Purchasing a Savage lrp in .260 Remington for paper punching (under 200 yds for now) and was looking at a Vortex Viper PST 6-24x50 FFP Riflescope. Wanted the higher magnification because i cant see well! Budgeting $1,000.00 for a scope purchase, it would be great to purchase a night force or S. B. but until the lotto comes through thats on hold. Own two other Vortex scopes, One on a Remmington 700 308 caliber and one on a 204 caliber . So far been happy with them both, had them about a year. After reading several of the recent posts here about repeated failures of there scopes i am beginning to have second thoughts. I am not real gentle on equipment and went with vortex orginally because of the warranty. Any suggestions?
Rifle Scopes Help with Scope Decision
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You wont have any issues with that scope on a .260. It's a great scope, people are just putting them on very large caliber braked rifles and breaking them. It's the forward movement from that muzzle break that brakes them.
Well, it's a common mistake to think "I need the most magnification I can get!" Generally, the larger the magnification, the less available elevation/windage you'll have in your turrets. That isn't important to benchrest shooters, so they go for really high magnification and very fine adjustments. For shooting long range, that available elevation is more important. With a .260, chances are you'll be shooting short to long distances (100-1200 yards) as they're great for shooting bug holes up close and taking them out quite a ways like a .308WIN. With that in mind, your field of view is important and the more magnification you've got dialed on your scope, the smaller your FOV. The lowest setting on a 6-24x is still a pretty tight FOV for shooting 100-200 yards as you've suggested. On top of that, even if you were shooting four or five times that distance, you rarely need more than 15x. It's when you start going beyond 1000 yards that 20x and 25x make a difference. So I think you'll get more out of a 4-16x or even a 2.5-10x from my experience.
From your own experience, you've found them to be great scopes! I have crappy eyes too, but what Dogtown says would certainly apply. But if you plan on shooting longer distances, say out to 500 yards, I would stick with the 6-24X, especially if you've had no problems with your present scopes at the 100-200 yard ranges. Just makes common sense to me (not too much of that around these days). Good shooting!
I am with that "more is better mentality", Purchased a huge scope 7-30 50 mm objective leatherwood scope . It looked like the Hubbel telescope when mounted , hated it but it was cheap and you get what you pay for . Did change it out.
Is the clarity on a lower magnification scope better then the higher magnification scopes or is it all related to the glass in the scopes?
Is the clarity on a lower magnification scope better then the higher magnification scopes or is it all related to the glass in the scopes?
In this price range, yes. The resolution will be similar because all the scopes have similar quality optics. Also, under typical range conditions, turbulence-induced image blur, not the scope optics, will usually limit resolution.
Contrast is a different matter. Image contrast will tend to be lower with higher magnification scopes in this price range. In the specific case of the 14X vs 24X PSTs, the 14X has higher contrast. The lower contrast of the 24X PST is noticeable above about 18X, if you look for it.
That said, unless you are are hunting, low contrast may be acceptable. Targets generally have high contrast, are well illuminated, and are easy to locate, even with low contrast scope.
Poor vision doesn't always mean you need higher magnification. It depends on the type of vision problem. Near- or far-sightedness is easily corrected using the diopter adjustment on the eyepiece. Astigmatism will require you to wear correction when you shoot. Either way, you can get nearly as good acuity as a person with 20/20 vision. If you have a more serious eye disease, then you may benefit from higher magnification.
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If I was only punching paper at known distances I would opt for a SFP scope. Saves some money and accomplishes the same thing. Now if you plan to shoot unknown distance courses or targets, then FFP would be the way to go.
Once i feel comfortable at 100 yds I'll continue to stretch my yardage. Fairly new at this, reading and being advised by more expierienced folks has been great
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