The Swarovski Z6i 1-6x24 Illuminated Rifle Scope ensures that your target acquisition is at its best even in the most difficult viewing situations. Perfect for medium range, this Rifle Scope from Swarovski is the best option for less typical hunting scenarios. The extensive field of view means the Swarovski Z6i 1-6x24 Illuminated Scope provides a larger overview of your hunting region. With an illuminated reticle for excellent shooting in low light conditions, the Swarovski Z6i 1-6x24 Illuminated Reticle Rifle Scope is the ideal all purpose scope. Stellar extended eye relief offers protection against recoil whenever you use the Swarovski Z6i 1-6x24 Illuminated Comfortable Rifle Scopes. For the best possible aim in every situation, you'll always identify your target with the Swarovski Z6i Illuminated Rifle Scope.



Specifications for Swarovski Z6i 1-6x24 Rifle scopes:

1-6x24 Illuminated ... 1-6x24 EE Illuminated

Magnification: 1-6x ... 1-6x

Objective lens diameter/mm(in: 9.6-24 (0.38-0.94) ... 10.9-24 (0.43-0.94)

Exit pupil diameter/ mm (in): 9.6-4.0 (0.38-0.16) ... 10.8-4.0 (0.43-0.16)

Exit pupil distance (Eye relief)/ mm (in): 95 (3.74) ... 120 (4.72)

Field of view m/100 m (ft/100 yds): 42.5-6.8 (127.5-20.4) ... 33.5-5.4 (100.5-16.2)

Field of view, real/ degrees: 23.8-3.9 ... 18.9-3.1

Field of view, apparent/ degrees: 23.4 ... 18.8

Dioptric compensation/ dpt: -3 to +2 ... -2.8 to +1.8

Transmission/ %: 90 ... 91

Twilight factor acc. to DIN 58388: 2.8-12 ... 2.8-12

Impact point corr. per click mm/100 m (in/100 yds): 15 (0.54) ... 15 (0.54)

Elevation/windage adjustment range/ m/100 m (ft/100 yds): 2(6) ... 2.1(6.3)

Objective filter thread: M 27 x 0.75 ... M 27 x 0.75

Length/ mm (in) Z6: 293/296 (11.54/11.65) ... 312/315 (12.28/12.40)

Weight/ g (oz): 460 (16.2) ... 450 (15.9)

Tube diameter/ mm (in): 30 (1.8) ... 30 (1.8)

Features of Swarovski Z6i 1-6x24 Rifle scopes:

World's largest zoom range (6x) and field of view range
Reticle in the second image plane, the size of the reticle remains the same
Increased eye relief of 3.74 in for protection against recoil injuries ...........................
Rugged light alloy main tube
Waterproof to a depth of up to 4 meters/13 ft (0.4 bar) nitrogen purged
Supplied with transparent protective caps

Sigh.

Back to using the throwaway $200 to $400 scopes.
The glass in these is of excellent quality nowadays.
Just have a backup scope, pre-zeroed in same type rings as primary scope,
in case you ever need it.
Or pre-emptively retire scope after 400 big-bore rounds fired.

Rip ...

Yes, RIP, until the doors of perception are opened, Nikon may be as good as it gets.

Regarding the double, the decoration is a bit rich for me but engraving is good. It adds something artistic and mysterious to some say a brutal object - and makes a great reservoir for preservative grease.

I really regret not shelling out another $3000 for some on my Heym.

quote:

Originally posted by RIP:
I now have a "range card" tucked under the slip-on butt pad,
and a third piece of parachute cord anchoring the ammo carrier,
it runs across the backside of butt,
and keeps the other two cords stretched tight,
cannot slide forward in recoil.
Live and learn!



Rip ...

What a nice rifle!! just chop off those offending 4" and you are set

20" is all what you need Master Zen, Watcher of the Mission!

What?!
Lose 4 inches and lose 50 fps?!
Never!
Thanks for ringing THE MISSION bell, Gustavo.

Rip...

Dang it, my rubberband won't stay put.
I guess a smaller objective lens with less inertia in recoil would be less likely to squish it out?



Rip ...

My pair of cartridges for a pair of barrel sets for "The Great Migration" double rifle would be fun:



The flanged ones above.

Oh. Page 88 and I am just getting started.

Rip ...

Ron,

I am with you all the way on the 378 and 460.

If I would had the money I would have got a Safari in 378 and 460 with the Krieger cut rifle barrels and Krieger action work and the special wood. But fucking very big dollars.

If you get involved with the Wby Custom shop, which I have done and you do stuff that is not listed as standard Custom Shop guns on their website, them they pull out the H&H and Purdey price list

quote:

Originally posted by RIP:
Dang it, my rubberband won't stay put.
I guess a smaller objective lens with less inertia in recoil would be less likely to squish it out?



Rip ...

I guess you've tried (and probably mentioned) rubber-solution glue. A long piece of springy steel, bent round over top might hold it in place until it dries. Ding!

sambarman338,

I have tried nothing except just tucking it back into where it came from.
No good.
I won't try anything else until I talk to Nikon warranty folks.

Rip ...

Update of of two wildcats:



To make the .458/.475 JWT 3":

The .475 Jeffery No. 2 (3.5" case) is shortened to 3.0" then necked down to .458, setting the shoulder back,
maintaining same neck length, but shoulder angle increases from 6* to 11*15'.
COL is now revised to 4.330" which is same as .475 Jeffery No. 2.
This 3.0" cartridge case is 2.9 grains of water bigger than the .460 Wby case.
That is from an RCBS algorithm for brass capacities.
Close enough for these horse shoes.

The .375/.475 JWT 3":

Just neck the .458/.475 JWT 3" down to accept .375-caliber bullet.
This wildcat is 1.7 grains of water bigger than the .378 Wby.

40,000 psi loads with these cartridges should be adequate for anything.
Higher pressure loads in single-shots would be fun too, as long as the rifles are engraved to match "The Great Migration" DR.
With their .458 WIN-style throats, they could beat the 378 Wby and 460 Wby velocities for same pressures.

Rip ...

And how about a 28 gauge version?
475 Jeffery necked to 550"
A 2" version in a lever gun would be interesting.
Throw some 28 gauge slugs at decent velocity.
Expensive brass?

OK, and a .510-caliber version, for a thick-rimmed .500 NE 3":
.510/475 Jeffery#2 WinThroat (3.5" brass)

Rip ...

http://www.dave-cushman.net/shot/shotshellloads.html
It could make a pretty spot on 32 gauge using .500" bullets
Would be a 32GFH.
Rechamber a single shot 500 S&W?

"Cal. 32" by CIP is the 32-gauge.
Base diameter above the rim is 0.5728"
Rim thickness is 0.0610"
Rim diameter is 0.6339".

The bore diameter is 0.526" for a ball of 32 per pound according to the listing at Hallowell & Co.

Can't do it.
Better stop at .510-caliber/.475 NE 3.5" No.2 Jeffery.
The 28GFH (.550 Magnum Flanged) is too big for this tiny little .475 Jeffery#2:



But I now have another barrel set or two needed for my commission of another "The Great Migration" from Johann Fanzoj, soon as I win the lottery.
I better get two of them made.
One a swap-barrel set for .375 and .458,
and the other for .475 and .510.
Two double rifles and four sets of barrels.
Nice redundancy that way for backup.
Also, they will all have a Leupold 2.5x20mm Ultralight scope with engraved and inlaid rings to match each of the 4 pairs of barrel.
A pair of pairs of pairs.
Two squared choices of caliber, four deuces!
Each deuce adequate for the game at hand.

Rip ...

Stuck on Shilen .458 WIN barrels of 1:14" twist:
Shilen won't make one any lighter than their #5 "Light Varmint" contour.
My last one was a #5-1/2 "Medium Varmint."
So the next one will be a #5, only 6 or 7 ounces lighter than a #5-1/2.
The featherweight .458 WIN M70 will be put off until after the CZ 550 Magnum .458 WIN with a #5 Shilen barrel.

Rip ...

Scope mounts for the CZ:

Rip ...

Formidable scope rings, RIP! They kind of put the onus back on to the strength of the base rail and scope guts. With no lateral mount adjustments, an old Pecar Champion might be the shot; it gave a constantly centred reticle but was in fact reticle-movement.

sambarman338,

If I had a Pecar Champion, I would be more likely to fondle and admire it than subject it to recoil testing,
unless you want me to test yours?

A full Picatinny rail and use of low and medium Burris Xtreme Tactical rings, either 1" or 30mm rings (1/4" or 1/2" heights, same for both ring diameters) ...



... will make possible the punishment of any scope of mine deserving testing.

Yes, the onus is on the base attachment and the scope guts with these rings.
I'll be looking to see if any extra 8x40 screws can be added to the attachment of the bases, more than the usual 4 screws plus J-B-Welding.

A full Picatinny rail would also make a 3-ring or 4-ring circus possible with some scopes.



Rip ...

The idea is scopes-only, no iron sights on the CZ 550 Magnum with #5 Shilen barrel.
The 2.5-8x36mm Leupold works perfectly with CZ OEM rings, so it will work with low Burris rings too.
That could make for a Saeed-style rifle, if not a Saeed-capable shootist (me).
But I might go as short as 24" on the barrel, just to be different to me,
since the magazine box is 3.8" long.
+2300 fps with the Barnes TSX at 3.780" COL should be possible in a 24" Shilen.
Whatever the .458 Lott can do in the CZ with that bullet, and a 25" CZ barrel,
this .458 WIN will do better, most likely.

Rip ...

Sorry RIP I don't have a Champion, but I know who has one, and a sweet little scope it is, too. I've got an ordinary 4x81, though, and used to have a 3-to-7x36.

I think the 8x40 screws might be a good idea with the rail because those screws, in a line, become the pivot point to any lateral bump.

Then 3 of the 8x40 screws in each base, plus J-B Weld epoxy.
The VVCG bases will have to be drilled for that.
They are being saved for a .458 WIN with a Shilen barrel on a CZ.
Below is a try for function, just resting loosely on top of a CZ 550 Magnum (wildcat 398 Lapua Magnum with a McGowen barrel):

Rip ...

The SLUGHUNTER and INLINE scopes are identical worst-case scenarios for scope mounting on a CZ 550 Magnum.
That can be overcome by the Seyfried Schtick 2-piece bases.
If those two scopes can be mounted on the rifle this low,
then any other straight-tubed, 20mm or 24mm, 1" or 30mm-tubed scope will work,
as long as the power-changer ring is no bigger in diameter than the bulbous one on those two Nikons.
The 2.5x20mm Leupold is free of that consideration, of course.
Always back to that little scope, trouble free in all regards except for its short length.
The Seyfried Schtick bases take care of that admirably also.

Rip ...

CZ also provides 1-piece and 2-piece rings that fit the Slughunter and Inline.

quote:

Originally posted by RIP:
Then 3 of the 8x40 screws in each base, plus J-B Weld epoxy.
The VVCG bases will have to be drilled for that.
They are being saved for a .458 WIN with a Shilen barrel on a CZ.
Below is a try for function, just resting loosely on top of a CZ 550 Magnum (wildcat 398 Lapua Magnum with a McGowen barrel):

I know you've explained it before but I've forgotten the answer: why didn't you just use a single bar to get the rigidity of a bridge mount?

Would it interfere with loading?

quote:

Originally posted by sambarman338:
I know you've explained it before but I've forgotten the answer: why didn't you just use a single bar to get the rigidity of a bridge mount?

Would it interfere with loading?

sambarman338,

You have awakened me from a neurosis.
After Ross "Denyin'Ross" Seyfried attacked the .458 WIN,
as a neurotic defense mechanism I "identified with" his scope mounting technique,
The "Seyfried Schtick":



This was a "reaction formation" known as "identification with the aggressor."
I am now back in touch with common sense.

How do you like my new nickname, "Denyin'Ross," for Ross Seyfried?

I will save the Seyfried Schtick 2-piece mount for my .22 rimfire.
Onward to the full Picatinny rail mount, 1 piece all the way.
Plenty of room for loading and ejection.
The rail over the top might even aid as a guide for the shells going into the magazine in a hurry.

Rip ...

quote:

Originally posted by 416Tanzan:
CZ also provides 1-piece and 2-piece rings that fit the Slughunter and Inline.

Yes, but none as good as they need to be for the .458 WIN.
They are too high (in height if not price) and/or not as strong.
And one of the offerings is no different than getting your own Picatinny rail custom fitted, and still needs 8x40-ing and J-B-Welding.
A review of these below will be followed by some more Bubba Gunwerkes R&D, to ring THE MISSION bell.

Rip ...

At least CZ makes this one and admits it is not suitable for .375 H&H or higher recoil levels:

Something better, after 8x40-ing and J-B-Welding,
available as 0-MOA or 20-MOA tilted:

My 378 Wby CZ 550 Mag is used to model the Tikka base here:



The Leupold Mark 4 bases come with ingenious mounting holes and screws that fit them solidly,
whether 6x48 or 8x40 screws, four of each are provided.

This rifle was previously drilled and tapped for 8x40 with some 2-pc steel Weaver bases.
Serendipitously two of the holes on the rifle match up with two of four holes in the base,
one on the front and one on the rear.

I am going to use a custom stainless steel Picatinny rail (0-MOA) machined flat on the bottom and custom cut to span the CZ receiver.
It will have 4, 5, or 6 of the 8x40 screws holding it on.
Whatever works, the more the merrier when it comes to base mounting screws.

The savings on the Leupold Mark 4 for a Tikka versus the "Contessa" rail for a CZ is over $110.
And you still have to pay for gunsmithing to drill and tap the rifles, either way.
I got the Leupold Mark 4 for a Tikka T3x for less than $60 at the local emporium.
A good piece of steel, flat-bottomed, Picatinny rail might be less than that, for custom work.
That might save enough to pay for the extra gunsmithing.

Rip ...

quote:

Originally posted by RIP:

quote:

Originally posted by sambarman338:
I know you've explained it before but I've forgotten the answer: why didn't you just use a single bar to get the rigidity of a bridge mount?

Would it interfere with loading?

sambarman338,

You have awakened me from a neurosis.
After Ross "Denyin'Ross" Seyfried attacked the .458 WIN,
as a neurotic defense mechanism I "identified with" his scope mounting technique,
The "Seyfried Schtick":



This was a "reaction formation" known as "identification with the aggressor."
I am now back in touch with common sense.

How do you like my new nickname, "Denyin'Ross," for Ross Seyfried?

I will save the Seyfried Schtick 2-piece mount for my .22 rimfire.
Onward to the full Picatinny rail mount, 1 piece all the way.
Plenty of room for loading and ejection.
The rail over the top might even aid as a guide for the shells going into the magazine in a hurry.

Rip ...

Thanks RIP, yes, confrontation between rivals can take strange forms. Not analogous but brought to mind by what you said, I heard on the radio the other day that most male giraffes are gay because after they have their neck-whacking tussles the winner has 'his way' with the loser.

I put this story and outlook to my sister, a zoologist and zoo-keeper for the past 35 years.

"No," she said. "They're not gay, it's just a dominance thing."



Now, thinking of human interactions, I wonder if there is an echo in the way some obviously heterosexual males express anger in terms suggesting their enemies need to be dealt with in a similar fashion.

Craig Boddington defeated Denyin'Ross
in one neck-banging tussle.
Craig spoke most highly of the 450/400 NE 3" (originally created
as the .400 S. Jeffery)
which was a shooting firearm before any other
Nitro Express existed.
It was a single-shot rifle with a Farquharson action.
Craig advised Hornady and Ruger that the 3-incher was the way to go.
Denyin' Ross wanted the 450/400 NE "Magnum" 3.25".
Denyin' Ross Would have all believe that the 3.25-incher was superior in some way.
He denied the .400 S. Jeffery just like he denied the .458 WIN.
Well, we all know how that has turned out
on both of those denials.
Try not to think about the victor getting the "spoils,"
as if Boddington was a bull giraffe and Seyfried was another.
Some things are hard to unthink.

Rip ...

Why not milling cross slots in receiver ring and bridge and modify two front rings to accept recoil stops and mount them directly on receiver?

quote:

Originally posted by Lefteris Vassiliadis:
Why not milling cross slots in receiver ring and bridge and modify two front rings to accept recoil stops and mount them directly on receiver?

Leftie,
Thanks for ringing THE MISSION bell.

I once thought of doing that to
a square-bridge Mauser,
which has a wee bit higher projection
of metal than the CZ.
That would weaken the action,
more so than drilling and tapping,
and offer less in the way of
mounting positions than the rail.

Rip ...

Then, maybe reducing the rear part of the integral bases from 19 to 11mm, leaving the front as recoil stop and using Talley type rings?
Lots of extended 11mm rings for short tube scopes and no need for extra bases to protrude in the ejection port.

quote:

Originally posted by Lefteris Vassiliadis:
Then, maybe reducing the rear part of the integral bases from 19 to 11mm, leaving the front as recoil stop and using Talley type rings?
Lots of extended 11mm rings for short tube scopes and no need for extra bases to protrude in the ejection port.

Lefteris Vassiliadis,

Thanks for ringing THE MISSION bell.

So there is a standard Talley dovetail width, eh?
I have sets of rings and bases from Talley of at least 3 different widths, Dakota and Weatherby sourced Talley sets, and generic Talley sets.

I have killed at least two sets of Talley rings made for the CZ 550 Magnum,
one QD and one non-QD.
By the design with vertical split and with the small main mounting screws involved simultaneously in gripping ring to scope as well as gripping ring to base,
the Talley design cannot possibly be as strong as the horizontal split systems,
where the grip of scope is separated from the grip of base,
and the main mounting nuts and bolts are more robust than on the Talley design.

Stronger systems include:

CZ OEM rings with integral base
Ruger OEM rings with integral base
Burris Xtreme Tactical rings with cross-slot base "welded" to rifle, becoming essentially integral.

The latter above can be used with low rings, and no extension rings needed.
Every extension ring I have had or looked up in a catalog or web site has not been "low."
Ruger and CZ extension rings that I have had or seen are not Low.
Medium or High they are.

If the ends of the Picatinny rail interfere with either the ocular end or objective end of the scope, they can be cut off or milled flat.
Even Bubba could do it with a hacksaw and a bastard file,
just need a capable gunsmith to drill and tap the rifle and the matching holes in the rail.

The "8x40-screwed and glued" Picatinny rail with Burris Xtreme Tactical rings may not be the one to make a pinky finger stand at attention,
but it cannot be beat for strength and utility.

Leupold QRW rings can be substituted for the Burris X.Tac. rings if finger levers are desired,
but the Burris is bullet proof and sweet for QD,
with a pocket socket wrench.
Burris nuts can be torqued to 100 to 125 in-lbs,
very comforting when all I need is 65 in-lbs,
which is all I am capable of with a Wheeler Fat Wrench.
Yes, I think Burris X.Tac. rings are stronger than Leupold QRW rings,
both in gripping of scope in rings (six screws in each ring top, greater gripping area, alloy ring top that will not mar scope tube)
and in strength of attachment of square, steel recoil shoulder in ring bottom to steel base,
but I like the Leupold QRW too.
Just check those finger levers after every few shots.
The Burris X.Tac. rings are amazingly light for the amount of security they pack.
They suit my aesthetics just fine, and I have not found one flaw in them to report.
If I do, I won't deny it.

Rip ...