Rifles in a Backlight

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Thanks, Jim!

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Iā€™m also holding for a black tikka long :slight_smile: Canā€™t wait!

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Backlight up and running. Just shoot a few rounds of the back of my truck.
Bergara 300 win mag. shoot 8 rounds 2 groups one under 1" an one just over.
Canā€™t tell Iā€™ve shot at all. It bounced a little but it 's a 300. Well pleased.

Backlight
Backlight3891Ɨ2830 1.27 MB

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That looks pretty sweet

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Lesson learned:
Previously I wrote that it took me a while to get comfortable behind the rifle. Well, finally figured out EXACTLY why.

I am very used to running low rings on my rifles. Well, today I brought my 6.5 CM out with which I HAD to put tall rings on because of the 56mm bell on the EP5. The difference getting behind the 2 rifles was profound. 6.5 CM, just sit there and I am on. 7PRC in the Backlight I was doing yoga to get a good sight picture. Itā€™s the scope rings. The Backlight has the above bore buttstock which pushes my cheek weld and eye line over the scope, so I craning to get a good sight picture.

New rings on the way, getting tall ones. Should be 100% money with that.

Will also mention that I had an AD today with that. The trigger guard does feel a bit different and I was on auto pilot taking my safety off and my finger brushed the trigger. First time that has ever happened. So, just sharing so yā€™all keep your attn. The difference is just enough to feel different.

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Good point.

The trend in competitive shooting is high and even extra high rings. The reason being that you donā€™t have to crane your head over to see through the scope, which is uncomfortable and leads to canting the rifle.

In hunting, itā€™s the opposite still. People still want super low rings who are still used to having two legacy problems: (1) Old ballistic solvers that didnā€™t used to solve for height above bore, and (2) older stock designs that didnā€™t have an adjustable cheek piece.

Given the adjustable cheek piece and above bore recoil pad on Backlight, youā€™re right that high or medium rings are WAY better. Itā€™s especially true in todayā€™s world where people are putting larger tactical scopes on hunting rifles.

Really the only reason not to go to the extra tall rings is it just becomes a bit snaggy having the scope up too high. In my opinion, high is the way to go if you have an adjustable cheek piece, but medium is fine if youā€™re hesitant about adjusting to the change.

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How do you like that EP5? Gen I or II? I have 2 , both on Ruger RPRā€™s and love them.

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I have the brand new one, had to buy it directly from Arken. Is the 2 but with the TOR reticle which is .2 mil graduations instead of .5

Glass is pretty good. Put about 20 rounds downrange, so it still really new and I have not shot past 100, so all the tracking is still untested.

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I do the tall target test early in testing mainly to check on the vertical axis. Some of the older scopes are difficult to get level and that shows up quickly

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Can confirm. New rings came in today. Mounted and I am easily in my sight box now. I got the Xtra High MDT Lightweight Premier Scope Rings which are 1.5 inches. They line up ideally for me, but I imagine anything 1.25" and above would be good.

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Any update on the next chassis drop?

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Iā€™m out of the country for two weeks so Iā€™m not sure what day theyā€™ll have drops but Iā€™ve asked them to always drop at 10:25am

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Thanks for the info, Jim. Thatā€™s mountain time Iā€™m assuming?