Scope ideas?

[TLS_Addict]

I am looking to get a scope for my new rifle.

Now I wont break the bank and I wont go cheap. It has to be somewhere in the middle. The gun that its going on is a Remmington Model 700 XCR chambered in .375 Ultramag. It is not a heavy gun and this puppy is going to rare back pretty good. My light bullets I picked up are 260 gr ballistic tip boat tails and I have some 300 gr round nosers as well.

It has the black sights on it and I plan to leave them on. The scope I am looking in to is the NIKON TITANIUM. I think its a 5.5-15 or something. For some reason I cant remember it for the life of me. Its the only scope that matches the gun pretty close. Due to my "connections" I can get one brand new for around $350, this includes mounts/rings too.

What do you guys think? I am no optics expert and never say I am but I am leaning towards this scope.

Oh and if the gun kicks too much I am sending it to Magna Port to get the gun threaded for a boss that they make. ITs like around 2 inches long is all.

[oodn-oodn]

Consider a reticle that provides bullet drop compensation for your long distance shots, like a Burris ballistiplex reticle or even a mildot. Nikon has reticle that provides basically the same thing with a couple of small circles under the crosshair, but I forget what they call it.

[swmn]

Low magnification = long eye relief. It is just the way the math works.

If you really want to run more than about 9x magnification you might want to consider a shooter's sling with the loop that goes around your left bicep, I see them around here for under $30 in decent to good quality leather.

[Quantim0]

I'd look at a Nikon or Leupold. You'll need a sturdy brand name scope to stand up to the pain that rifle is going to dish out. Same thing with your shoulder.

[oodn-oodn]

Low magnification = long eye relief. It is just the way the math works.

If you really want to run more than about 9x magnification you might want to consider a shooter's sling with the loop that goes around your left bicep, I see them around here for under $30 in decent to good quality leather.

Concur, long eye relief is a good idea on high recoil rifle. I finally got my old mauser's scope set up where it doesn't give me a black eye on the first shot, but I still have to be careful.

Also, I tend to put higher magnification scopes on my smaller rifles (223s), where I'm perfectly content with a 3x9 on the big guns. Haven't really thought about why I do that, maybe I'm compensating or something. :confused:

[silverspeed03]

The Super Sniper seems to be a popular choice.

[TJay74]

I Am In The Same Delima.

I Would Really Like A Nice Leupold In The Mark 4 Series, But Most Of Them Are Way More Than I Care To Spend Right Now.

My Compromises Are:

Bushnell In The 4200 Elite Series
Nikon In The Monarch Series

Looking For A 4x Or 6x With A 15-20x And At Least A 40mm Obj. I Am Also Wanting Mildots For The Reticule As Well.

I Have A Bushnell 3200 Elite That I Had On My Ar But I Am Switching The Ar Over To A Eotech 512.a65. It Is A Decent Scope For What I Payed For It Hence Why I Thought About Them.

My Dad Has Always Been A Leupold Guy But He Recently Bought A Nightforce For His Dpms Ar-10 And It Is A Really Nice Scope But I Would Hope So For Being $1500 Or So New.

[TLS_Addict]

I dont really want a scope that has the compensation for distance. Rather glass my range, know my bullet drop and compensate for it that way.

This thing is going to blister me when I pull the trigger, although I am not afraid of it I want to make sure I dont get a nice scar above my eye or up my nose.

I am going to go with the TITANIUM schope I think. It matches my gun quite well and its a quality brand. This thing will be used for a grizzly someday, or when I go out west, or if I ever got the chance to hunt in Africa (never will happen), or if I want to stop a Semi-Truck in its path.....lol Also its a good conversation piece. I like having the biggest gun in the group. My pops has the 338 ultra mag. Why they shortened the shoulder on those as apposed to the 300 and the 375 ultra mag is beyond my knowledge. Might be a pressure issue.......

[TJay74]

Nice Choice Then, My Dad Told Me To Check Out Burris So I Am Looking At A Tac 30 Or The Tact Ii Series For Me.

[TLS_Addict]

Not a bad choice, I asked my buddy about some of those during lunch at his gun store. He told me just go with the NIKON because it matches the gun.

My dad has a 3200 that he really likes. I think he has it on his Browning 338.

[toxie]

Nikon are exellent rifle scopes, and burris is just a step higher.

About 3 years ago Nikon REALLY stepped up their game, (the marketing to match).

[TJay74]

Yeah my choices are...

Burris Tac 30 or Tac II
Bushnell 4200 series
Nikon Monarch X

So far the Burris is the ony one in the really reasonable range for me.

[DanB]

How bout a fixed 6x42 leupold. they are very reasonably priced and though as hell. Have used them alot and they have good optics.

[TJay74]

I dont want a fixed scope on any type of long range tactical rifle that I plan on building. I have a fixed bushnell on my Ruger 10/22 and it is ok and works fine but we are also talking about something that I wouldnt plan on shooting for really long range shots.

[ORYX]

I had a Nikon 4.5-14 scope on a Sako .270, the combo. worked very well.

[jetsiphon]

What's your max distance you're planning on shooting?

For a cart like that 375 that isn't really a 500+ yard shooter, why not go with a Trijicon 1-4x Accupoint? Having the lower power for faster target acquisitions and greater field of view will be very advantageous with dangerous game.

4x will get you out to 500 yards no problem.

Don't worry about mildots if you don't know how to use them. If you do know how to use them, fine, if not and you want some form of bullet drop calcs, get an optic that has a BDC calibrated to your bullet choice.

[Brody JGR]

I prefer the Nikon prostaff or Monarch.. JMO.