Scopes

[Evan]

whys is it we never can seem to find that perfect scope for anyone rifle. seems you could toos a 3-9 or similar powerd scope on any rifle out there and be happy hunting all kinds of game and terrrian. but where not happ with that weve got to study and weed through them and finaly make a desion on what scope is going on our new rifle.

take my 17 its seen the 2.8-10 aetec, and currently a 4-16 sightron, to me neither realy seem to fit the rifle just perfect. the aetec has broad hunting style crosshairs, and is clear as day, just cant get over the crosshairs, the sigtrons alittle overpowering for the calibers potential but is real nice to look through and set the fine milldot corsses on paper or game.

I still dont get why they dont just put fine crosshairs on everything, or atleast as fine as leupolds vx-II hairs, they seem to be about half the thickness as the aetecs.

what got me thinkn about this was when i was contemplating pulling the aetec of my 25.06 and putting it on my 17, then takn the lepold off my 270 a tosn it on the 25. but then I get to thinkn heck no all these rifles shoot better than me with whats already bolted on them. so why change,

man this post realy made no sence at all

guess maybe if nothn else thats just alittle insight to how I think

Evan

[rojo36]

Evan You sound like you have a bad case of the post hunting season BLUES. Take a few boxes of ammo and head for the range ,If the symptoms persist we will have to refer you to a specialist . Rojo LOL

[Mossyhorns]

Really man,I think you need to got out and explode some water filled milk jugs and coffee cans with those guns.

[Elkein]

Heck Evan I AM usually happy with a 3-9 or 3-10 scopes on most of my rifles, I have a 6.5-20AO fancy piece of gear, and usually only mount it for range work, not field use. It's also a pain to mount with it's 50mm AO it needs extra high rings-just too clunky for me. I'm not real happy with any of the 4-12s I've had in the past either for woods hunting, seems even at 4 power the FOV is too small. A clean simple top quality 3-9 is the ticket for me anyhow.

[Evan]

Ive been plinkn stuff dang near every night after work, and its not helpn, I just keep getn that ichy trigger finger.

I do want to get this 16 power off of the 17, its real heavy and is real finicky with the adjustable objective, I usaly when Im walking the sage brush lookn for jack rabbits will leave the objective set at 75yds, at that setting its clear about any distance I look, but as soon as you crank the power ring up to more then 8, you have to fine tune it to get a clear site picture,

a 2.8-10 aetec would be perfect if it wasnt for the broad crosshairs, but I may try it again seeing as how Im not punchn paper with the rifle anymore, because I know what it will do. now its strickly knockn stuff on the ground. actualy Im gona do that right now and site in tomorrow. the 16 power doesnt realy belong on any of my rifles as far as i can see, well i cant see that far but well you know what I mean,

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh bears getn real close to opening, finaaaaaaaly. 270s sitn tall and ready with the 3-9 varix II sitn on it

ok so Im putn the scope that I had arigainlaly mounted on the 17 bck on it, so what, lol

have great night everyone

Evan

[Evan]

well ahhhhhh its about 1 am and I finaly got I hope the crosshairs lined up on the aetec scope, mounted it back on the 17, tossed the 3" sunshade on it and butler creek flip open scope covers and it looks killer. think I like the simmons better then the sightron on the 17 kinda sutes the round alittle better and I dont have to mess with objective ohhhhhhhh I hate adjustable objectives. grrrrrrrrrr

Im gona have to jump for 3-9 milldot sightron one of these days cause I like the crosshairs soooo so much, tomorrow in the am it site in time and see if I can still hit things with the set up, wich I should be able to.

[Tifford]

Evan,

You can't go wrong with a low power high quality scope. Most of my deer rifles have 2.5 to 8 vari x III's on them.


The exception being varmints at 200+ yards which means high power, high quality which usually means high cost. Nothing better than hitting a wood chuck at long long range.


Tifford

[outlaw from Idaho]

Back in the old days I had a Rem 700 classic in 6mm Rem. I had a 3x9 redfield to put on ti for deer hunting and coyote calling and then a 16x Leupold for spring and summer chuck shooting That 6mm would shoot 1/2 in @ 100yds with 85gr speer BTSP. That 16x was sure nice fgor shooting chucks. Outlaw

[rojo36]

Well outlaw the 6mm Rem is quite a gun isn't it ,I just recently acquired one of them in a trade . Took it out on the range and its a pretty good round in my opinion. They have a few new one in a upcoming sale that I will be bidding on . You sounded like from your post that you had gotten rid of yours ,To me the 700 classic is a hard rifle to beat ,wish I had one .Rojo

[BigJ]

I also have a 6mm rem. in a Remington 600.
It's my favorite gun to shoot. Very accurate and very reliable. I wouldn't get rid of for the world.
It has an older Bushnell 4x12 with the bullet drop compensator and the adjustable parralex objective lens as well. It used to bother me but now adjusting it is quick and easy.

BigJ

[vern]

All my rifles have a 3x9 on , exception being my 22-250 and thats a 6x24. I prefer a 40 mm lense for my deer rifles over the ole 32mm, just me I reckon. I don't own any high priced stuff, all mine were on sale or good second hand scopes. My finger has been itching for a little excitment as well, when the rain and cool days get gone I'll resume groundhog hunting again.

[Evan]

I think ive decided on a 4-12x40 ao vx-II but shooting ground squrels past 150yds latly has me thinking the 6-18vxII maybe handy. hmmmmm

anyone heard of premier reticle, Im thinking of ordeing my leupold from them with milldot crosshair or target dot. trying to figure out what size dots and stuff i want.

Evan