Hi there! Just picked up a Burris Fullfield 2 / 3-9x40 with Ballistic plex. Seems to be everything I need on the '06 - what experiences have you guys had with this brand?

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"Just taking my rifle for a walk!"........

I have two Burris with the b plex one on a 06 the other on a 300 win mag both seems to work fine. I would of preferred mil dots. they are just as easy to use and a bit easier to when it comes to choseing an aimimg point when ajustment is needed because your bullet just about matchs.
<< the only trouble I have had with Burris scopes has been with a 6x24 is in for the 5th time they still well not replace it.

I have two of these scopes. I like the reticle, the scopes have good glass for the price and they hold zero just fine. But the parallax on them is terrible past 200 yds. I tried them on two rifles that group about moa. Groups were as expected at 100yds (1") and 200yds (2.5"), but when I moved my target out to 300, the groups on both rifles opened up to between 9 and 10 inches. I put one of my trusty Leupolds (3x9 VariX-II) on and the groups at 300 instantly dropped to under 4 inches.

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David Sipe

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I bought and use a 3-9X40. I have sold three other scopes for them(Burris). Glass is O.K. Adjustments seem great. Able to sight in in two rounds as the math was accurate and the "clicks" were calibrated and took.

I used this scope on a .350 Remington for an exotic Corsican sheep hunt. For such a "slow" cartridge, the Ballistic Plex worked great. Hammered a sheep at a lazered 272 yards. Perfect hit. A little range time with your rifle is all that is needed. I shot from 50-300 yards the week before. At 300 my rifle was about 3" low. I figured a 272 and a down hill shot would be right on. Worked for me. I will stress that you must try the reticle at the intended ranges. Can't just sight in at 100 yards and call it good like every PA hunter.

Am going to buy more. Leupolds have better glass, but if you can't hit what you can see.......why bother

This reply,is in noway to impune anyones integrity,however,I don't think a 350 Remington Mag with a 225 grain bullet would be low at 300yds,if sighted in at a 100yds.You would have to sight in,at least 4.9 inches,to be dead on at a 300yds.Nosler's manual shows low 14.8 inches if sighted in a 100yds.
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I assume he meant that the shot was lower than the 300 yard mark on the scopes reticle. He is using the Ballistic Plex.

Thanks folks. David - is the Leupold an adjustable parallax model? Your reply raised a point that I hadn't even considered!.

Rgds Ian

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"Just taking my rifle for a walk!"........

Sorry for the double reply, I can't seem to delete it. Yes, I am saying that the stadia line I used for my 300 yards trajectory was having the bullet impact 3 inches below THIS point of aim. The only thing that hinders this system is that it must be used a the highest magnification for the system to be calibrated accordingly. The stadias are etched on one of the planes that makes for a cheaper scope. I heard that there are European scopes that this will work on any power for a few thousand dollars more

IanF -

The Leupolds I used are a 20 year old 3x9 VariX-II and an even older 2x7 VariX-II. Neither has an adjustable objective. They also have some parallax problems, but not significant until about 500 yds and no where near as severe as the Burris.

You can check the parallax just by viewing a target through the scope. Set the rifle up on a good solid rest, aimed at your target. Now look through the scope without touching the rifle in any way. When you get you eye lined up the the scope properly, there is a small amount of lateral and veritcal movement you can do with your eye and still keep a full sight picture in the scope. While you move your eye around in this "sweet spot" watch what the crosshairs do on the target. If they appear to move on the target, you have a parallax problem. With my Burris scopes, I could see what appeared to be about 8 to 10 inches of movement on a 300 yd target. This amount of movement is the smallest group you can hope for. When you throw that rifle up to your shoulder to shoot, it is nearly impossible to get your eye in the same precise position behind the scope.

One mistake a lot of shooter make with the adjustable objective scopes is to just use the objective adjustment as a focus. There is usually a range of adjustment where the scope will be in focus. You have to use the above procedure and adjust until the crosshairs do no move.

On my one hunting scope that does have an AO, I tested this in 100yd increments out to 500yds and wrote down the settings. That way, when I am in the field, I can at least get close to proper parallax adjustment when I don't have a good rest or time to do the adjustment properly. In my experience with AO scopes and the range marking on the scope, I find that range marking are almost never accurate. After dealing with these parallax issues, I will no longer purchase an AO scope for a hunting rifle. Too many moving parts for hunting situations. It is also unlikely that I would take a shot much past 300 yds anyway.

I also have a Leupold 3.5-10x40 VariX-III. It's the model without the AO. I have shot it at ranges out to 500M and it does not seem to have enough of a parallax problem to worry about.

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David Sipe

Politicians and diapers have one thing.in common:
They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason