HPK from United States, FL Public Profile

I ordered and mounted one of these in Sep 2021 on my new Savage Mark II. I just now realized that I actually ordered one to fit the old Savage 1-3/8" ejection port, but I've been running in on my newer Savage with the 1-5/8" port with zero problems. I'm using a 20MOA and I'm not sure if this messes up the MOA adjustment but doesn't seem to.

I mounted this on my $300 Savage Mark II 22LR for use in NRA and ARA 50yd and 100yd matches. While 40x may seem a bit long for such short distances, this is precision shooting and it really helps to have some good magnification. I especially like that the adjustments are 1/8 MOA rather than the usual 1/4 MOA. Turrets are lockable and have definable clicks, a bit mushy but OK. I continue to find Vector Optics scopes to be good values. No, the glass isn't as clear as a $1000 scope, but for what I do - bright daytime paper-punching, they are certainly more than good enough. It's not quite as clear as my Vector Optics Everest 3-18x50 (which is very nice for the sub-$150 price) but as I said it works for what I do. This is a very long target scope with a target reticle, you wouldn't want to use it for anything else like hunting. But if target shooting is your thing, it's the least expensive 40x out there.

This is hands-down the best deal on real CBRN filters that you're going to find. These usually run around $45 or so. Stock up now, you won't find a better price. Mine say made 10/2020, expiration 04/2028. Not sure the expiration matters all that much, I'd rather have an old one than none.

Thought I'd give this bolt ball a try, glad I did. Makes it much easier to run the bolt. The Savage Mark II bolt handle can't be unscrewed like some other bolt action rifles. This ball slips on easily and stays in place enough that I don't think I'll need to glue it, and it makes up for it's ugliness with how much nicer it feels. Yeah I'd like a nicer looking metal handle but this was cheap and easy so I'm happy with it.

After trying out 4 different low-end scopes from $65 to $270, I choose this VO Everest 3-18x50mm SFP scopes to use at my range. My shooting is primarily with an AR-15 shooting .223 at mostly 200yds and 100yds at an outdoor range. I live in FL and so far it's always been bright and sunny, I usually shoot between 8am & 5pm. Given the excellent lighting conditions this scope has been excellent up to 200yds. The locking turrents and side focus are both surprising to me for a $160 scope, and work well so far. The issue with inexpensive scopes is primarily how well they hold up over time. Benchrest shooting at the range and carried to-and-from the range in a padded rifle bag is about as pampered a life as any scope can hope to live, so I expect this scope to do well until I outgrow it. I also tried out an Athlon BTR Gen1 6-24x50 for almost twice the price and choose this one as I felt the Athlon didn't add enough extra value to warrant the extra cost. Personally I think the view was very similar and the difference between 24x and 18x at 200yds wasn't as great as I expected it to be. I also love the MOA reticle, detailed but not overly busy, but won't be doing holdovers until I make it to the 600yd range. It's also not illuminated but for my shooting that's not needed. This scope will probably end up on a bolt action .308 or 6.5 Creedmoor when I get one, but for now it works on the AR just fine for target shooting. Overall I'm very happy with this scope.

This came with my NcStar 1-6 LPVO. I know I'm at the bottom end of the scope world, but I have to say that both the scope and the mount have proven themselves over about 700 rds through my AR15. I like the height of this mount, and it did take some playing around to get the lever tension just right, but I've had my scope on and off the rifle 3 times and to my surprise it kept zero. Note I pay careful attention to where it's mounted and since it fits into the slots it's pretty easy to get it back where it was. Now mind you I'm not shooting 1/2" groups at 200yds, but for just some range shooting while I learn what I'm doing I'm very happy with this mount. What sucks is I'd like another but I'm spoiled because mine came with the scope for about a $20 difference at the time, so it's hard to accept the $60 price for it. I also like the cantilever style which works great for my gun. It's only aluminum so you have to be careful when tightening it down, it doesn't seem like it would take too much to break it. Right now it's a decent option if you're not ready to spend $200 on a Midwest Industries mount. Yeah I know the whole "buy once cry once" deal but it's hard to spend $200 to mount your $1000 scope on a $600 base AR15. This does the job for now, when I move up I'll probably sell the gun, scope and mount as a kit to someone else starting out. BTW the additional 45-offset mount is a nice feature but I don't use it and took it off (note that you can switch it to either si