Understand that my dislike for the scopes is the system not merely the physical scope. But I am not anymore impressed with the huskemaw glass than the NXS glass, both are good enough, but not nearly as good as some out there. My new favorite scope is the hensoldt even though I have never even fired a round down the rifle it is mounted on since the scope has been mounted. The glass is as good the zeiss victory and the internals are supposed to be as tough as the nxs.
I live in MS and always shoot my rifles whenever I get to whatever state I am hunting in.....and not just at 100 yards. I try to confirm my x-bal data to at least 1 K. There have been several times that had I just confirmed my 100 yard zero I would have been a couple MOA off at long range. I usually am able to manipulate the input in exbal and get things working very well within a few minutes and with just a couple shots. You cannot do that with a custom turrent.
For quick shots I prefer to print out a drop chart to be used only for taking quick shots in conjunction with my reticule, otherwise I always prefer to dial. Sometimes my drop charts work great other times I have to rely solely on exbal basicaly ruling out the quick shot. I just feel better being able to generate the data in the field.
I know a guy who sent off his weatherby to have it accurized, have a load worked up, and have a huskemaw installed. When he got it back he could not wait to come shoot on my range. He was sorely disapointed when he could not even ring my 800 yard steel. I have never taken a chrongraph with me on an out of state hunt but based on diffences in actual drops I would guess a load can lose or gain at least 150 fps just by traveling a days ride. How are you going to compensate for these changes with a laser engraved dial?
