Yeah the few times that I go south and I have to get on the turnpike you'll see where the pigs tear up the shoulders. And especially now in the wet areas the pigs are going to really show themselves. It's dry here and we haven't had rain so the pigs will go into those moist areas to root around and to cool off. So yeah most any swampy area you'll find pigs, water moccasins, pythons, tegus, and mosquitoes it's a target-rich environment. You'll kill more mosquitoes than anything
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Sighting in a thermal scope
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For 100 outside sounds great, indoor range paper ******* targets lol, thanks
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always cold/cool in Wisconsin. Sounds like I should just fill a water bottle w/warm water!
TRnCO
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Trouble with a water bottle is if you hit it once, it's done. A piece of aluminum foil is the ticket. Can punch holes in it and shoot it as many times as you want. Tape the aluminum foil to cardboard and if you aren't hitting the aluminum foil, at least you can see what correction you need to make.
And if you use the fasson tape or aluminum foil tape, you just tear off a tiny piece and cover the hole and keep going!
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But I rarely see the sun in WI..... LOL
Buffalobwana
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I have used frozen water bottles or Ice cubes in a ziplock when outside, but, the easiest one I have used at an indoor range is as follows.
Cut a horizontal slit in the center of your target. Fold a wet-wipe in half and feed it through the slit. Send target down range.
The cooling from the evaporation on the wet wipe is enough to create the heat difference needed.
Sounds iffy, but it works great. Very clear target.
Cut a horizontal slit in the center of your target. Fold a wet-wipe in half and feed it through the slit. Send target down range.
The cooling from the evaporation on the wet wipe is enough to create the heat difference needed.
Sounds iffy, but it works great. Very clear target.
Here's what my concern was, on the Sage it collimates fine, on the GAP, she's a bit higher than center, do not want to swap rings and change that setup, will take out when not raining and check through the scopes, with the 27 works fine on either, thanks
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Yes it looks like it's going to line up for one but not the other. And that's just what works for me. The other option may work out better by removing your scopes and going in with the thermal
Yeah, sight in on one, swap to other and see if same impact, doubtful, but never know 18" vs 20" barrels, worth a shot. Or sight on the one that doesn't collimate and use in front of other without crosshairs, options are good
Thanks again
Don't know if this helps for indoor range but when I am going to sight mine in , I set up a steel gong at 100 yards and heat it up with a hand held mapp gas torch and even in the summer I am able to see the gong clearly and get sighted in .
BrentM
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I use hand warms or tin foil tape. I like the tape the best.
