How far do you plan on shooting?
I'm will be buying a scope for a new .223 and am looking very hard at a new Redfield 4x12x40 for the price and they really do look like a great scope. but am wondering if this is enough magnification for a prairie dog/yote/target gun. thoughts?
How far do you plan on shooting?
I'd like to say 500-600 yards but actually i'd say i would very rarly shoot past 300 yard
I still use an old Redfield 4x12x40 (1960 ) on my 22-250 for anything out to 4-500 yrds.
Prefer the 6-18x40 VX II from Leupold (with turrets). Better to have just a bit more than you might need.
Almost all of my prairie dogs are shot with any of the scopes on 16 or 18 power.
I use 8x32 and skip the spotting scope for short range target shooting.Originally Posted by dcloco
.223 Rem AI, .22-250 AI, .220 Swift AI .243 Win AI, .6mm Rem AI, .257 Rob AI, .25-06 AI, 6.5x300wsm .30-06 AI, .270 STW, 7mm STW, 28 nosler, .416 Taylor
I would say you're in the right range. I may consider a 6-18, but it really just depends on how far your shots will be. You can shoot 300 yard coyotes and prairie dogs just fine at 12x (just like 4x @ 100 yards), but much farther, things get small and target shooting isn't real precise. At the same time, calling coyotes in the brush with a scope that only goes down to 6x can lead to some frustrating situations when a dog pops up close and you can't find him in your glass. You will be much happier with an lower-powered scope, wishing you had more, rather than having a high-powered scope, wishing you could turn it down some more.
I'm looking into a Elite 6500 Tactical in 2.5-16 should be a good compromise, for up close and the 500+ shots.
I think that might be a touch out of my price range, but yeah that would be perfect.Originally Posted by Pa Hog
thanks for all the replies, you all make good points. Redfields new site launched today http://www.redfield.com/ and i sure would like to give a new american product a chance. I could always use it for a while on the .223 then move it to something else (my Omega needs new glass) when i need to upgrade the .223 scope.
never heard of these scopes...
for that range, i'd probably go with with a SWFA Super Sniper, a Bushnell 3200 or 4200 Eleite or a WOTAC / Falcon from www.sightwonders.com
for the Super Sniper or Bushnell, you can buy on eBay or www.swfa.com
for up 300 yards, i use a 10x42 WOTAC. i don't need a spotting scope for up to 200yards using shoot-n-see peel-n-stick type targets....
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