In order to participate in the GunBroker Member forums, you must be logged in with your GunBroker.com account. Click the sign-in button at the top right of the forums page to get connected.
Scoping a ML
dpmule
Member Posts: 6,652 ✭✭✭✭
I will be going Illinois for a ML hunt this year.
I want to stack the deck in my favor as much as possible, What is the consenus on the Leupold scope made for ML?
Worth it or just as simple to buy a VX-II or III, so that it could be later used on centerfire rifles ?
I want to stack the deck in my favor as much as possible, What is the consenus on the Leupold scope made for ML?
Worth it or just as simple to buy a VX-II or III, so that it could be later used on centerfire rifles ?
Comments
I use a Sightron S2 3-9 on my fierce Savage, it works great.
Secondly, unless you are going to be hunting in open land, I'd just go with the iron sights. I don't like scopes for hunting with shots less than 100 yards. But that is just a personal choice. Bonne chasse!
To me the keys to putting the right scope on a muzzleloader or shotgun are sufficent eye relief and going with high enough quality. The Leupold's have about 4" eye relief (3.75" would be about the least I'd be OK with) and are high enough quality.
Most other rifle scopes don't have enough eye relief for me. If you stay with a Leupold, I see no reason to spend extra for their scope made for a muzzleloader. If you go to another brand, you may have to use a scope made for a ML just to get enough eye relief.
I recently bought a Redfield Revolution 4-12X40 (made by Leupold). I like it a lot and would say that it seems at least equivalent to the VX-1 series. These also have enough eye relief.
And I am certianly of the 'use a scope' camp. I've killed too many deer in that first or last 1/2 hour of legal shooting light where I would not have been able to clearly see open sights.