jjduller1946
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Fellow shooters,
I am pretty close to buying a Browning A-Bolt Stainless 338 Win Mag with BOSS. I am using my plan to go elk hunting in Eastern Montana next Fall as an excuse to get this new set up. I know my 30-06 will do just fine. Sometimes you just need a little rationale to buy a new gun. For example, I explained to my wife that at 200 yards the 338 with 225 gr bullet generates 50% more ft lbs than my 30-06 with my standard 165 gr bullet. At 300 yds the same 338 round has 200 ft lbs of energy more than the 30-06 at 100 yds. So you can see that with the possibility of 300 yard shots in the Missouri breaks, I clearly need this rifle! After all, I have not bought a new set of golf clubs for years...
Now that I have softened up my bride on why I need this rifle, I hope to get your advice on a scope.
I think a 2-10x(40-44mm) scope is what makes sense to me. My thinking is that you need to be able to have a low power for a close shot in the wood and enough power for longer range shots.
Now I know most of you have an attachment of a particular brand. I am not particularly entranced with name brand. My impression is that th optics business has been making the kind of advances that cell phones have made. Her are the candidates that have come up so far:
I am pretty close to buying a Browning A-Bolt Stainless 338 Win Mag with BOSS. I am using my plan to go elk hunting in Eastern Montana next Fall as an excuse to get this new set up. I know my 30-06 will do just fine. Sometimes you just need a little rationale to buy a new gun. For example, I explained to my wife that at 200 yards the 338 with 225 gr bullet generates 50% more ft lbs than my 30-06 with my standard 165 gr bullet. At 300 yds the same 338 round has 200 ft lbs of energy more than the 30-06 at 100 yds. So you can see that with the possibility of 300 yard shots in the Missouri breaks, I clearly need this rifle! After all, I have not bought a new set of golf clubs for years...
Now that I have softened up my bride on why I need this rifle, I hope to get your advice on a scope.
I think a 2-10x(40-44mm) scope is what makes sense to me. My thinking is that you need to be able to have a low power for a close shot in the wood and enough power for longer range shots.
Now I know most of you have an attachment of a particular brand. I am not particularly entranced with name brand. My impression is that th optics business has been making the kind of advances that cell phones have made. Her are the candidates that have come up so far:
Simmons 2.8-10x44 Aetec Master Rifle Scope - $159-189. Chuck Hawkes had nice things to say about this one. See http://www.swfa.com/pc-4715-704-simmons-28-10x44-aetec-master-rifle-scope.aspx
Leupold 3-9x40 VX-II Riflescope - $299. See: http://www.swfa.com/pc-3463-86-leupold-3-9x40-vx-ii-riflescope.aspx
Bushnell 2.5-10x40 Elite 4200 Rifle Scope - $369 See: http://www.swfa.com/pc-1278-185-bushnell-25-10x40-elite-4200-rifle-scope.aspx
Thanks in advance for your advice and experience!Leupold 3-9x40 VX-II Riflescope - $299. See: http://www.swfa.com/pc-3463-86-leupold-3-9x40-vx-ii-riflescope.aspx
Bushnell 2.5-10x40 Elite 4200 Rifle Scope - $369 See: http://www.swfa.com/pc-1278-185-bushnell-25-10x40-elite-4200-rifle-scope.aspx