It was hot at the range. The new Leupold Freedom 3x9 by 40mm scope did great. I started out on the plinking range where I sighted the rifle in at 35 yards. The center bullseye was just one big hole. I moved over to the rifle range where I sighted it in at 50 yards. The orange hole was the first shot fired on the 50 yard line after moving over from the 35 yard line. I guessed on how far down to lower the elevation on the scope and nailed it. Shots 2,3,&4 are all in the bullseye. I pulled shot #5 anticipating the recoil and decided to stop shooting for the day. It was hot and the thin coolmax t-shirt that I had on was brutal with the recoil. Knowing that I will be shooting a lot next time I will wear something with more padding. I am convinced that this is a MOA rifle, and with someone who is a better shot than me it can be a sub MOA rifle. Next time I will shoot the Russian stuff to compare how it does. It was just too hot and the recoil too brutal with that thin t-shirt on to do that today. The gun is a little rough around the edges, it's not as smooth and slick as a high priced rifle would be, but in the right hands with a good rifle rest and ammo it will shoot sub moa groups.
