Exceptional accuracy - 3-12 x 44 - Burris Eliminator III 3-12x44mm Laser Rifle Scope

I put this scope on a Smith and Wesson M&P10 .308 with the Magpul options. I know it's more of an entry rifle and not a sniper rifle, and this scope is a bit of a luxury. The guys I was shooting with that day were showing off their Remington .308s and telling me if I wanted to hit anything at distance I'd need a more accurate rifle. Mounting it was fairly easy, at first I thought I needed a base but the scope bolted right on to the stock rail with its supplied hardware. On this otherwise stock rifle the scope sits so low over the top of the barrel that the included lens caps can't be used. I'll eventually need to elevate the scope a bit with some other attachment. After reading other reviews I expected the scope to be some huge thing but it's really not that much bigger than other scopes. It looks great on the rifle.

As for programming, I started off using Federal 149 grain XM80CL standard NATO rounds. There wasn't a direct cross in their chart for them but I chose something that was 147 grain and within 50fps of the muzzle velocity for the BC and put that in. While programming I discovered an error in their instructions. After selecting all the parameters for the round the instructions say to press the "forward" arrow button to accept the values and resume normal mode. That is incorrect. You need to press the "BACK' arrow button to save and exit programming mode. The quick start guide has it correct.

I sighted in the scope at 100 yards with about 10 shots. The first two shots loosened up the scope right off its mount. I had used a small wrench to tighten the bolts but didn't torque them. A good tightening is needed.

After sighting in the fun really began. I shot 10" painted target gongs at 200 and 300 years from prone and sitting/kneeling positions. Did not use any sand bags or other equipment. I had about a 5mph wind and the display told me 0.7 hold off into a 10 mph wind. I guessed about a 1/3 of a division and let rounds fly. I hit the 300 yard gong every time. I then transitioned to the 200 yard gong and hit it every time. About 8 shots on each. That made me very happy, but I was astounded when I went up to check my painted gongs and see my group. At 300 yards I had one on the very edge and the other 7 shots making up about a 3 inch group dead center. I couldn't believe it, this is a tack driver and I couldn't be happier with the rifle and scope. I could have been hitting gophers at 300 yards. Ok I know that's not really far but with a 3" group I could have gone a lot further.

Optics are very clear and I like the Christmas tree -type reticle. It gives a good target view and yet you can see the hold off points. I hope to make some longer range shots soon. i wish the display lighting could go a little brighter but it's good enough to see in daylight.

My buddies were shooting with a very good Viper VX-R and the other had a $3k Leupold. Both excellent scopes, and they were on-target also. However they had to sight their targets, put the rifle down, bring out their iPhones, start the app to get the estimated distance, calculate hold-over then pick up, locate the target again and fire. I pushed a button and fired, going back and forth between the targets at different ranges. I felt like I was cheating. It was too easy.

After our shoot my buddies had no more criticisms. Nor did they want to shoot my setup. I suspect they were avoiding buyer's remorse, but I can't be sure.

Highly recommend this scope.