Best scope for 300-600 yard benchrest

[Grego]

Gents,
Just purchased the 12 Benchrest in .308. Would appreciate your input on best scope for 300-600 yard silhouette & benchrest shooting. Have some macular degeneration in my dominant eye, so clarity is important.
Thank'ee

[Txhillbilly]

It really depends on how much magnification you're wanting, and how much you're willing to spend. Also which focal plane that you prefer the reticle to be in.
Most Benchrest shooter's use very high magnification scopes in order to see their hits on target.

On the lower priced side of high quality scopes would be the Sightron SIII series in 8-32x or 10-50x.
Delta Stryker HD 5-50x
Sightron SVSS series
Nightforce Benchrest or Competition series
Kahles K1050
March- They have several different scopes with magnification ranges as high as 80x.

All of these scopes are great scopes, it just depends on the features you want, and the money you want to spend. You can also find many of these scopes on the used market for great savings, look on Accurate Shooter's forum.

[hamiltonkiler]

Budget I would look at fixed power 24x swfa


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[Robinhood]

It really depends on how much magnification you're wanting, and how much you're willing to spend. Also which focal plane that you prefer the reticle to be in.
Most Benchrest shooter's use very high magnification scopes in order to see their hits on target.

On the lower priced side of high quality scopes would be the Sightron SIII series in 8-32x or 10-50x.
Delta Stryker HD 5-50x
Sightron SVSS series
Nightforce Benchrest or Competition series
Kahles K1050
March- They have several different scopes with magnification ranges as high as 80x.

All of these scopes are great scopes, it just depends on the features you want, and the money you want to spend. You can also find many of these scopes on the used market for great savings, look on Accurate Shooter's forum.

Budget is subjective but there is something fore everyone here


Budget I would look at fixed power 24x swfa
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They are sold out of the 24x's but they have plenty of the 20x's:cool:

Anything over a 16x in these scopes get a little dark but usually not a problem target shootting. They are tough too.

[bsekf]

How about the good old 36x Weaver?

[Grego]

That's a great scope, but I need variable power for shorter ranges.
thanks

[jkv45]

Your budget is going to narrow your choices significantly.

How much do you have to spend?

[Grego]

Your budget is going to narrow your choices significantly.

How much do you have to spend?
The eternal problem - budget vs dream - has gotten me in trouble all my life. I'm 74; why change now? :p No doubt I'll get more scope than I need, will be the envy of the guys at the club and need to sell one of my guns to stay reasonably in debt.

[jkv45]

The eternal problem - budget vs dream - has gotten me in trouble all my life. I'm 74; why change now? :p No doubt I'll get more scope than I need, will be the envy of the guys at the club and need to sell one of my guns to stay reasonably in debt.


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[Evlshnngns]

The eternal problem - budget vs dream - has gotten me in trouble all my life. I'm 74; why change now? :p No doubt I'll get more scope than I need, will be the envy of the guys at the club and need to sell one of my guns to stay reasonably in debt.

Ha ha. I love my sightron 10-50. My weaver 36x is nice, almost too fine of cross hair. Vortex golden eagle should go on your list as well.

[GrenGuy]

+2 on the Vortex Golden Eagle. I just got My second one :)

[Grego]

Thanks for all the valuable input Gents. I have a Vortex catalog on the way and have spoken to then once already.

[hamiltonkiler]

Thanks for all the valuable input Gents. I have a Vortex catalog on the way and have spoken to then once already.

Please don’t buy new vortex products.

Unless you enjoy being scopless for returns. And burning ammo chasing a good scope.
Mounting and re mounting.

Don’t get me wrong. You might get a good one. You might not.

Look at some cyclops reviews on YouTube for real reviews.

I’ve only had vortex binoculars but they have been back twice. I have friends that have had nothing but problems from their 100-500$ price range vortex scopes.

Cheers


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[Bill2905]

+3 on the Vortex Golden Eagle. I really like my Sightron SIII 8-32 as well.