Optics question...

[Ronin13]

Talked to a gun shop today and will more than likely get a sweet deal on a new Remington 700 .308. Well now the question is, since I know it's going to be costly: What kind of scope and what power should I get? I've never had a scoped bolt gun and intend to use this for target and hunting. I want a good, mid-high powered mil-dot scope (hear burris and leupold are good but $$$). I'm planning on shooting from 100M-750M or so (approx. one never really knows actual range they'll end up shooting in some cases). I'm willing to drop some money on a good piece of glass, but don't want to have to take out a loan though. I've been told 30x is good...

[UberTong]

Awesome Ronin, my cousin just picked up a sweet OD Rem 700 and he put a nice Leopold on it. I can find out what he paid/where he got it if you want, but ya they are sure expensive.

[Tim K]

The most important decision you need to make is how you're going to deal with elevation adjustments. Are you going to dial the knobs or use holdovers? If using hold overs, the quality of the scope is almost irrelevant. If you're going to dial for elevation, you'll have to choose something with repeatable and accurate movements. I assume from your desire for mildots that you intend to hold.

You might want to look up the dope for your load and see what kind of holdover is required to get to 750m. I know off the top of my head that the drop is roughly 36" at 450y and 25 feet at 1,000 yards, assuming a 100y zero.

[banks74]

I would look at a lower power than 30x. I shoot out to a grand pretty regular and I rarely go above 15-17x. In fact most of the time out to 800ish I am about 11 power.

Buy as much scope as you can afford. You will never kick yourself for buying good quality the first time. No matter how you choose to use your dope, a good quality scope is a must have. Definitely dial the elevation and hold the wind in the reticle. Holdovers at distance are difficult.

Read this article for some good some great info:

http://demigodllc.com/articles/intro...-rifle-scopes/

[C Ward]

What kind of money do You want to spend ?

Your best option is to come out to one of the precision rifle match's and see what people are running and look through some different scopes .

The scope number 1 has to track right repeatably and every thing else is a bonus . Magnification is a big personal preference deal but as a general rule for 1 - 2 moa targets on a rifle used in the field 12 - 17 power is the range that is typically used on a 1K yd gun .

Spend as much as You can on glass , usually more than the rifle , if you can't see it you can't hit it .

[SA Friday]

If you can, spend more than a grand on your scope. Mil/mil adjustments are easier to learn and front focal plain takes having to dial in the right magnifacation out of the equasion. With that said, there's nothing really wrong with mil-dot and 1/4" adjustment turrets either. Just have to learn how to do the math. It not all that hard, just have to learn it.

I've been using a couple of Sightron SIII scopes for a while now and they have been suprisingly good for the price, repeatable adjustments, and really good glass. I poor right now or I would have dropped a couple of grand for each scope and gotten better ones. Don't skimp on your scope if at all possible.

[quickdraw]

Your best option is to come out to one of the precision rifle match's and see what people are running and look through some different scopes .

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