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Rifle Scopes

NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
edited July 2002 in Ask the Experts
Does anyone know the quality of A1 optic scopes? They claim to have been making scopes for the military and are now starting offer there products to the pucblic. I have recently purchase a 300wsm model 70 in SS. I want to instal a 2.5 to 10 power scope with 50mm objective lens or a 3 to 12 power scope with 50mm objective lens. Should I also be considering AOE, range finder, etc.?
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  • NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Of the following which one brand holds up better than the others:
    BSA
    BARSKA
    LEAPERS
    NIKKO STIRLING
    YUKON

    Im looking to get me a scope on my new rifle.

    found these on midway and thought i wou ask the experts here.

    Thanks for you're time
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  • NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a bec rifle scope I bought on sale from the Sportsman Guide about five or six yrs ago.I was going to put it on a .22Hornet,whenI bought the gun I took the scope to have them mount and Boresite it.When I came back to pick it up they said the mounts which were on the scope broke as they were putting it on.He said they were made of white metal.I told him I understood I would buy some new rings off him.Thats when he told me it was a 30mm scope instead of 1 inch,and he would have to order them.So I just bought a quality scope and he mounted it.I came across the bec 3x9 power and I remembered why I wanted it mounted on the Hornet,it has a great picture clear and bright.I tried to get it to fog up and it didnt.Im going to buy a cheap but good little rifle,the New England Handi Rifle chambered in .22Hornet to haul around as a varmit Rifle so I dont have to worry about scratching it up or etc.Ive had good luck with the Handi Rifles their real shooters,but does anyone know if the Bec scopes are any count before I order the 30mm rings?


    Thanks in advance.

    Rugster
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  • NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Would anyone have any comments about the quality of the new Weaver optics.I am particularly interested in their "V" series scopes.How would they measure up to the Burris signature series. I'm looking at the higher magnification versions.

    Randy Summers
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  • NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I own a Savage 110FP and Remington 700 PSS LTR both in .308 I want to put good high quality scopes on these that are not gonna break the bank. Any suggestions?
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  • NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Where can I get dealer and technical information on any of the following rifle scopes: JW * and Litschert? It's getting close to Woodchuck time here in SE PA and I would like to dress up my varment rifle with some classic glass. Frankly, I don't even know if they still make these scopes but I sure like the looks of the old time stuff and would like to know how these two stack up against Unertel.
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  • NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    So many scopes and so many brands,,I would like to hear what the experts have to say as to who makes the best?
    Seems like there is a group who really doesnt like the Leupold.
    I am in the market for a new scope it will sit on top of a Sako 300 RUM SS rifle and will be used primarily for stalk and hunt medium to large animals. Was going to pick up a Leupold VX III is a 4.5 x 14 x 50mm matt finish until I have noticed so many dont like them.
    So I ask, who's the best, should I get a paper route or save green stamps and get myself a Swarovski, or Zeiss.


    2B
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  • NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    CAN ANYONE GIVE ME FEEDBACK ON THE BRUNTON LINE OF SCOPES?
    POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE THE SCOPE WOULD BE MOUNTED ON A 204
    THANKS
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  • Der GebirgsjagerDer Gebirgsjager Member Posts: 1,673 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Seems like everyone is just about as puzzled by a Bec scope as I am. Frankly, I never heard of it. Chinese? Anyway, (1) you've got it, (2) you like it, (3) it passed your fog test, so....why not use it? You weren't just going to trash it, were you? 30mm is the big thing in Europe, but not so big on this side of the Great Water. There appears to be no significant difference between 30mm and 1"; at any rate not enough to create a 30mm fad here. Nevertheless, most manufacturers offer rings for 30mm. Tasco Mfg.# 780C $14.99, Weaver Mfg.# 49121 $23.56.
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  • MobuckMobuck Member Posts: 14,088 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You can find 30mm rings in most shops tha fit weaver-type bases. Price varies but most should run around $10 =/-. Do not try to mount a 30mm scope with 1" rings.

    Mobuck
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  • will270winwill270win Member Posts: 4,845
    edited November -1
    Can't go wrong, it's doing what you want it to.


    ~Secret Select Society Of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets~
    Will270win@nraonline.com
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  • bullelkbullelk Member Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    rugster,
    Good quality 30mm rings will cost you at least $25.00 to 30.00, and that's wholesale. Example, Redfield wholesale avg. $27.00 set. Weaver, $20.00. Leupold, $25.00 to 30.00. I like the Leupold QD if you're using Weaver type mounts.

    What's with these BEC scopes you're talking about, Never heard of them??
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  • PearywPearyw Member Posts: 3,699
    edited November -1
    BEC is a line of inexpensive China made scopes.
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  • will270winwill270win Member Posts: 4,845
    edited November -1
    That bullelk knows his optics stuff!


    ~Secret Select Society Of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets~
    Will270win@nraonline.com
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  • cwinncwinn Member Posts: 1,223 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Rugster

    BEC scopes: good value for the money. Had one that i to purchased from Sportsmans guide for my marlin 25n 22lr. with previous scopes it was an ok shooter. with the BEC scope i found it very easy to connect with field mice at 150 yards consistenly from a stable rest. I to found the optics very clear and sharp. my brother now owns the rifle and uses it for crows around his house. he also loves the scope/rifle. hope this helps. good luck!
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  • NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks for all the advice,Im not to familiar with 30mm scopes.The Weaver mount is what I want to mount it with,so since weaver makes mounts Ill give it a try.I didnt know it was a 30mm scope when I bought it they didnt tell it in the catalog.Any way the worst that can happen is I might have to take it off if I dont like it down the road.It should hold up on the little Hornet any way. I have a couple of the Handi Rifles,and they have really served me well.If I dont want to bang or get wet one of my Higher quality rifles.I will grab one of them,they make a good truck gun.Plus Ive got two nephews I hope to start out on 22s then move up to the Hornet.They are about as safe as it gets,and one of my nephews is four and hes already shooting the 22 I hold it for him of course.One of these days we may have kids of our own to pass them along to.When I want a new gun thats what I tell my wife,and it works for me.

    Rugster
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  • punchiepunchie Member Posts: 2,792 ✭
    edited November -1
    You didn't mention size of objective. High mounts may be required if over 44mm objective. Might save you the hassel of return and reorder.

    AN ARMED SOCIETY IS A POLITE SOCIETY
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  • bullelkbullelk Member Posts: 679 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    will270win,
    Thanks for the compliment. Flattery wil get you every where. What can I do for you today??

    rugster, got your e-mail. I replied to it. And by the way, recently I bought a set of Tasco 30mm rings on the other auction site for $13.00 including shipping. They were the older steel ones, with a little different mount set-up. However it was still a good buy. The later ones are made of aluminum which I didn't care for. They wholesale for $7.00 a set if that tells you anything.

    Keep an eye out on the auctions.
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  • buddybbuddyb Member Posts: 5,369 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a BEC 3x9x42 on a 22mag I was so impressed with I ordered another before I had a rifle to put it on.I recently put it on a bull barrel 10-22 and at about 30 yards it will not adjust down enough.(prints about 5 inches high)I am not ready to blame the scope because its probably made fo a center fire.I have a Handi-Rifle that I like with a 3x9x40 scope.A few months ago I put a 3x12x52 30mm on it.The new scope was too large on the small rifle.It shot fine,but it took the Handi out of Handi-Rifle ,so I put the old scope back on it.
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