22 January 2005, 21:46
N E 450 No2The Blaser Chronicals: 308 Tracker at long range
Last weekend I took my Blaser R-93 with the 308 Tracker barrell[19 3/4"] with a Swarovski 4x24 military scope with a ballistic cam. [It is 4 power only with a 24 mm objective lense]. Ammo was Winchester factory 168 grain Ballistic Silvertips.
We were shooting some javalina.
One was spotted at 328 yards [lazered] so I set the Ballistic Cam to 325 yards and handed my friend the rifle. One shot and the javalina was down.
The next day we saw one down a sendaro and I could not get the rangefinder to give us a reading so I "lazered" a nearby tree. Yje rangefinder said 401 yards.
I set the scope for 400, went prone with a hasty sling and fired one shot. The Javalina went right down with a low shoulder hit.
When we walked up to the animal he was 10 yards past the tree I had lazered.
Needless to say everyone there was impressed with the shooting accuracy of the Blaser with such a short scope and low power scope.
Everyone who shot the rifle was also impressed with the trigger.
Once again the Blaser R-93 proves itself a fine hunting rifle.
24 January 2005, 20:34
okie johnCan you tell me a little more about that scope? Thanks, Okie John
26 January 2005, 00:32
N E 450 No2It is a straight tube [30mm] scope that is made for military use. Very similar to Hendsolt and Schmidt & Bender types you sometimes see on H&K type rifles. Swarovski and Kahles make some 6x and 10x scopes for sniper rifles that also have the ballistic cam. The 6x makes a great hunting scope. Cams are avialable for different rifle calibers. Another good choice is the Leupold 3.5x10 long range M3 [with the ballistic cam].
The 4x scope is very compact and works very well on the short bbl Blaser. I use all the above scopes and they all are excellent.
26 January 2005, 03:42
dsitemanHello,
Yes the cam actuated optics for precision shooting works well as long as you use the same load for which is was calibrated (drop calibrated as in velocity, drop over a given range) The cam actuated optics are caliber and load specific, but as you pointed out, do indeed work when applied correctly.
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26 January 2005, 04:06
okie johnThanks for the scope info. What sort of reticle does it have, and where might I find such a thing? Thanks, Okie John.
26 January 2005, 05:40
Fish30114O.K. I'll bite, what's cam stand for?
26 January 2005, 16:59
N E 450 No2Most of these scopes have a German picket post type reticle or mil dots. I like the picket post reticles a lot.
Check out Swarovski's and Leupolds web site.
26 January 2005, 21:11
okie johnI kind of expected a picket-type reticle. But I can't find this scope on the Swarovski website. Is it tucked away somewhere? Thanks, Okie John.
27 January 2005, 01:51
N E 450 No2I think it is called the ZF84 or ZF89. I will look at one of mine tonight.
27 January 2005, 20:50
okie johnThank you. I appreciate your help. Okie John.