Long eye relief or scout scope?

[Jacks Grampa]

I have a Remington XP100 in .221 Fireball on the way and will need optics. What do you like?

 

[CJ6]

I have a few Leupolds 2.5-8 pistol scopes and a red dot on another. I know others use rifle scopes on theirs.

 

[Deleted member fkimble@charter.net]

I would think it depends on the way you are going to use it. Arms extended, long eye relief. Prone supported, eye not too far back, intermediate. The 221 doesn't have a lot of recoil so a medium power such as the old 12x Leupolds with a deep eye relief might be just the thing.

Frank

 

[TrapperBR549]

What are you going to do with it? I'm pretty new to shooting pistols with scopes on them. I have a leupold scout on a 6.5 Grendel for deer hunting because of the greater field of view than dedicated pistol scopes. If I was shooting much smaller things I would want higher power and therefore less field of view so I might try a rifle scope.
Leupold used to talk about the "triangle" of eye relief, magnification, and field of view. By increasing one you must decrease another.

 

[Jacks Grampa]

I'll be using it for target shooting from a bench out to 200 yards.

 

[TrapperBR549]

I'll be using it for target shooting from a bench out to 200 yards.

Then I would try a rifle scope personally. I don't think the fireball is boing to give you a Weatherby Eyebrow.

 

[Jacks Grampa]

Thanks. It has a scope on it so I'll try it before I get a specialty scope I may not need.

 

[J.D.Erwin]

3x12 Burris pistol scope you want be sorry great scope

 

[CJ6]

3x12 Burris pistol scope you want be sorry great scope

Finding one is the issue.

 

[Jacks Grampa]

Thanks all. The pistol arrived and the scope will need to be replaced.