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Old 01-14-2009, 07:42 AM   #1
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Default Size Matters - I Like My Smaller One

Hey guys, I had a 3X9 "El Chepo" Tasco scope on the X7.It worked fine and held up perfectly for a little over 100 shots so far, butI just didn't like the looks or feel of that big scope on the trim little X7.

Anew SimmonsProDiamond 4X shotgun scope arrived from Natchez Shooters Supply this week and I immediately put it on the X7. I like it much better and gained a whole bunchof eye relief.

What do you think?



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Old 01-14-2009, 07:58 AM   #2
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I like the looks of the Simmons better. That old Tasco looks like a ball bat on that X7.......


And by the way, I was glad you were talking about scopes.
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Old 01-14-2009, 07:59 AM   #3
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No contest, the Simmons fits the gun much better. Looks like a good rig.
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Old 01-14-2009, 08:02 AM   #4
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Nice looking outfit. I happen to like those little Simmons 4x scopes. They work real good so far for me...
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Old 01-14-2009, 08:19 AM   #5
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Nice. The Simmons looks good.
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Old 01-14-2009, 08:50 AM   #6
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Eye relief is important with that light little gun. Nice looking set up
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Old 01-14-2009, 08:50 AM   #7
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Nice rig
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Old 01-14-2009, 08:56 AM   #8
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I agree - the Simmons looks much better. Now we have to see how it shoots without any operator error.
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Old 01-14-2009, 09:13 AM   #9
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Now we have to see how it shoots without any operator error.
Without operator error?? Well bronko, you may have to wait a looonng time for that. If you've seen my post "A Hunting Load For The Omega X7" you already knowI've got it shooting well enough for me. But you have to understand, I don't just post my goodtargets, I post the bad ones too.
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Old 01-14-2009, 09:16 AM   #10
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Semi - maybe you might want to get a hold of some of Mountaindevil's recycled patches to clean that bore with...
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