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If you are hunting deer in the early mormning and the late evening I reccomend a Nikon Buckmaster 3X9X50. I have 3 of them and they have served me very well.
Go look for a bushnell elite 4200 in 3-9x40. They can be gotten for $150 right now, which is a steal. The next step up in optics would be a Zeiss Conquest.
Bushnell and Nikon make decent optics. Another good scope manufacturer is Redfield. They were down for a while but have really brought their quality back. Leupold is better - they own Redfield now. Zeiss and Swarzksi are the tops but you'll really pay for it. I suggest going to a good gun shop or outdoors store (Bass Pro, Cabelas, sometimes Dicks) and taking a look through several different scopes side by side until you find the one you like the best in the price range you're willing to pay.
A 3-9x40 should be good for most applications. If you are planning on shooting at really long ranges or small targets, increase your magnification. If you plan on shooting in low light, especially at those longer ranges, increase the objective lens diameter.
The Luepold xvII is tough to beat in it's price range. 3-9x40 would be a good fit on your .308
i use a tasco so that if you happen to be bush wackng and break ur scope ur not out 100.00 get a tasco world class 3x9x40
Go with a Leupold or check out the new Redfield its made in the same factory as the Leupolds. 3x9.
Spend as much if not more on the scope than the rifle. Nikon, Minox, Leupold. Khales are all good.
My Leupold scopes have been very good to me but, if price is a consideration (it often is), I purchased a Redfield 3-9X from Midway USA, put it on my Win M70 .250-3000, and I'm very pleased with the combination. The Redfields, now made under Leupold's roof, are a great choice. I believe I have a photo of this rifle on my profile.
Another great choice that is very often over looked is the meopta meopro. (they make the glass for the conquest) And some say they are better than the conquest. Also from what I hear they have great customer service.
Gentlemen, I have an old Redfield Widefield 3-9 in my gun safe. It seems like good glass to me and held it's zero for a couple decades on my Dad's .280 before he gave it to me. Would i be silly to not buy a new scope when my semi-custom E.R. Shaw rifle arrives and put the old Redfield on it? Feel guilty already about buying that rifle though i'm hoping it'll shape up to be a bargain. Curious what you guys would do.
Redfield made really great scopes for a long time. Their reputation eventually fell off with their quality, but both have since improved. As long as the scope still holds its zero, I think you should not hesitate to put it to good use.
The only caveat I have is that it may get damaged if you take it out in the field. If you consider it to be an heirloom, you may not want to do that. Modern scopes will stand up to more abuse than one from 30-40 years ago.
My son has a 2-7X Redfield Widefield on his Savage 7mm Rem Mag and will not part with it. It served for years on my .35 Whelen before that. I am going to share something that was shared with me and is no B.S. The Burris Signature Select made in Greely, Colorado, U.S.A. scopes have 30mm sized internals and excellent glass. I have used a 3-12x44 for 2 seasons and just bought a 3-10x40 really cheap (< $350) from Natches Shooting Supply. Unfortunately, Burris is discontinuing the USA scopes except the Black Diamond line. I may buy another one for the shelf in case a stray rifle wanders by. It may not be the absolute best scope on the planet, but I have not seen one clearer or sharper. In my opinion, it is clearly superior to scopes costing twice as much!
steve182, you know you have to pony up for the ER Shaw. While the Redfield is perfectly serviceable half the fun of the new rifle is the new glass! I am looking at the Leupold VX-R in 2-7x33 since I'm mostly planning on using it for a brush rifle for deer and maybe black bear when I can swing the hunts. The waiting is killing me.
Something that starts with a L and ends in a eupold.
My preference would be someting from Leupold in a VX-II up since Burris is dropping the Signature Select.
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If you are hunting deer in the early mormning and the late evening I reccomend a Nikon Buckmaster 3X9X50. I have 3 of them and they have served me very well.
Go with a Leupold or check out the new Redfield its made in the same factory as the Leupolds. 3x9.
Spend as much if not more on the scope than the rifle. Nikon, Minox, Leupold. Khales are all good.
My Leupold scopes have been very good to me but, if price is a consideration (it often is), I purchased a Redfield 3-9X from Midway USA, put it on my Win M70 .250-3000, and I'm very pleased with the combination. The Redfields, now made under Leupold's roof, are a great choice. I believe I have a photo of this rifle on my profile.
Redfield made really great scopes for a long time. Their reputation eventually fell off with their quality, but both have since improved. As long as the scope still holds its zero, I think you should not hesitate to put it to good use.
The only caveat I have is that it may get damaged if you take it out in the field. If you consider it to be an heirloom, you may not want to do that. Modern scopes will stand up to more abuse than one from 30-40 years ago.
My son has a 2-7X Redfield Widefield on his Savage 7mm Rem Mag and will not part with it. It served for years on my .35 Whelen before that. I am going to share something that was shared with me and is no B.S. The Burris Signature Select made in Greely, Colorado, U.S.A. scopes have 30mm sized internals and excellent glass. I have used a 3-12x44 for 2 seasons and just bought a 3-10x40 really cheap (< $350) from Natches Shooting Supply. Unfortunately, Burris is discontinuing the USA scopes except the Black Diamond line. I may buy another one for the shelf in case a stray rifle wanders by. It may not be the absolute best scope on the planet, but I have not seen one clearer or sharper. In my opinion, it is clearly superior to scopes costing twice as much!
steve182, you know you have to pony up for the ER Shaw. While the Redfield is perfectly serviceable half the fun of the new rifle is the new glass! I am looking at the Leupold VX-R in 2-7x33 since I'm mostly planning on using it for a brush rifle for deer and maybe black bear when I can swing the hunts. The waiting is killing me.
My preference would be someting from Leupold in a VX-II up since Burris is dropping the Signature Select.
Go look for a bushnell elite 4200 in 3-9x40. They can be gotten for $150 right now, which is a steal. The next step up in optics would be a Zeiss Conquest.
Bushnell and Nikon make decent optics. Another good scope manufacturer is Redfield. They were down for a while but have really brought their quality back. Leupold is better - they own Redfield now. Zeiss and Swarzksi are the tops but you'll really pay for it. I suggest going to a good gun shop or outdoors store (Bass Pro, Cabelas, sometimes Dicks) and taking a look through several different scopes side by side until you find the one you like the best in the price range you're willing to pay.
A 3-9x40 should be good for most applications. If you are planning on shooting at really long ranges or small targets, increase your magnification. If you plan on shooting in low light, especially at those longer ranges, increase the objective lens diameter.
The Luepold xvII is tough to beat in it's price range. 3-9x40 would be a good fit on your .308
Another great choice that is very often over looked is the meopta meopro. (they make the glass for the conquest) And some say they are better than the conquest. Also from what I hear they have great customer service.
Gentlemen, I have an old Redfield Widefield 3-9 in my gun safe. It seems like good glass to me and held it's zero for a couple decades on my Dad's .280 before he gave it to me. Would i be silly to not buy a new scope when my semi-custom E.R. Shaw rifle arrives and put the old Redfield on it? Feel guilty already about buying that rifle though i'm hoping it'll shape up to be a bargain. Curious what you guys would do.
Something that starts with a L and ends in a eupold.
i use a tasco so that if you happen to be bush wackng and break ur scope ur not out 100.00 get a tasco world class 3x9x40
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