Rifle Scopes Sanity check - Nikon M223 on a Rem700 .308...

[marine0351]

Hello fellow hogs or pigs..: )

Question, will a Nikon M-223 survive or even work on a Rem700 .308 with badger rings...? I know they are designed for AR15's but my brother has one and he wants to give it away so he said I could have it if I wanted.

I am not very familiar with this scope, I will be shooting out to 800 yards...but my biggest concern is will it survive and stay centered at zero with the larger round...?

I only ask because free is free and I tend to put a but more emphasize on the skill of the shooter over the scope, just not sure this scope can handle the recoil...

thanks brothers..

 

[JCH]

Re: Sanity check - Nikon M223 on a Rem700 .308...

it will be fine.

 

[milo 2.0]

Re: Sanity check - Nikon M223 on a Rem700 .308...

The scope will last longer on the bolt gun. No forward recoil like that on a AR.

And with the right load you "might" get the bdc teticle to match up.

 

[Olivers_AR]

Re: Sanity check - Nikon M223 on a Rem700 .308...

It should be fine, I would sight it in and make your own chart since its for .223/556.

 

[marine0351]

Re: Sanity check - Nikon M223 on a Rem700 .308...

Thanks alot, I will mount it, sight it in and put some rounds down range...and see how it goes...!

 

[Opticsspecialist]

Re: Sanity check - Nikon M223 on a Rem700 .308...

give it a shot, it was free, the worst that could happen, break it, have nikon fix it, mount on 223 next time, get a new scope for the 308. i haven't tried it, so i don't know. as for the bdc, it matches with a few 308 rounds i tried

 

[marine0351]

Re: Sanity check - Nikon M223 on a Rem700 .308...

Opticsspecialist, with regard to BDC which rounds did it match with...?

thanks...yeah if it breaks I will get it fixed and put it on my AR15...then buy the L Mark 4 or Monarch X...something like that with mil-dot illum...

thanks again...!

 

[OpticsPlanet]

Re: Sanity check - Nikon M223 on a Rem700 .308...

If you get a chance, check out this blog about a M223 on a 12 ga. slug gun:

http://www.riflescopeblog.com/page/7

Steve had a last minute failure from a product, you'll read what happened and his reactions, but he had to go to a H&R 12 gauge slug gun and a M223. Held up perfectly for him and he bagged a doe and buck with it. Very good read.

Trevor B.

 

[bman940]

Re: Sanity check - Nikon M223 on a Rem700 .308...

The M-223 will hold up just fine on a .308. If you have the BDC reticle check out Nikon's Spot On Ballistic Program so that you can enter your load data and get the corresponding distances for the BDC circles.
I love shooting .308 rounds long range. Furthest I have shot is 600 yards but hopefully one of these days I'll get a chance to shoot on a 1000 yard range.