Need new scope.

[BEARY]

Additional information:
Do NOT buy a scope that is intended for use on a rimfire rifle if you are going to use it on a centerfire rifle.
Reticle jump is the reason. Rimfire scopes are not designed to take the vibration/energy/impact that is associated with centerfire/large caliber cartridges.

I will say, when I first got into hunting I dropped my wad on the gun (a Browning 300 win mag)and didn't have the coin for good optics. I had to ride it out with a Bushnell Banner for the first year and it DID handle the recoil/shock without reticle jump.

For a little more money you can go ahead and get into a Nikon Buckmaster and have a better quality scope (better glass) that will perform better in lower light conditions. Trust me, you aren't going to see a difference in a flourescent lit store, but in the field, dusk and dawn you will.

Good luck

[YALE]

I disagree. 99% of what I put in the freezer could be had with just iron sites.

Then you're hunting close.

[helosailor]

It may or may not be in your price range, but for the money, the Bushnell Trophy XLT is a hell of a scope. I have this one that I paid $92.99 for a little over a year ago. http://www.fitsmybudget.com/Bushnell...X-Reticle.html, and I've been nothing but pleased with it.

[BEARY]

Some good deals on Nikon scopes at BassPro. Circular in Sunday paper. I'd go this route over a Bushnell. Been there, done that...

[dee]

I disagree. 99% of what I put in the freezer could be had with just iron sites.

You would have had fun with mine last year at just over 260yds.

[Samhain]

Ouch. If you can't afford a $150 scope, you can't afford to deer hunt

I disagree. 99% of what I put in the freezer could be had with just iron sites.

[dee]

Unless you get a good discount Leupold tactical isn't worth the price.

[JP135]

Shit this is dfwmustangs, we shoot with a Zeiss Hensoldt 6-24x72 SAM. Because our game deserves nothing less.

HELL yeah!

Now, back to looking for cheap scopes because I can't justify Leupold Tactical money.

[DieselSmoke]

I've always hunted deer with a 30-30. When I'm hunting I am always in such dense forest/brush I'm not looking for targets past 100 yards. If you are shooting at anything less than 100 yards, I say just go irons.

Shit this is dfwmustangs, we shoot with a Zeiss Hensoldt 6-24x72 SAM. Because our game deserves nothing less.

[Redbeard90gt]

Yup no iron sights on my rifle. Luckily I was able to borrow a rifle for this week's hunt but I gotta get mine ready to go for next weekend. Appreciate everyone's input and advice if I can't find a good used scope next week I'm gonna hit up cabelas and check out what they have.

[ceyko]

Bushnell Banner is worth a look in my opinion. I don't have direct experience with them, but I know of a few hunters that do just fine with those. I'm not talking casual hunters like me either, but more serious hunters.

Granted, some of them would like better - but can't/won't - some don't care and are accustomed to shooting with them.

[majorownage]

Not the best idea for ethical game taking at distance, but not the worst thing in the world. His rifle might not have them, either.

I've always hunted deer with a 30-30. When I'm hunting I am always in such dense forest/brush I'm not looking for targets past 100 yards. If you are shooting at anything less than 100 yards, I say just go irons.

[YALE]

What happened to iron sites?

Not the best idea for ethical game taking at distance, but not the worst thing in the world. His rifle might not have them, either.

[majorownage]

What happened to iron sites?

[YALE]

They'll be built with poor materials, and non-existent QC, so they won't stay zeroed, or the wires of the reticule will slip off the lens it's mounted on, or yes, the turrets won't stay on, or they weren't sealed well, so the glass looks ok in the store, but as soon as the rifle meets a cold morning, it fogs up. The possibilities are endless, and most guys that have nice glass now, have done this dance enough in the past that they want something that will be dependable. It's a crapshoot. If it works for you, bully for you. If it doesn't work, don't beat yourself up too badly. The big deal with me about choosing quality equipment is: the least ethical thing you can do as a hunter, in my opinion, is make an animal suffer, and carelessness in regard to your equipment selection is carelessness in your method of harvesting.