shooting for 1000 plus yards. I would get a non magnum rifle and cartridge designed more for that use. learn to reload and practice with it. [/QUOTE]
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