Help me scope my new rifle!
#21
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Posts: 1,785
RE: Help me scope my new rifle!
ORIGINAL: Idaho hunter 58
If you had roughly a 1000 dollars to spend on a scope and rings what would you get? They have to be sturdy enough to handle the recoil abuse, and they have to be able to give the clearness and magnification to shoot long range.
If you had roughly a 1000 dollars to spend on a scope and rings what would you get? They have to be sturdy enough to handle the recoil abuse, and they have to be able to give the clearness and magnification to shoot long range.
#22
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Clermont Florida U.S.
Posts: 4,970
RE: Help me scope my new rifle!
IMO, on higher recoiling "big bangers" one should use smaller, lighter weight scopes with lots of eye relief. To me that says Leupold. Check out the new VX7.
#23
RE: Help me scope my new rifle!
No I am willing to spend up to a thousand on the scope, not saying that I will, butI have no problem doing so. I don't have the money burning a whole in my pocket so i am not going to rush out and spend a grand for no reason if i like a 600 dollar scope.
They way i see it, this is my dream rifle, close to 2 grand just on the rifle, i am not going to skimp out on the scope now when i don't need one for a few months, I am no hurry to rush off and grab a cheap scope that won't properly finish my rifle.
Def between the leupold custom, I like the idea of my scope being unique. And the other main leader at the time is something in the zeiss line.
Magnification still is up in the air, i really like the 4.5-14-50, but scout makes some good points about the smaller magnification scopes. I will have to check this out in person.
They way i see it, this is my dream rifle, close to 2 grand just on the rifle, i am not going to skimp out on the scope now when i don't need one for a few months, I am no hurry to rush off and grab a cheap scope that won't properly finish my rifle.
Def between the leupold custom, I like the idea of my scope being unique. And the other main leader at the time is something in the zeiss line.
Magnification still is up in the air, i really like the 4.5-14-50, but scout makes some good points about the smaller magnification scopes. I will have to check this out in person.
#28
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Garfield NJ USA
Posts: 3,067
RE: Help me scope my new rifle!
I'd recommend going no higher than 10X, and buy the scope with the best eye relief. If yourthinking of using this as a dangerous game rifle the lower the magnifcation the happier you'll be with that big kicker. Besides while it is nice to crank up that ring for the far off shots with practice you shouldn't need to.
#29
RE: Help me scope my new rifle!
NIKON. I have looke through every single scope at the Sportsman's and thing the Nikon monarch is as clear, if not better the all others in the price range. Also, the Nikon Buck master is anabsolutely awesome scope. I'm getting the 4.5-14X44 for my 'custom' remmy. (7 Mag)I really like the side focus feature.