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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 805584" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>I have one of the Simmons Aetec Whitetail 6.5-20x50's with the Mil-Dot, and paid $124.99 @ Midway last year. It has been an excellent scope on my .17 HMR for shooting squirrels and varmints, and it is an excellent scope for the money. Yes, like you pointed out, I have noticed the same flaws in mine. I have 2 older Simmons Aetec Whitetail Expedition scopes 4-12x42's, and they have been going strong for 15 years, as well. One of them was on my old tang-safety Ruger 77 skeleton/stainless 7mm RemMag and it finally shook it enough to knock the reticles around... The scope works great on my other .17 HMR, but I had to put something heavier duty on the Ruger, so I swapped on my Nitrex TR One 3.5-10x50 on it and so far, so good. The Nitrex was an excellent scope on my 7mmSTW for a couple years and handled that recoil fine. That little Ruger 7Mag is so lightweight (scope and all weighs near 6.5 lbs) and is LIGHT. Recoil is pretty nasty, but doesn't bother me since i've been shooting it for all these years.</p><p> </p><p>What model Kahles do you have? I have a Helia KX, and it is phenomenal! It sits atop my Browning A-Bolt II 7Mag as my main whitetail hunting combo.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 805584, member: 12995"] I have one of the Simmons Aetec Whitetail 6.5-20x50's with the Mil-Dot, and paid $124.99 @ Midway last year. It has been an excellent scope on my .17 HMR for shooting squirrels and varmints, and it is an excellent scope for the money. Yes, like you pointed out, I have noticed the same flaws in mine. I have 2 older Simmons Aetec Whitetail Expedition scopes 4-12x42's, and they have been going strong for 15 years, as well. One of them was on my old tang-safety Ruger 77 skeleton/stainless 7mm RemMag and it finally shook it enough to knock the reticles around... The scope works great on my other .17 HMR, but I had to put something heavier duty on the Ruger, so I swapped on my Nitrex TR One 3.5-10x50 on it and so far, so good. The Nitrex was an excellent scope on my 7mmSTW for a couple years and handled that recoil fine. That little Ruger 7Mag is so lightweight (scope and all weighs near 6.5 lbs) and is LIGHT. Recoil is pretty nasty, but doesn't bother me since i've been shooting it for all these years. What model Kahles do you have? I have a Helia KX, and it is phenomenal! It sits atop my Browning A-Bolt II 7Mag as my main whitetail hunting combo. [/QUOTE]
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