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Weaver T-36 X 40 BR scopes

I've decided it's time to upgrade to a better scope if I'm going to get the best out of the rifle. Been reading up on the Weavers and at a little under a$400.00, the T-36 sound like a pretty good deal. I'd appreciate any input from shooters with experience with this scope. I'll be useing it on a 308 off the bench. I have a 4 X 12 that has handled the recoil for quite a few years with no problems and the accu-trac has always been spot on.
If the T-36 is that dependable I'll definitely have one.
Thanks for any advice.


Dan R.
 
Have one on a 6BR--2 yrs now--is excellent so far--on a really good day, really white paper, 2 in orange bullseye--you can see 6mm holes at 600--I LIKE THAT--hard to make out when in the orange.
 
I have two, black and silver. They both perform well and are very light, a factor if you are trying to make weight. They are not equal to Nightforce, S&B, etc. but they are a bargain at the price.

One is mounted on my Stiller Viper SS and is no impediment to shooting little groups. I have used the other at 1000 when I could not otherwise make weight and shot scores comparable to those when the NF 12-42 was mounted.
 
You'll not go wrong with a Weaver or a Leupold in the 36X size and in that price range. The used Leupold will be a little higher in price but the warrantee is good forever. I have and still use both brands on the 6PPCs and .30BRs and they can take a beating.
 
Ross308 said:
I've decided it's time to upgrade to a better scope. Been reading up on the Weavers and at a little under a$400.00, the T-36 sound like a pretty good deal. If the T-36 is that dependable I'll definitely have one. Thanks for any advice. Dan R.

Go for it! I have two. One is on my 6PPC and the other on a Savage 308. Both have given me excellent dependability over the last four years. Here's where I purchased mine: http://www.brunoshooters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=BSS
 
Yes...Go for it! I have three of them. I questioned my purchase of the first one,but after using it the first time I knew I made a good choice. The tracking is so precise. I bought all three as used with no problems. I pay roughly $300 for them. There is an "optical booster" for the T-36. It is a lens that screws into eye piece and kicks the magnification to 42 power. I own one and transfer it from scope to scope.
 
TARGET SCOPES from 6mmBR.com: http://www.accurateshooter.com/optics/target-scopes/

Exit Pupil: Given objectives (front lens elements) of equal size, the more magnification the scope, the smaller the exit pupil. Remember that the exit pupil, a tiny circle of light, must deliver ALL the optical data your eye receives. Bigger is better by far.

Too small an exit pupil will make a good scope dim and hard to use.

That's why we advise against boosting the Weaver T-36 or the 36X Sightron.

With their respective 40mm and 42mm objectives, the exit pupil becomes too small when they are boosted beyond 36x.
 
Thanks for all the help and input on the T-36 Weaver. Sounds like a scope that gets the job done and stays in my price range. Now all I have to do is decide which is best-the fine cross hairs or 1/8 dot. Always had luck with fine cross hairs. Never tried the dot yet. Maybe it's time.
Thanks again.
Dan R.
 
You said you plan to shoot your .308 "off the bench" and I assumed you plan to shoot from the bench. My opinion is in regards to fine cross hair or dot. Let me say what my preference is. If I am shooting score targets, I prefer the dot. If I am shooting group targets, I prefer the fine cross hair. How's that for muddying things up a bit? The reasons for this is that in group one can get confused between a bullet holes and the dot. So, it's easier to filter in my brain what the cross hair is telling me. Where as on a score target it is easier to put the dot where it should be and then touch the shot off. I shoot both score and group and will switch scopes for the occasion.
 
FBecigneul said:
I shoot both score and group and will switch scopes for the occasion.

I shoot both score and group too, but use a fine crosshair for both. Let's see if we can unmuddy things a bit.

Picture a tiny dot in the center of the fine crosshair.

In my mind I have combined the crosshair and the dot. If I were using the typical dot, I'd always be wondering where the crosshairs intersected within that dot.
 
Muddy waters seems to be a natural state lately. But thanks for the quick response. I guess I'll have to look through some scopes with the dot to be sure.
Thanks again.
Dan R.
 

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