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Diver43
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Diver43
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The gun has been been decided on and a deal struck. Gun: Remington 700 heavy barrel, Caliber: 223 Remington.
Stock may/maynot be replaced, trigger will be replaced with a Timney. The gun will be used to punch holes in paper, hopefully they will be really close together and once in a while woodchucks and other undesirables on family property.
What I am unsure of is which scope. I am attempting to keep the cost down, but do not want something that will fall apart. Scopes I am thinking of are:
Leupold VX-1 4-12 X 40
Nikon Monarch 4-12 X 42
Redfield 4-12 X 42
Vortex 4-12 X 40
I know little about scopes, so any input is appreciated
Stock may/maynot be replaced, trigger will be replaced with a Timney. The gun will be used to punch holes in paper, hopefully they will be really close together and once in a while woodchucks and other undesirables on family property.
What I am unsure of is which scope. I am attempting to keep the cost down, but do not want something that will fall apart. Scopes I am thinking of are:
Leupold VX-1 4-12 X 40
Nikon Monarch 4-12 X 42
Redfield 4-12 X 42
Vortex 4-12 X 40
I know little about scopes, so any input is appreciated
Logistics cannot win a war, but its absence or inadequacy can cause defeat. FM100-5
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I have the Nikon Buckmaster 6-18x (no longer listed :uhm: ) on my "field" AR
The 4.5 is plenty low enough for walking around use and I prefer 18-24x for a top end for shooting paper
"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast, and speed is the economy of motion" - Scott Jedlinski
Yup, I sure do and will look into it THANKS
- George Orwell
I've got a 4-12 with an accurange reticle on one of my far-shooters....great piece of equipment...
Hawk
If I am not mistaken it is 1:14
Agree; got a Leupold Ventana 30-60x80 spotting scope as my 1st. purchase in this brand and couldn't be happier with performance/quality/price. Allows me to see .223 holes @ 220 yards in a rifle target without problems. The few scopes I've seen here of the same maker are crisp-clear and very nice regarding finish.
Same opinion about Nikon; most local shooters looking for quality scopes go for this brand, and a friend's spotting scope has the same performance as mine so there's another option. As long as I recall the B.P.S. in Dania has a nice exhibit of both brands to handle and see exactly what you need, and usually the online vendor www.opticsplanet.com has the best prices I've seen in the web.
After looking through several scopes, I believe you are correct, a bit higher magnification is better
That is the way I feel about it, except I mostly stick to Nikon because I spend a lot more time punching paper than hunting. Also, in Texas, if you are strolling around on what little public hunting land there is during deer season, you need your head examined. Deer and hog hunting is the biggest game hunting most folks will ever do, here, and since baiting is usually required to attract the does that attract the bucks onto whatever little patch of land you can afford to hunt, most of it is done from a blind.
That means gentler treatment for your hunting equipment, and Nikons are more than up to that, with optics that equal and sometimes surpass Leupold.
Since CPJ called out the Fine Plex I'll second that for what uses your said above, heavier rest les make finer alignment harder. The mil-dots and such have their places but paper at what is usually at known distances doesn't need a fancy reticle. Also (and I might get roasted for this) the BDC reticle's little circles never seemed to match the ammo/rifle for me. Mil-dot (I like the EBR style better) are great but going there has other purposes also along with added cost.
- George Orwell
Vortex has a most generous discount for: LE, Military active/retired/veteran
I believe I found my next scope.