Tired of burning through scopes: need suggestion for 308 scope under $300-350

Buy a used Leupold Vari-x II or VX-II. A pawnshop will have one for under 300 bucks. Heck, I've even seen fixed 6x Leupolds for 150. Good luck

--SRS

Over 50 posts and nobody has suggested making sure the tang is also floated?

Make sure the rear tang is not in contact with the stock.

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Originally Posted by beta1759

look at redfield. they are made by leupold, so they have the same USA machining/assembly/design and the same lifetime warranty.

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All of the components of a Redfield scope are made in China and designed and assembled in the USA.

I thought we had already asked him about clearance earlier.

You might want to check your ring alignment. If you are going thru scopes on a 308 then i would be looking for the cause. Cheap scopes maybe but better money is betting on misaligned rings. Properly lapped rings should go a long way towards solving the scope problem IF everything else is tight and there are no other issues with the rifle.

If ya want a good scope for the money natchezss has the weaver v-16 for $209 and the nikon buckmaster 4.5-14×40 for $199

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Originally Posted by earl39

You might want to check your ring alignment. If you are going thru scopes on a 308 then i would be looking for the cause. Cheap scopes maybe but better money is betting on misaligned rings. Properly lapped rings should go a long way towards solving the scope problem IF everything else is tight and there are no other issues with the rifle.

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That's what I was thinking. Cheap unlapped rings, or a warped scope base, or two piece scope base misaligned.

Warped tubes are bad, and you can have rings that barely make contact.