I'm new to this forum, so forgive me if this is an old question, but does anyone have any experience good or bad with shephard's hunting scopes? buying new 308, have a pentax on 270 now.

Opinions on the Shepherd are very strong. Some would swear by them and others will not touch them with a 10' pole. I have one and have not had any problems with it. A friend of mine took his out elk hunting and his gun was bounced off a rock when the sling broke and and the shepherd held its zero. Both rifles are 338-378.

The only Shepheard scope I own is on my Anschutz 22, so I can't tell you how they stand up to recoil. I can tell you that the concept works, as long as your velocity matches what the scope was originally set up for. The optics are good, maybe a little less clear than Leoupold, about as good as my Bausch and Lomb stuff. Reticles are very busy, so I don't think I would want one on anything that I might use for quick or snap shots. Of course, that's not what it was designed for, so that's a moot point. They are a good scope. FWIW - Dan

Thanks for the info guys. Light transmission was my next question,my Pentax Lightseeker is plenty adequate for the hunting I do, I'm just intrigued by Shepherd's claims of 1 shot zero & elevation circles.

I have two Shephard scopes. One on my 338/404 and one on my 7mm STW. Both have held zero very well and I have found them to be very reliable. My brother had one where the two reticles would not stay together just before our hunt to Alaska and Shephard gave him a loaner for the hunt. You cannot ask for more customer support than that.

Steve

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Do you buy direct from shepherd?

I own 5 of them. Three were bought new directly from Shepherd and two were bought used. They will zero in one shot and none of mine have lost their zero. I have shot game that was on a dead run in the woods, never had any problems picking up the crosshair, and it is hard to beat for a long range shot. The glass is good enough that I can hunt with it at night and not have to use a spotlight, as long as there is a bit of moonlight.

I have one on a Ruger MkII 30-06, and one on an Anshutz 22lr. I haven't had any problems with either of them losing zero or fogging. When I check the zero on the 30-06 before hunting season, it has been dead on every time - three shots and I'm done.

I ordered both of mine through Cabela's.

Bill

have you guys ever hunted in really bad weather with one? i was thinking about using one on my yearly dall sheep hunt but i'm afraid to change since my leupold has worked so well.

Someone gave me a Shephard Scope,It was calibrated for 22lr.I tried it and it wouldn't hold zero.I sent it back for repair.A nice gentlemen called me about ten days later.He told me the scope was defective,and he would send another.I asked him,as long as you are sending me a new scope,could you send one that's calibrated for 25-06..I had it four days later.They are good scopes,but if you don't like sighting in rifle,with four adjustment knobs,buy something else.
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