I have a 300 Winchester magnum that I am building to be a long range rifle. The purpose of this rifle is to validate a ballistic calculator on which I am working and perform long range load development. More importantly, it is NOT intended as a hunting rifle nor as a tacticool rifle. With that being said, I am not looking for a bench rest cannon that weighs a ton, uses dials, and a plunger to pull the trigger. I still would like to use this rifle for hunting and tactical training, but know that it will be a compromise in these areas. I may use another optic to accomplish those things.
I know the most "trendy" thing in optics is to get ridiculously large objectives with high magnifications. Often times these scopes make the weapon more unwieldy or the field of view so small for the purpose for which they are being used. I don't care too much what people think at the range, but I want to make sure that I am making the right optic purchase. The right one aren't cheap...
I cant help but consider the Sightron SIII 10-50x60 rifle scope. It has a big objective and a ridiculous magnification range, but I think these are in line with my builds intentions. 1/8 moa or 0.05 mrad clicks that will give an extra level of precision I am looking for, ~1100$, and tactical turrets. I am a little concerned that it only has 50 moa for windage and elevation. From my calculations, that should be good to 1200 yards with a 40 moa base. I am looking at going with a mil/mil optic.
What do you all think? Do I have too much magnification envy? Any other scopes I should look at? My budget is 1,000-2,500. Intended use is 1000 yards bench-rest. Desired features are mil/mil, consistency, turrets, diopter and paralax controls.
I know the most "trendy" thing in optics is to get ridiculously large objectives with high magnifications. Often times these scopes make the weapon more unwieldy or the field of view so small for the purpose for which they are being used. I don't care too much what people think at the range, but I want to make sure that I am making the right optic purchase. The right one aren't cheap...
I cant help but consider the Sightron SIII 10-50x60 rifle scope. It has a big objective and a ridiculous magnification range, but I think these are in line with my builds intentions. 1/8 moa or 0.05 mrad clicks that will give an extra level of precision I am looking for, ~1100$, and tactical turrets. I am a little concerned that it only has 50 moa for windage and elevation. From my calculations, that should be good to 1200 yards with a 40 moa base. I am looking at going with a mil/mil optic.
What do you all think? Do I have too much magnification envy? Any other scopes I should look at? My budget is 1,000-2,500. Intended use is 1000 yards bench-rest. Desired features are mil/mil, consistency, turrets, diopter and paralax controls.