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This is a field evaluation of the Burris Sig HD 3-15x44mm scope with Ballistic E3 reticle. This scope was sent to Ryan for the eval. The baseline 30 round group with this lot of ammunition was just over 1.6” at 100 yards.
The scope and weight-
Turrets:
Elevation and windage turret is exposed, locking, pull up and push down, with a zero stop.
Locked-
Unlocked-
Reticle:
is a SFP, ballistic “tree” reticle.
Zeroing:
Scope was mounted as standard in Warne Mountain Tech rings. The rings were degreased and installed with 65 in-lbs on base screws, and 18 in-lbs on ring cap screws.
Bore sight, then two rounds (upper left). Adjusted then shot 8 at left dot. Adjusted again and shot 2 at center dot.
Drop Evaluation RTZ and “Tracking”:
For an explanation see- Scope Field Eval Explanation and Standards
The “test” consists of three 18” drops on a mat- one left/right/top with a shot to check zero after each drop. Then the exact same thing repeated from 36”. Then three drops on all three sides for nine drops on the last part- 15 drops total. This is not “abuse”. The 18” drops are a joke really. The 36” start showing something. And when a scope make/model consistently goes through the whole thing without losing zero, and makes it through the high round count portion, failures in actual use are almost unheard of.
This one was conducted on soft soil.
Shot #1 was a confirmer shot before drops.
Shot 2-4 were 18” drops. Right and top drops showed a clear shift.
Shot 5-7 were single 36” drops.
Shot #8 is 9x36” drops.
Immediately after the drop eval I went back to the zero target and shot 4 rounds at the right dot-
Drops caused shifts, but after drops the scope was still zeroed.
RTZ-
Adjustment- “tracking”. It was 18.5 MOA between bottom and top dot-
It only adjusted 15.5 MOA. A 17% error.
Conclusions:
The scope did shift consistently with drops. It also has a 17% error in adjustment at 18.5 MOA.
The scope and weight-
Turrets:
Elevation and windage turret is exposed, locking, pull up and push down, with a zero stop.
Locked-
Unlocked-
Reticle:
is a SFP, ballistic “tree” reticle.
Zeroing:
Scope was mounted as standard in Warne Mountain Tech rings. The rings were degreased and installed with 65 in-lbs on base screws, and 18 in-lbs on ring cap screws.
Bore sight, then two rounds (upper left). Adjusted then shot 8 at left dot. Adjusted again and shot 2 at center dot.
Drop Evaluation RTZ and “Tracking”:
For an explanation see- Scope Field Eval Explanation and Standards
The “test” consists of three 18” drops on a mat- one left/right/top with a shot to check zero after each drop. Then the exact same thing repeated from 36”. Then three drops on all three sides for nine drops on the last part- 15 drops total. This is not “abuse”. The 18” drops are a joke really. The 36” start showing something. And when a scope make/model consistently goes through the whole thing without losing zero, and makes it through the high round count portion, failures in actual use are almost unheard of.
This one was conducted on soft soil.
Shot #1 was a confirmer shot before drops.
Shot 2-4 were 18” drops. Right and top drops showed a clear shift.
Shot 5-7 were single 36” drops.
Shot #8 is 9x36” drops.
Immediately after the drop eval I went back to the zero target and shot 4 rounds at the right dot-
Drops caused shifts, but after drops the scope was still zeroed.
RTZ-
Adjustment- “tracking”. It was 18.5 MOA between bottom and top dot-
It only adjusted 15.5 MOA. A 17% error.
Conclusions:
The scope did shift consistently with drops. It also has a 17% error in adjustment at 18.5 MOA.
