which scope for 17hmr?
#11
I know what it's like to not have enough money to get good equipment all at once. When I bought my 917V I put a $30 walmart Tasco 3-9 scope on it for a year. The Tasco will do you just as good as the $80 Simmons. Save your money though so that you can get a better scope down the road. On the Mueller I can focus on the target and the focus ring tells me the distance to it. You'll really start loving your .17 when you start hitting squirrels at 150 yards.
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,320
A decent machinists or gunsmith can tap the holes out on the reciever of your 10/22 to the next size, drill out the mount and you are good to go.
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,519
I know what it's like to not have enough money to get good equipment all at once. When I bought my 917V I put a $30 walmart Tasco 3-9 scope on it for a year. The Tasco will do you just as good as the $80 Simmons. Save your money though so that you can get a better scope down the road. On the Mueller I can focus on the target and the focus ring tells me the distance to it. You'll really start loving your .17 when you start hitting squirrels at 150 yards.
The Simmons I've had I for some reason liked a little more. Not really sure why. I think it was just because I had it for 5 years or so and it held up great. The Tasco may hold up that long too who knows.
I've got some friends who love Tasco and others who hate it and love Simmons. I know a few people who like higher end scopes but honestly 99% of the people I know have a Tasco or Simmons and prefer them. Most of them don't seem to have problems with them either. Some also like Bushnell I forgot about that but they are all basically the same company now aren't they?
I know a few that have had problems but there are quite a few of them and most of them own more than 1 scope so a few bad ones are to be expected. I only know 3 people that have had Leupolds myself included and 2 of us have had issues with them. So the ratio of bad Leupolds to bad Simmons, Tascos, and Bushnells leaves more guys I know having bad luck with the Leupolds.
#15
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