Ladies and Gents,
I'm at a quandary as to my scope selection.
I've pretty much narrowed it down to either a Millet, or a Bushnell, in the 6-24x range, as I believe I'll get the most use from that sort of power.
It will also be a mil-dot, as that's what I'm accustomed to, and it's what I use in all my optics on every rifle I own.
My favorite being my Leupold Mk4 on my 300WSM.
This one is going on a "work in progress" Remington 700 ADL in 308WIN, with the heavy varmint barrel.
I've got my load dialed in fairly well, though it's been too damn cold for my old bones to play outside for more than a few hours at a crack. I'm shooting a 175 SMK pushed by 43.7 grains of IMR4064, in a Winchester brass, lit by Federal Match primers.
I currently have room to shoot to 550m, and once I get myself back to AZ, there's pretty much no limit on how far I can shoot when I head out into the desert west of Phoenix.
I'm comfortable shooting to 500, even with iron sights, but I'd live very much to have the optics to help enable me to dial things in even tighter.
I shoot 3-6 times a month, depending on budget, time, and work schedule. This time of year, I spend most of my time doing my best to wear out my 10/22, more for the practice of fundamentals and trigger time, relating directly to rest and relaxation for me.
I've read posts on scope selection, pros and cons of the wide variety of optics available in any given price range, who like what and why, what's junk and why, who scored a deal on what, and everything in between.
I am about researched out gang. Weary eyes, tired body, and a desire to get on with the game leads me to throw this out there to the group, and see what comes back.
My budget is $500. There's no means to increase that for a while, until I get my business back up and rolling again, which I suspect will take about 2 years.
But, I GOTTA SHOOT! I need it like I need to breathe!
Yes, it's tough to fly with the eagles when you're surrounded by turkeys. But, we all have to start somewhere, and this is my own first steps in long range shooting.
So, gang, the question is, if YOU had a budget of $500 to procure a scope, rings, and base, you wanted to be able to shoot effectively to 500 and beyond (as your skills improved), which scopes would you put on your own rifle?
And, in advance, I thank everyone who has posted and helped collect all the amazingly helpful information I've found in the SH forum.
Lowlight, I thought it exceptional what you did for those two police officers who had optics issues...my brother is a cop, and often has to get his own gear. To help him, I got business accounts at a few of his favorite gear supply houses, and do group buys for him and his buddies at the department. It's my small way of saying thank you to them.
Thanks for standing the watch, walking the wire, and covering my 6 while I go about my own business every day.
I'm at a quandary as to my scope selection.
I've pretty much narrowed it down to either a Millet, or a Bushnell, in the 6-24x range, as I believe I'll get the most use from that sort of power.
It will also be a mil-dot, as that's what I'm accustomed to, and it's what I use in all my optics on every rifle I own.
My favorite being my Leupold Mk4 on my 300WSM.
This one is going on a "work in progress" Remington 700 ADL in 308WIN, with the heavy varmint barrel.
I've got my load dialed in fairly well, though it's been too damn cold for my old bones to play outside for more than a few hours at a crack. I'm shooting a 175 SMK pushed by 43.7 grains of IMR4064, in a Winchester brass, lit by Federal Match primers.
I currently have room to shoot to 550m, and once I get myself back to AZ, there's pretty much no limit on how far I can shoot when I head out into the desert west of Phoenix.
I'm comfortable shooting to 500, even with iron sights, but I'd live very much to have the optics to help enable me to dial things in even tighter.
I shoot 3-6 times a month, depending on budget, time, and work schedule. This time of year, I spend most of my time doing my best to wear out my 10/22, more for the practice of fundamentals and trigger time, relating directly to rest and relaxation for me.
I've read posts on scope selection, pros and cons of the wide variety of optics available in any given price range, who like what and why, what's junk and why, who scored a deal on what, and everything in between.
I am about researched out gang. Weary eyes, tired body, and a desire to get on with the game leads me to throw this out there to the group, and see what comes back.
My budget is $500. There's no means to increase that for a while, until I get my business back up and rolling again, which I suspect will take about 2 years.
But, I GOTTA SHOOT! I need it like I need to breathe!
Yes, it's tough to fly with the eagles when you're surrounded by turkeys. But, we all have to start somewhere, and this is my own first steps in long range shooting.
So, gang, the question is, if YOU had a budget of $500 to procure a scope, rings, and base, you wanted to be able to shoot effectively to 500 and beyond (as your skills improved), which scopes would you put on your own rifle?
And, in advance, I thank everyone who has posted and helped collect all the amazingly helpful information I've found in the SH forum.
Lowlight, I thought it exceptional what you did for those two police officers who had optics issues...my brother is a cop, and often has to get his own gear. To help him, I got business accounts at a few of his favorite gear supply houses, and do group buys for him and his buddies at the department. It's my small way of saying thank you to them.
Thanks for standing the watch, walking the wire, and covering my 6 while I go about my own business every day.
