I did recieve it in the mail, and then took it to the range. I used hand warmers to help me sight it in. It didn't take too long to get it on. The hardest thing about it was realizing that if you are shooting high you have to press the up button...shooting low, press the down button...left, press left...right, press right. The "click" value is about 1 inch at 100 yds for this model. Once it was on, it shot just like any other scope with a low magnification, and was able to shoot around an inch. I a sure I could have done better with a higher optical magnification. But with some of my shots on pigs getting close, 30-40yds, I liked the low magnification. The hardest thing to get used to was trying to figure distances using just the scope. If you have never done it, it would be a good idea to take some time before hand and get used to judging distances with it. Shots on pigs was from 40-200yds. Had no problem distinguishing pigs from other animals. The coyotes took a little longer to identify. Higher optical magnification would have helped on this as well. I used to white=hot/black=cold option the most. Unless you want to tell what is hotter/colder then the rest of the pig (or just want to act like Predator), the color dosen't any better then this. The color makes it harder to distinguish head from tail, or exactly what you see. Don't mind the questions. The guys at Thermal outfitters were helpful with my rental. Renting is really the best way to find out exactly what you want before you buy....or if you just plan on using one once in a while. They are definatly fun.
