i am looking for a scope and scope rings that will meet the following requirements:
(1) ruggedness: it needs hold up and perform in wet or cold weather (hunting conditions) and it needs to withstand the occasional light bump and the recoil of a lightweight .308 rifle without breaking or loosing its zero. this is very important to me since i want to be able to trust my hunting gear. up until now i was shooting a winchester 94 with open sights and a scope mounted on see through scope rings. this gave me an option to check whether the scope is still on whenever i wanted, without firing a shot. with a new .308 (i'm looking at the savage 10fxp3 at walmart or the marlin xs7) i don't have that option anymore.
(2)dependability: it needs to provide an sufficiently accurate (hunting accuacy) and clear picture of the target from let's say 20 yards to 250 yards and, of course, hold its zero well enough for hunting deer, black bear, hog or coyote while changing magnifications.
(3)affordability: it needs to fit my always tight budget. i really don't mind, in fact, i prefere to buy from the low end of the price spectrum as long as the gear works well and doesn't break easyly. but i really hate being let down by some marginal or faulty equipment. buying junk is imo the most expensive way of shopping since money and time are thrown away.
i don't shoot my rifle a lot, usually only while hunting or when sighting in or readjusting the scope before hunting season. (shooting practice is done dry firing - it is cheaper and more convinient) in other words: i put usually less than 30 rounds through the barrel per year, in fact, often it's less than 10.
any suggestions??
(1) ruggedness: it needs hold up and perform in wet or cold weather (hunting conditions) and it needs to withstand the occasional light bump and the recoil of a lightweight .308 rifle without breaking or loosing its zero. this is very important to me since i want to be able to trust my hunting gear. up until now i was shooting a winchester 94 with open sights and a scope mounted on see through scope rings. this gave me an option to check whether the scope is still on whenever i wanted, without firing a shot. with a new .308 (i'm looking at the savage 10fxp3 at walmart or the marlin xs7) i don't have that option anymore.
(2)dependability: it needs to provide an sufficiently accurate (hunting accuacy) and clear picture of the target from let's say 20 yards to 250 yards and, of course, hold its zero well enough for hunting deer, black bear, hog or coyote while changing magnifications.
(3)affordability: it needs to fit my always tight budget. i really don't mind, in fact, i prefere to buy from the low end of the price spectrum as long as the gear works well and doesn't break easyly. but i really hate being let down by some marginal or faulty equipment. buying junk is imo the most expensive way of shopping since money and time are thrown away.
i don't shoot my rifle a lot, usually only while hunting or when sighting in or readjusting the scope before hunting season. (shooting practice is done dry firing - it is cheaper and more convinient) in other words: i put usually less than 30 rounds through the barrel per year, in fact, often it's less than 10.
any suggestions??
