Pistol Scopes

rokkmann

I have a 7 1/2" ruger redhawk in 454 Casull. I bought a Burris 2x7 posilock variable for it. It lasted 8 shots before going permanently out of focus. I sent it in the Burris and they remedied the problem. I remounted and the same thing happened after 10 shots. I sent back into Burris and they fixed it. I had the pistol magna-ported and remounted scope. It lasted about 15 shots before same thing happened again. Questions:
1. Would a fixed power scope be less likely to go out of focus like this?
2. Can anybody recommend a scope brand less likely to do this on a Casull? I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact that the Burris can't take it.
many thanks,
Chris

rokkmann

I would like to know if anyone can give me an idea of what would be a good scope to put on a Ruger Super Redhawk in 454 Casull?

dustebutt

I like the Leupold fixed 2 power. But I don't know how well they hold up under a cannon like that. I heard the Burris posi-loc is a good one for heavy recoil.

JustC

magnified scopes are nice, but for hunting, when you have to take many of your shots just at dark, I can't find the crosshairs. For hunting, I would suggest a red dot set-up. It's just point and pull when the shot comes in low light. For daytime hunts, the Burris magnified scopes are priced right, and they are high quality.

A great rifle with a junk scope,....is junk.

Nighthawk

I am only tellig you what research I have done about the subject. For I had trouble keeping the scope lined up on one of my hand canons. Every time I shot it two or three times it would jar it off sight. A local gun genius told me the scope or rings were not the main issue. Of course you need a good scope. But I let him take the gun and work on it and he said he lapped the scope/rings and I am using the same equipment without the problems I was having. Knock on wood. Hope this can be of help to you. By the way he charged me only $25.00 Bucks.

Good Shooting.

Rugster

gundummy

Leupold M8 fixed 2x been working great for me so far on a .44 mag. Never shot the .454 so not sure how the two compares as far as recoil, but I think it should work fine. GD

NOTPOSTAL

I had a Redfield Golden 5 Star on my Taurus M44 and didn't have any problems.

...from my cold dead fingers!!

CAndres35

take a look at holo-sights. they are great for pistols and will take the recoil if mounted properly. carl

spclark

Yes, for hunting, I'd recommend a red dot - light weight, easy to see at dusk, you can change the brightness & MOA settings on some for specific conditions. Carry an extra battery though. For target shooting, you might want to look at Thompson Center's handgun 'scopes for your palm-bruiser - they're built to stand up to the punishment & I think they even make an illuminated model as well. Lapping scope rings is always a good idea to make best use of the metal that's there & decrease the effect of a few ten thousandths too much or too little metal. Don't forget to align whatever you choose as closely as possible WITHOUT using the w/e screws; choose your rings carefully, shim or have machined as needed, center the crosshairs or red dot by placing the scope into v-notches cut in the sides on an appropriately sized cardboard box, then look thru the scope while you rotate it in the notches. You'll see how close you are to "perfect" alignment & can use the adjustment screws to bring your aim point into perfect centering.

rokkmann

Thanks everyone for all the input.This will help alot to make up my mind.