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Scope for .22

westlund_125westlund_125 Member Posts: 469 ✭✭✭
edited April 2005 in Ask the Experts
I have a Henry .22 lever action with a grooved receiver. Should i go with a catilever mount, clamp on mounts, or have the mounts drilled and tapped?

What should i look for in a scope? 4x15? what brand is most econimical(i'm lookin between $150-200) thanks!
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    westlund_125westlund_125 Member Posts: 469 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    yester day i got a .22LR and i want to get a scope thats pretty cheap, what our you recommendations
    Are red dot scopes any good on .22s?

    "A good scope can end a bad situation"
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    scottscott Member Posts: 265 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    go to pawn shops...you will be happy you did
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    ThrockmortonThrockmorton Member Posts: 814 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    WalMart over pawn shop..gotta think new cheap beats used cheap unless you know what to look for...which I don't.

    Throckmorton SASS #23149
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    ATFATF Member Posts: 11,683 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    For a .22 I don't think you'll go wrong with a BSA. [8D] [^]

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    65gto38965gto389 Member Posts: 2,850 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I recommend calling up cabelas or visiting their website(can get ph # from there)they do have scopes espically made for the .22lr and .17hmr/m2 (not sure of red dot). Or you can purchase a bushnell or bsa that will be just as good if you can not find the specific scope for the .22lr.
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    IAMACLONE_2IAMACLONE_2 Member Posts: 4,725
    edited November -1
    I have tried therm all. Red Dots suck!
    Wal-mart Simmons 32mm lens 3x9 about $30.
    Best that I have found for the money!
    Dang good upto 100yrds.
    Set it up for 50 yrds on the thin part of the dead center reticle, then go to the 100yrd & use the thick part of the duplex reticle as the aimpoint, dead center at 100yrds!

    Walte
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    timbromantimbroman Member Posts: 1,164 ✭
    edited November -1
    Westlund - I think you've gotten some good advice - ie. the Simmons 3-9 variable. I like a 4x but that's just me. What I would emphasize is to avoid a ".22 scope", generally with a 3/4" tube. A rifle scope with 1" tube is the way to go - it can mean a huge difference in the light-gathering characteristic of the scope.

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    DONDALINGERDONDALINGER Member Posts: 1,541 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I just mounted a BSA Classic 4X32 on my .22 magnum 597. I paid $24 at WalMart and zeroed it in 4 shots not using a boresighter. I had a BSA Deerhunter series on it before and took it off to put on a bigger gun. I have about (6) BSA scopes on different guns and have never had any issues. I don't reccomend buying used scopes. My brother bought a used scope at a local gun shop($25) and it would not hold zero on his .243. You just never know what you are going to get when you buy used optics. IMO

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    He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 50,951 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Several of my .22's have Simmons Rimfire Magnum scopes. I usually go for higher end optics, but for under $50 at Natchez, these seem to do very well. 1" tubes, fixed 2x or 4x. I like them just fine and save the money for good scopes on the center fire rifles.
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