Don't wanna go broke!!!!

[SuzyWeezilfoot]

My boyfriend, (dewey) is buying me a new rifle, and he says that I'm in charge of buying the scope, so I was just wondering if anyone has any suggestions or their imput on one they've used and liked, the info would be muchly appreciated, Thanks!!!! :)

[Amphibious]

The Leupold Vari X1 series. Value priced, very very bright. I love mine.

Stands up the the recoil of my .450 and has a lifetime warrenty. Can't ask for much more. picked up my 2-7x33mm from wholesale sports for about $330.

[bone-collector]

well what caliber of rifle and make are you getting , is it going to be a booter ? , bushnell seems to stand up to anything up to a 300 and the price is right , even a elite 3200 is a good buy for the buck , what do you plan on hunting and were? open fields with 250-300 yard shots or cutblacks with average of 200 yard shots ? for farther distances you may want to look at a 4-12 power scope over a 3-9 power , maybe even something like a bushnell firefly recticle if you plan on hunting early and late ... so many factors , if you could be a bit more specific on what gun and caliber as well as what you want it to do for you it would be easier to suggest a better scope or narrow down a few



Rob

[SuzyWeezilfoot]

hey thanks amphibious, I'll keep that in mind when I'm out looking at scopes

[SuzyWeezilfoot]

The gun I'm getting is a Ruger M77 MarkII Compact, in a 260, And I'm not an advanced shooter by any means, so 300 yards could be pushing things, I'm a good shot with the 22 at 200 yards, but this is totally different than a 22?Right? :?

[3kills]

dont u mean ur a good shot with the .22 at 100 yards...

[Amphibious]

With that little compact rifle a 2-7x33mm would suit it quite nicely and balence well.

[bone-collector]

a 33 mm obj is fairly small on a rifle with huge potential , I would personaly go no smaller than a 40mm obj and preferably a 44 or 50mm obj for light , and for a 260 a elite 3200 or even a bushnell banner would do just fine and price is fairly cheap for both :D

[StoneChaser]

Amphibious is bang on with that one. Undoubtedly a 2-7x33 VXI or VXII would be my choice. I had a new 2.5-8x36 VXIII that I sold after comparing it to a 2-7x33 VXII. I saw no difference in FOV. It now sits atop my 7-08AI mtn rifle and is awesome. Groups are still easy to shoot off the bench (0.25" if I do my part) and it is still easy to hit milk jugs out to 460yds (haven't tried any further with this rig yet). That scope is the best bang for your buck, giving great eye relief, clear optics, reliablility, in the lightest package available. A 40mm or larger objective will throw the look and balance out on that compact litte rifle (I am a compact rifle junkie, keep the optics trim!!!!!). I've had no issues with light gathering either at last light. Great rifle, great cartridge, and great to see women enjoying the sport. Good luck.

StoneChaser

[bone-collector]

well going broke was the topic regardless a leupold 2-7x33 VX II is $479.95 at wholesale sports

2-7x32 in a elite 3200 is $319.95

and for just a plain old hunting scope a banner 4-12x40 $134.99

[SuzyWeezilfoot]

Sounds good to me guys, I'll check wholesale sports and see what they have thats affordable, But that definately puts a better perspective on what my options are, and what is out there, Thanks again Guys, the information on this site is phenomenal!!! :D :D

[SuzyWeezilfoot]

dont u mean ur a good shot with the .22 at 100 yards... Ooops yeah I guess I mean at 100 yrds Thanks Darc LOL(But if you want a comp. shoot @ 200 yrds w .22 Your on!!!!) 8)

[3kills]

if ya really wanna comp lets go it would be fun...i have acatalouge here for whole sale sports too...

[StoneChaser]

"well going broke was the topic regardless a leupold 2-7x33 VX II is $479.95 at wholesale sports

2-7x32 in a elite 3200 is $319.95 "

Yes, and a 2-7x33 VXI (which I mentioned also) is $339.00 and offers more IMHO (better eye relief, lighter). However, I agree, if not a VXI, it is very hard to beat the Dusk + Dawn Banner series from Bushnell (on a light recoiler like the 260)

StoneChaser

[todbartell]

Something simple like a fixed 4x or 6x would be good choice too. I am impressed with the Weaver K6 (fixed 6x38mm). Very bright scope, just as bright as a Burris FullField II ($450), and noticeably brighter than a Bausch & Lomb Elite 3000/3200 ($300-340). The Weaver costs $250, and looks great too.

Just a thought. Don't overlook the Weaver scopes, either the fixed 4x & 6x, or the V series, 3-9x38mm's. They are quite light too, the K6 weighs 11 ozs. :idea:

Good choice of cartridge and rifle, Dewey is a smart man. :lol:

[lovestohunt]

Another place worth looking at is Klondike arms in Edmonton Alberta. I picked up my VX1 Gloss 3x9x40 for $330 (about $40 cheaper than wholesale with twice the service, mounted and bore sighted at no cost) It has all the ruggedness and accuracy of the more expensive scopes (Life Time Warranty) but tought and ...less expensive.

when I was in the market for a new scope I was split between the VX1 & VX2 ($100 difference) The main advantage of the VX2 is click windage adj for target shooting and long range shooting.

For huntin I would highly recomend the leopold VX1

[SuzyWeezilfoot]

Thanks Firebird, I'm new at this whole thing and every bit of information helps me a whole lot, and I agree with ya on the dewey part! :)

[puppychow]

:?: Hope you got my PM. Bushnell 3200 Elite, Bausch&Lomb or Tasco EXP on e-Bay. Good Luck. Puppy.

[bochunk2000]

I agree with one of bone's earlier comments. I have a 50mm scope and I get about 30-40 mins more hunting at either end of the day, than my hunting partner with a 40mm. :)

[Silverado]

If you want to order from a good catalog/mail order outfit, check out Russell Sports in Calgary instead. Their whole catalog is on their website in sections too. I find their prices to be the same or better than Wholsale, and the people there are good. Talk to Glenn. The last time I was in, he told me many of their catalog prices are higher than the actual current price due to the strength of the dollar. Call for pricing.

The guys at Wholsale are assholes for the most part.

Just my 2 cents.