as some of you know i use my boat to access remote areas to hunt in the mtns. i have been using a marlin 45-70 guide gun with a leupold 2.5-8 scope. that gun getts heavy when i usually hike 400-1000 foot of elevation above the lake to hunt. so i recently bought a ruger 77/44 carbine chambered in 44 magnum to shave a few pounds off my load. i want a low powered scope for this rifle. i am looking at the leupold vx 3 1.5-5x20 the vx5 1-5x24 and the trijicon 1-4x24 accupoint. do any of yall have any experience with these scopes or similar models that you could suggest? i want a max of 1.5 on the low end for running hogs. any input would be appreciated. open to other suggestions as well. low light performance is also a big concern. thanks
If I were concerned about low light performance, i would use the same model 2-8 x 32 you are using now. I have several 2-8 x32 VX3s and they work great. That small objective just will not pick up the light like a bigger one.
I like old skool 4x. I have a sweet redfield that I sent off to be redone and a couple old wire reticle Weavers that have some have some discoloration around the edges of the lenses but they still hold zero. When I had alot of guns I bought two Bushnell 4x circle reticle for $39.95 and they were lights out.
thanks for the responses, i did not expect to get any very quick. i am still considering a 2.5-8 vx3 for that gun due to performance in low light. i have never had the small 24mm scopes and dint know how they perform in the dark. i use the 4x32 scopes on some of my squirrel guns. like them alot very quick pointing and simple. thanks for your input guys.
good point jb. i have considered a fixed 2.5 power scope just fir the weight. but would really like to have a very low bottom magnification. a true 1x would be super fast like a red dot.
that is a very unique scope. i will check it out next time i go to cabelas. looks like it would meet all my needs. not sure if i will like that reticle or not though. thanks jb
260 was one of my favorite guns. I had two, one was a real nice BDL or something that I never really shot but my go to was a MTN LSS it was a looker....and a shooter.
I also have a Marlin 1895 Custom Shop 45-70, but my scope is a Vortex Optics Crossfire II 2-7×32 Scout. I had a problem similar to yours and the thing that helped me the most was purchasing a torque wrench, as my scope wasn't mounted well. I used a website that recommends the top of the best torque wrenches, ballachy.com, and it helped a lot in finding the right fit for me. I ended up getting the Scope Mounting Kit Combo, as I saw it was the Editor's Choice, so it must've been good (which it really is). There are still a lot of great, more affordable choices if you're not ready to invest in something like this yet. Anyways, you do you!
recently bought my first bolt action rifle and topped it off with my first real scope (been mostly into pistols and AR's, but since I've gotten into reloading ive been more into doing some precision shooting) and I chose the diamondback tactical 4-16x44. Looks like I made a good choice.
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