chaim
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So I just got a Savage 110 without a scope and while I'll probably use the irons for a month or two I'd like to scope it. Right now I don't want to spend an arm and a leg on a scope (I'd rather be around $50 if I can but I doubt if that is realistic). I've been looking through the Natchez catalogue (the paper version) and I've seen several possibilities (well, I might need to go to $120-150, but I'd rather be around $100 or less if possible).
Who makes decent starter/economy scopes? I like my Tasco rimfire scope but then again, I haven't had it that long nor do I really have anything better to compare.
Can I get something decent for $100 or less (and if not, for $150 or less)?
I'd like adjustable, but if I can get a far better scope in that price range in a fixed power scope I'd be willing to go fixed.
I will mostly be shooting paper at 100yds, but once I get decent I'd like to move to the 200yd line and eventually join a local club that has access to a local military base's 600 yard range that I might get to as often as one Sunday a month.
I'd prefer a scope that can handle all those possibilities, though I probably won't be trying my hand at 600yds for a while so a scope that is good to 100-200yds will be acceptable.
Ideally, I'd like to be able to stick with this first scope for a couple years before I grow out of it though, and thus it would also need to last this long. Right now I don't get to the rifle range much, but that might be changing in the future (so it is possible that this might get significant use over those two or three years).
If I go with a fixed scope should I get a scope in 4X power, 6X power or more? If adjustable what range (3-9, 4-12, up to 24)? I think I'd like more than a 4X (my rimfire scope is 4X and at greater than 100yds I think my eyes would need more magnification to see if I got a hit on paper). If I get a fixed 6X or 8X scope, would it still be ok at the shorter ranges (I'd still probably occasionally shoot at targets at the 50yd point for fun).
OK, so between "what brand" and all the other questions I've given a lot to consider. I look forward to your responses.
Who makes decent starter/economy scopes? I like my Tasco rimfire scope but then again, I haven't had it that long nor do I really have anything better to compare.
Can I get something decent for $100 or less (and if not, for $150 or less)?
I'd like adjustable, but if I can get a far better scope in that price range in a fixed power scope I'd be willing to go fixed.
I will mostly be shooting paper at 100yds, but once I get decent I'd like to move to the 200yd line and eventually join a local club that has access to a local military base's 600 yard range that I might get to as often as one Sunday a month.
I'd prefer a scope that can handle all those possibilities, though I probably won't be trying my hand at 600yds for a while so a scope that is good to 100-200yds will be acceptable.
Ideally, I'd like to be able to stick with this first scope for a couple years before I grow out of it though, and thus it would also need to last this long. Right now I don't get to the rifle range much, but that might be changing in the future (so it is possible that this might get significant use over those two or three years).
If I go with a fixed scope should I get a scope in 4X power, 6X power or more? If adjustable what range (3-9, 4-12, up to 24)? I think I'd like more than a 4X (my rimfire scope is 4X and at greater than 100yds I think my eyes would need more magnification to see if I got a hit on paper). If I get a fixed 6X or 8X scope, would it still be ok at the shorter ranges (I'd still probably occasionally shoot at targets at the 50yd point for fun).
OK, so between "what brand" and all the other questions I've given a lot to consider. I look forward to your responses.
