wford
Member
Hi everyone. I have never truly hunted before and some friends want me to go out next year. I am operating on a fairly tight budget but really want to have a nice setup that does what I need it to. I recently got a tikka t3 lite in stainless .300 win mag and I have absolutely nothing for it/ on it. I am not new to guns really as I have been shooting guns for years but not too many high powered rifles (just rifles owned by people at the range). The hunting I will be doing will be mostly within 300 yards usually substantially less but being able to shoot further would be great. One thing I love about the tikka is the lightness, and want a scope that isn't overly heavy. I am wondering if i need a spotting scope for the range or if my rifle scope will be enough to see where I hit, and most importantly, what is a good scope for around 200? I'm sure most of you use scopes worth far more but I simply cannot afford a scope worth over 300 or so, but would prefer less if possible. This rifle kicks like a mule and I would like to keep my eye away from the scope at least about 3 inches. I have been looking at cheap nikons and vortex scopes. I live very close to vortex here in wisconsin and stopped by their headquarters and it would be nice to have someone to go to locally if i have issues.