My New USFT is Almost Here…

“Elvis” has left Gardena and should be delivered to my front door sometime on Friday… 😀

At least that is what UPS is saying.

I think i’m going to call her “Big Red” since she is supposed to be red parts with a black air tube and it took her nearly five months to make it up this way. She will sit proudly besides “Ol Blue #27”.

Sure it took forever but I never once got cussed out or told I was ignorant. We’ll have to she how she shoots to find out the overall quality, but the rumor is the trigger is sweet.

It should come with a real field target harness so I can use my crappy one as a loaner and a valve tool so I can adjust my new and old rifles as needed, although my old USFT doesn’t need any messing with at all.

Time to start saving for a real scope, something like a Nikko Diamond or a Sightron SIII. Got to look though both recently and the Sightron SIII is a work of art, it’s also $1300. The Nikko is pretty sweet too but side by side you can see where the extra $400 is for sure. The illuminated reticle on the SIII is like a laser dot, nothing like any other illuminated reticle I have ever seen. The Sightron also have 1/4 moa clicks which makes adjusting elevation much easier compared to the 1/8 moa per click set ups.

Going to have to find out what pellets she likes and at what speeds, at least I have something that shoots well as a fall back in case I can’t get the new one sorted or if there are any problems.

Looks like i’ll have to make another set of custom add-ons like the ones on Ol Blue. Good thing FT doesn’t start up again until April next year, I gots lots to do to get ready for next season…

Pictures this weekend and a status report as things evolve.