Scope for a 22LR.

As it happens I am also searching for a new scope for my Savage Mark II GXP.

I got the combo package from Dick's Sporting Goods and it came with a Bushnell Rimfire 3-9x40 ... which I thought/think is an amazing little scope. I mean this thing just really can't be beat with a stick for having fun. But time comes to upgrade. I dropped it at the range (it was standing up against the wall and got knocked down and the rifle landed on the scope) and while it still is functional, it just is time to upgrade.

I recently took advantage of a sale at MidwayUSA and put a Nikon ProStaff 4-12x40mm on my Remington 597. I just want to go another direction with the Savage so, I'm looking around. Had thought about a Leupold I just like the too expensive ones. I am seriously considering one of the Bushnell Elite closeouts they have at Midway, a Bushnell Elite 3200 5-15x50 Adjustable Objective Multi-X reticle, down to $252 "from $360" (I say from because overinflating your original price for a sale is the oldest trick in the book) but anyway, when I saw this I figured I'd see what you all thought? I am not really impressed with "rimfire 2-7" scopes but I also realize putting a huge deer hunting scope on a .22 isn't effective either... and i'm worried about not being able to use it at the 25 yd indoor range cause of "parallax" or something like that, not an expert on optics. Thanks much.
 
Mueller 4.5X-14X with the A/O one of the best scopes for the bucks, super clear and enough power to see bullet holes @100 yards. I have one on a custom 10/22 and just can't over state the clarity of this scope.
 
I put a Simmons 22 Mag 3-9x32 with adjustable objective on one of my .22 rifles. It works great! In fact, I'm headed out squirrel hunting with it here in a little bit.
 
I've been very pleased with,,,

A Bushnell Banner 3x9x40,,,
It's mounted on an H&R Sportster in .22 LR.

Glass is clear,,,
Focus is very crisp,,,
And it was only $89.95 at Bass Pro.

lotsa good glass out there,,,
This is just one example of a decent scope.

Aarond
 
If you buy a Bushnell or Weaver or any brand that also sells cheap Wallmart scopes people wil think it's one of them. If you get the Leupold then everyone will know it's a nice scope and maybe they'll try harder not to scratch it.:)
 
Leupold 2-7X Rimfire. Hands down my favorite.
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See I like Leupold plenty, never had one but I mean I've read they're about some of the best you can get butproblems are this: I am not sure 3-9x40 is powerful enough or big enough,let alone 2-7 . But also, I've heard anything below the VX-2 is not "really Leupold".

Now I have new Nikon ProStaff 4-12x40 on my Remington 597. I redid the 597 with upgrades and I took a lot of good reviews on the ProStaff and I got it for like 150 a bit more, so I was excited. I am not real 100% satisfied. There is NOTHING WRONG with it, it just doesn't seem real "classy" to me, it's not much much better optically than th BUshnel Rimfire 3-9x40 I had on there to begin with. So I want something nice. That's why I am leaning ot the Bushnell Elite, I have heard all good stuff with that.
 
Just brought home a Mark II BTVS last Thursday. I think I’m going to REALLY like this rifle. The range where I shoot has a Vortex Crossfire 6-28 x 50. Looked good! The range owner recommended it and will stand behind it if there is a problem so I promised to buy it. Next trip, hopefully next Wednesday, to the range I’ll test the rifle for function then mount the scope and sight it in.

I have an old Stevens .22 LR with a Sears 3-6 X ?. It's always on 6 and I've always wished it would go higher so I’m pretty sure the 6-28 will be the bees-knees for 50 to 100 + yards.

I had a Marlin back in the 70’s. I loved that gun. It was stolen out of my car. I hope it blew up the bastic that stole it.
 
See I like Leupold plenty, never had one but I mean I've read they're about some of the best you can get butproblems are this: I am not sure 3-9x40 is powerful enough or big enough,let alone 2-7.
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Huh? What are you trying to do with your rifle/scope? I, personally, have no idea what you'd do with a scope with a higher magnification on a .22lr. I find that the ballistics of the round make it impractical out past 100 yards, and I find that a good 7x has plenty of magnification to make use of a nice .22's accuracy at 100 yards.

Might you be able to see your target all that much better at 100 yards with even higher magnification? Well, yes. But not so much better that you will be that much more accurate. But, there's the flip side of the equation. That is when you are hunting. Let's say, tree rats at 50 or so yards. Higher magnification is actually a detriment in that situation. Dialing the magnification down is the best way to do it, increasing the field of view and thus decreasing the time on target -- decreasing the time to acquire your target.

Personally, I have a cheap-o Bushnell 3-9x33 on my Model 60. Best I remember, it cost around $50. In practice, it is unusable at magnifications over 7x, the optics go from usefully clear to blur at that point. I find that it is still a useful scope (it keeps zero, and it is reasonably clear at 7x or less), I don't need 8x or 9x, but I would have liked for it to have had a useful 2x on the low end, for even wider field of view and thus even faster target acquisition. And 7x is good enough magnification to do what is needed even out at 100 yards, even with a .22lr.

The thing is, money was a problem at the time (and it still is), and as far as I can tell nobody makes an inexpensive 2-7x33 rimfire scope. 4x? Yeah, lots of them. 3-9x? Yeah, lots of those. 2-7x? Not inexpensive rimfire scopes.
 
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I purchased a new CZ 452 .22 a couple of years ago & put a Leupold xv-1 in 2-7x 33 on it. I use the gun for hunting & my mates kids use it for plinking.
This scope has worked well for me, but I wouldnt put one on a hard recoiling centerfire rifle. The only thing I didnt like about the vx-1 is it doesnt have audible clicks for windage & elevation. That said , I only sighted the gun in once & have not had to adjust the scope since.
 
I purchased a new CZ 452 .22 a couple of years ago & put a Leupold xv-1 in 2-7x 33 on it. I use the gun for hunting & my mates kids use it for plinking.
This scope has worked well for me, but I wouldnt put one on a hard recoiling centerfire rifle. The only thing I didnt like about the vx-1 is it doesnt have audible clicks for windage & elevation. That said , I only sighted the gun in once & have not had to adjust the scope since.
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Yeah, I've got a Leupold VX-I 2-7x33 on my Marlin 336 in .30-30. Nice combo, BTW. True, it doesn't have audible adjustment clicks. Not a problem for me, I got used to that with certain military equipment, way back when I was in the Army in the '70s. I find that my VX-I holds up to the recoil of my .30-30 carbine just fine, no problems. Granted, it isn't all that hard recoiling as far as rifles goes, but -- my 336 was a package gun that came with a package 3-9x40 scope that shook itself apart (literally, the objective lens turned 90 degrees in the housing!) in less than 3 boxes of factory ammo. The Leupold that I replaced it with has been rock solid, however. Never mind that it is "only" a VX-I. And the optics are actually, ya' know ... clear. It is an underrated scope, IMHO.
 
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