What rifle scope should I get?
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wnycollector
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+1 on the Simmons 6.5-20x50 WTC scope. I have one and couldn't be happier. Rock solid and nice glass for the money. Above 14x on hot days things get a bit fuzzy, but for ~$100, I'm not expecting Nightforce clarity
Unless you're absolutely wed to the idea of mil-dots, I'd go with this one.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/74...tive-truplex-reticle-matte?cm_vc=S016ID168462
Great little scope for the money. We've got three on various rifles in the family, up to and including 7mm Rem Mag, and for the past five years they've been very durable, accurate scopes.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/74...tive-truplex-reticle-matte?cm_vc=S016ID168462
Great little scope for the money. We've got three on various rifles in the family, up to and including 7mm Rem Mag, and for the past five years they've been very durable, accurate scopes.
Smokey Joe
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800 yd 'scope...
Guys, he says he wants to shoot out to 800 yd.
Maysick 1--For clear vision out to that distance, IMHO, you're going to have to spend quite a bit more than $200. Anything with a mil-dot reticle, just bumps up the price a bit.
With optics, it's even truer than in most areas, I find: You get what you pay for.
Not saying you have to buy a Nightforce, a Kahles, or a Swarovski (although they are really nice if you got the necessary coin!) but you're still talking about a lot more than a two-hundred-buck investment.
Go to any long-range match and you'll see what I mean. The "el cheapos" long-range target shooters use are upper-end Leupolds and the like. It gets pricier from there.
Putting it another way: Long range + Precision shooting = expensive.
Now OTOH, if all you want to do is plink at that kind of distance, and you don't really care about accuracy, well then, that's a whole nother ball game, as the man said. Can't advise you there.
Guys, he says he wants to shoot out to 800 yd.
Maysick 1--For clear vision out to that distance, IMHO, you're going to have to spend quite a bit more than $200. Anything with a mil-dot reticle, just bumps up the price a bit.
With optics, it's even truer than in most areas, I find: You get what you pay for.
Not saying you have to buy a Nightforce, a Kahles, or a Swarovski (although they are really nice if you got the necessary coin!) but you're still talking about a lot more than a two-hundred-buck investment.
Go to any long-range match and you'll see what I mean. The "el cheapos" long-range target shooters use are upper-end Leupolds and the like. It gets pricier from there.
Putting it another way: Long range + Precision shooting = expensive.
Now OTOH, if all you want to do is plink at that kind of distance, and you don't really care about accuracy, well then, that's a whole nother ball game, as the man said. Can't advise you there.
Smokey Joe said:
Yeah, I read that. He also said he didn't want to spend much over $200.00. Those two goals might be mutually exclusive, but I've shot with irons out past 300 yards.
I understand that guys at the big shoots use high-end equipment. I get that. I also know that in the past, some guys made some incredible shots with hunting scopes.
If the guy wants to try his hand at 800 with a bargain scope, no one's harmed.
nikon
a Nikon buckmaster 3-9X 40mm is a little more than 200, but the optical clarity is fabulous for the price. It also clicks through large changes in elevation and windage without loosing its zero. I think "optics planet dot com" had them for about 240.
In a budget scope, optical clarity and a good tight elevation and windage mechanisim are far more important than high levels of magnification. A 9X magnification is sufficient for shooting at reasonable 800 yard target... reasonable being a 3 foot gong or something similar. If you can shoot iron sights at a 100 yard paper bulls-eye taget, a 9X scope will let you shoot out to 800-900 yards. If you can't shoot iron sights at 100 yard bulls-eye, well, then attempting to hit anything at 800 yards is going to be pretty frustrating.
Jim
a Nikon buckmaster 3-9X 40mm is a little more than 200, but the optical clarity is fabulous for the price. It also clicks through large changes in elevation and windage without loosing its zero. I think "optics planet dot com" had them for about 240.
In a budget scope, optical clarity and a good tight elevation and windage mechanisim are far more important than high levels of magnification. A 9X magnification is sufficient for shooting at reasonable 800 yard target... reasonable being a 3 foot gong or something similar. If you can shoot iron sights at a 100 yard paper bulls-eye taget, a 9X scope will let you shoot out to 800-900 yards. If you can't shoot iron sights at 100 yard bulls-eye, well, then attempting to hit anything at 800 yards is going to be pretty frustrating.
Jim
I wouldn't trust the Whitetail Classic, I purchased one in 4-16 power for an H&R Ultra Varmint in .204 Ruger. That scope never produced a group better than 5-6". I threw a discontinued 2-7X35 Vortex Viper on there and now it will do sub MOA at 100 yards. I need to go and try it out on varmints now as I'll be able to hit them consistently now.
The OP said:
I can see targets quiet well at 800 yards with my 3-10 Weaver Tactical Grand Slam. I bought it on sale from Midway for $299, and it seems to be a very good and repeatable scope. For the shooting you want to do I'd look at a Bushnell Elite fixed 10X scope a Super Sniper 10X. I realize all these scopes are above your price range right now but you'll be getting a much better scope in the long run. You will not be able to see your bullet holes at 800 yards with these scopes but you'll be able to see targets and hit them at that range if your shooting is up to the task.
The OP said:
I can see targets quiet well at 800 yards with my 3-10 Weaver Tactical Grand Slam. I bought it on sale from Midway for $299, and it seems to be a very good and repeatable scope. For the shooting you want to do I'd look at a Bushnell Elite fixed 10X scope a Super Sniper 10X. I realize all these scopes are above your price range right now but you'll be getting a much better scope in the long run. You will not be able to see your bullet holes at 800 yards with these scopes but you'll be able to see targets and hit them at that range if your shooting is up to the task.