im taking a modular approach to my hunting rifles and their scopes. I’m in the process of replacing the Leupold/Redfield “JR” system of scope mounting to one piece Picatinny rails (from EGW) on many of my rifles. This is to allow scopes to move from one rifle to another and selection of scopes based on terrain and task. As an example, I’ll be able to swap a 36X or 6.5-20 for load development on a rifle that normally would have a 3-10X.
What has prompted all this is an upcoming hog hunt. The candidate rifles are my 30-06, my 284 Win, and my 257 AI. Others in the list of guns to be equipped with rails include a 7mmWeatherby Mk 5 and my M70 300 Weatherby on a Pre-64 magnum action.
So what I’m asking for is help in selecting a scope series. Sightron, Vortex and Leupold have scopes in the price range and reticle I can use. For reticle, a Ballistic drop in MOA is preferred.
I have a Sightron 36X, Redfield 6400 24X, a Nikon 6.5-20X, and two Bausch & Lomb scopes (3.5-10 and 4-12) currently. I’d like to complement these with a scope of good quality but I’d still like to keep the cost below $1200.
What say the hive-mind.
What has prompted all this is an upcoming hog hunt. The candidate rifles are my 30-06, my 284 Win, and my 257 AI. Others in the list of guns to be equipped with rails include a 7mmWeatherby Mk 5 and my M70 300 Weatherby on a Pre-64 magnum action.
So what I’m asking for is help in selecting a scope series. Sightron, Vortex and Leupold have scopes in the price range and reticle I can use. For reticle, a Ballistic drop in MOA is preferred.
I have a Sightron 36X, Redfield 6400 24X, a Nikon 6.5-20X, and two Bausch & Lomb scopes (3.5-10 and 4-12) currently. I’d like to complement these with a scope of good quality but I’d still like to keep the cost below $1200.
What say the hive-mind.