YAGT: What brand of scope for your shooter?

[Shockwave]

Thinking maybe a Leupold 6.5x14x40mm, maybe x50mm. What about other brands? Does Nikon make good optics? Not too confident in Tasco brands for a good shooter.

And FYI, I'll be saving for a Tikka T3 Varmint in 25-06.

 

[KingNothing]

I'm sure the field & stream mags have reviews of these things. Seems like whenever I browse through those magazines Leupold is always recommended highly.

 

[Semidevil]

when I saw YAGT, I thought it was a girl thread. When I saw the word Scope and Shooter, I thought......

 

[bradruth]

Scopes are for pussies!

 

[Moemar]

Leupold definitely makes some nice scopes. Hard to go wrong with one of those, though it might cost you a little more. I'm using a Weaver Grand Slam, and couldn't be happier. I really couldn't give you any better recommendations with out know that you'll be shooting (rifle), what kind of shooting you'll be doing (hunting/target/etc.), and how much you're willing to spend.

 

[Shockwave]

Originally posted by: Moemar
Leupold definitely makes some nice scopes. Hard to go wrong with one of those, though it might cost you a little more. I'm using a Weaver Grand Slam, and couldn't be happier. I really couldn't give you any better recommendations with out know that you'll be shooting (rifle), what kind of shooting you'll be doing (hunting/target/etc.), and how much you're willing to spend.

Tikka 25-06 for hunting/varmint/target. Hence the 6.5x14, low enough for close in deer, high enough for paper/varmint. Budget is not much over 500, only because the Leupolds are in that range.

 

[Shockwave]

Originally posted by: bradruth
Scopes are for pussies!

Scopes are for bypassing trauma plates.
Better buy a helmet. A good one.

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: Shockwave

Originally posted by: bradruth
Scopes are for pussies!

Scopes are for bypassing trauma plates.
Better buy a helmet. A good one.

:shocked:

 

[Shockwave]

Originally posted by: bradruth

Originally posted by: Shockwave

Originally posted by: bradruth
Scopes are for pussies!

Scopes are for bypassing trauma plates.
Better buy a helmet. A good one.

:shocked:

 

[bradruth]

But seriously, I've never actually fired a rifle with a scope. I carried a scoped 30-06 briefly when deer hunting once, but I never shot it.

I'm so deadly accurate with the sights that I don't need a scope anyway.

 

[Shockwave]

Originally posted by: bradruth
But seriously, I've never actually fired a rifle with a scope. I carried a scoped 30-06 briefly when deer hunting once, but I never shot it.

I'm so deadly accurate with the sights that I don't need a scope anyway.

lol!!
riiiight

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: Shockwave

Originally posted by: bradruth
But seriously, I've never actually fired a rifle with a scope. I carried a scoped 30-06 briefly when deer hunting once, but I never shot it.

I'm so deadly accurate with the sights that I don't need a scope anyway.

lol!!
riiiight

Reminds me of a deer hunt story where we were driving out of the lease in a pickup, I was driving, buddy was riding in the back arranging gear and whatnot. He yells stop, I stop and turn off the truck, he jumps upright, grabs a 30\30, and shoots a deer @ ~ 200 yds. It was pretty impressive, with iron sights. He starts yellin', "I bagged my doe! I bagged my doe!" This was like the 3rd day of season. So we go out there.... And it's a spike.