[Rockrivr1]

I just purchased a FN Police Special w/ a 24" bbl in 308 and now I am looking for a good scope to mount on it. I would primarily use it to punch paper from 100-300 yrds to start. The place I shoot at also has a 600 yrd range that I would try once I became somewhat proficient at the shorter ranges.

My questions isn't about which scope to get (Any recommendations would be appreciated though), but more along the line of what options I should be looking for. Also, for these ranges should I be looking for a 3-9, 3.5-10, 6-14, 6-20 etc magnification?

In addition, what is the benefit (or is there a benefit) of having an Adjustable Objective compared to a Fixed Objective. Also, for this application is getting a Mildot recticle overkill? Looking at the examples online I seem to prefer the Mildot over the Duplex.

Currently the rifle has 1" rings mounted and I would like to just use the rings provided, unless the scope options I'm looking for is best found in a 30mm tube. I'd change the rings out if that was the case.

As you can tell I don't know much about scopes, but I'm learning. Thanks for the help.

Troy

[echo3mike]

While I'm currently in love with my fixed 10x, variable scopes have alot of benefits...want a bigger FOV: crank the power down. Want to get more control over your crosshair consistancy: raise the power and viola! ...smaller groups.

As far as the variable power settings, for what you're looking to do, the middle ranges (6-14X, 8-20X, etc) should work out fine...just find the scope with the features you want/need and this should fall into place.

I'll put my vote in FOR the adjustable objective. The last scope I had on my VS had a fixed objective. Looking through it, if I moved my head around (up/down, left/right) the crosshair would change it's position on the target by about 3' at 100yds. If my head position / weld wasn't absolutely consistant the groups would open up considerably. With the AO I'm using now, it's not an issue...the crosshairs are in the same position every time and my groups are better more often than not.

I think for punching paper a duplex reticle works well enough.... just ask a benchrest-er. Mil dot reticles often cost more than the duplex which may influence your ultimate decision. As a ranging SYSTEM, the mil dot reticle is an excellent concept. In practice, it's remarkably prone to operator error. To be an effective tool, the operator has to be able to discern the target to tolerances of +/- .1 mil at longer ranges with KNOWN target dimentions. Add anything (poor lighting, poor background contrast, unknown target dimentions, less than perfectly stable platform) and the sources for error increase substantially. As a backup system, the concept is better than nothing at all but it's probably easier to pack some spare batteries and a laser range finder if you're doing any UKD shooting

FWIW. I'll get down off the soapbox and let some other folks chime in.

S.

[Dave T]

I am envious as I am very interested in that rifle and none of the dealers around here can find a distributor who has one.

Anyway, I would suggest a scope with some form of bullet drop compensation (multilple cross hairs). This makes hitting at various distances much easier. PremierReticle.com can put a custom reticle, calibrated to your load, for reasonable prices (Leupold only). The IOR Valdada scopes offered in Brownells have a good rep and come with BDC reticles.

As always, YMMV!