Thread: Shepherd scopes

It was the “calibre specific” bit that my cuz told me about yesterday. (He read my post above and gave me a bit of a serve ha ha I deserved it too) He got a Shepherd V1 scope given to him in about 2008 without any instructions and after 2-3 years of it sitting in a draw he mounted it on a .308. Couldn’t get the ballistic compensation reticle to work with his loads but didn’t try very hard either. Took it off the rifle and put it back in the draw. I would have seen it just before he took it off the rifle in 2011.

Then last year cuz went to the SHOT show and saw the Shepherd stand. Asked a few questions, they asked him to send the scope back to them with the data for the specific rifle and cartridge he wanted to use. Nothing ventured, nothing gained he thought so he did, with data for a 7mmRM Sendero and 162gr ELD-X. The scope came back very quickly with a different reticle, for free, just like that. Hey presto is was 100% spot on for his load out well past 1000yds. He was so impressed with the attitude of the Shepherd people that he bought one of the “rugged” scopes for his guide gun and he loves that too.

So yeah, I was a bit surprised and ate my slice of humble pie. Cuz told me to have another go at the website, which is a bit temperamental on a tablet, and I did yesterday and now I get the reticle selection part.
@hotsoup I would be very interested to hear about your contact and how to maybe assess these scopes hands one in NZ. From what I heard yesterday if you get it right with the reticle the speed with which the shooter can adjust ballistic compensation will blow any other method out of the water, e.g. rangefinder and dialling.