Budget Scope for 50 BMG

[Art Eatman]

I've been in a bunch of gun shops in the last fifty years, and it flows just really deep at times. I got to where I don't go there in low-quarter shoes; boots only, please.

The idea of dragging a .50 BMG shooter into a tree stand for 100-yard deer? 'Scuse me, I gotta go get my waders.

 

[ID-shooting]

.50 BMG really makes deer hunting easy. Haul it up a tree, fire one shot. You could fill all our tags in one day. You don't even need to him them, just get close. Everyone knows that .50 BMG will blow all four legs off if within six inches and the shock wave of the bullet passing within one foot will turn their brains to goo not too mention collapsing thier lungs. The rest of the herd will just walk up to you and die at your feet out of sheer respect like you were Chuck Norris. Heck, Chuck Norris would show up and field dress them for you due to the awsomeness of it all.

 

[Lloyd Smale]

to answer your original question id stay away from the off brands and go with something like a nikon pro staff. Why? because no doubt if your going cheap your eventually going to need warantee coverage and nikon is pretty good at that.

 

[Sav .250]

Budget scope for a .50 cal rifle?

That seems like kind of an oxymoron to me.

If you can afford to shoot a .50 at all, you should be able to afford a good scope for it.

Never mind, it's getting too late! :banghead:

rc

Right on target.......................

 

[Trent]

Budget scope for a .50 cal rifle?

That seems like kind of an oxymoron to me.

If you can afford to shoot a .50 at all, you should be able to afford a good scope for it.

Never mind, it's getting too late! :banghead:

rc

If you can't, it is preferable to let it sit like this for years.



Don't disgrace a 50 with cheap optics.

And if you make a habit of dropping a 50 cal out of a tree stand, perhaps one should re-think the choice of hunting arms. Get something.. more expendable.

 

[allaroundhunter]

And if you make a habit of dropping a 50 cal out of a tree stand, perhaps one should re-think the choice of hunting arms. Get something.. more expendable.

Trent, the big .50 survived the fall just fine, it was the scope that didn't. That should be a lesson not to go cheap on optics. The real test of whether an optic deserves to be mounted on a .50 is if it can survive a fall from a treestand

 

[Haxby]

Two points here:

1. Barret did offer a 50 caliber rifle/scope package with a Bushnell at one time.
2. If you dropped a 50 caliber rifle from a treestand onto a deer, it might be fairly effective.

 

[Black Butte]

How about the U.S. Optics ER-25 5-25x?

 

[Trent]

Two points here:

2. If you dropped a 50 caliber rifle from a treestand onto a deer, it might be fairly effective.

.. You managed to make me spit out my evening tea. Congratulations.

 

[allaroundhunter]

How about the U.S. Optics ER-25 5-25x?

US Optics is probably insulted that you used their name in a thread about budget scopes...

 

[hso]

Budget on a 10/22 is a world away from "budget" on a .50BMG. If you follow the rule of thumb that "good" optics are anywhere from the price of the rifle to twice the price then "budget" might be a quarter of the price.

Lessee, what can you get for $4,000 to go on that gravitational well you're dragging up a tree?

 

[allaroundhunter]

Budget on a 10/22 is a world away from "budget" on a .50BMG. If you follow the rule of thumb that "good" optics are anywhere from the price of the rifle to twice the price then "budget" might be a quarter of the price.

Lessee, what can you get for $4,000 to go on that gravitational well you're dragging up a tree?

That being said (and I completely agree), I still wouldn't consider US Optics a "budget" choice for a .50 cal

Though they would probably fare far better in the treestand drop test than the Bushnell. Maybe the treestand drop test will become a new part of the military small arms trials

 

[msjayhawk]

Budget Scope for .50 BMG

I would look into the Millet DRS. It is offered in 6-25x - 56mm and rated for the G's associated with the .50. It is a little over $500 with rings (35mm only). It comes with the high rings, but after you see how that works on you .50, you can get low or medium rings. The rings are beefy, and have 6 screws on each one. See the following:

The extreme-duty, extended-range LRS tactical riflescope, by Millett. Massively built with a one-piece 35mm tube and 56mm objective, the LRS delivers superior brightness and outstanding repeatable accuracy with the largest long-range weapons, including those chambered for the 50 BMG and 338 Lapua. Precision controls with 140 MOA adjustment.

Features

Huge 56mm objective for a wider field of view and brighter image.
Massive, super-strong 35mm tube improves reliability and resolution.
Rings included.


Magnification: 6-25x
Objective Diameter: 56mm
Eye Relief: 3”+
Tube Diameter: 35mm
Optics: Fully Multi-Coated
Reticle: Glass-Etched Mil-DotBar