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Borngeechee

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For years I used a Weaver K 1.5 on a 20 gauge 1100 for slugs.. My present slug gun, a rifled 12 gauge 1100, has a Weaver K 2.5.

My pet .280 Rem wore a Leupold fixed 4X for years. It accounted for perhaps 30 big game animals ranging from pronghorns to moose, imcluding a whitetail and a caribou at 400 yards and several other animals at 300..Never had any problem getting good crosshair definition on anything..I eventually replaced it with a Leupold fixed 6X, because I got a great deal on one. That is a great scope also, but is higher power than I prefer in the woods.I use now when I am hunting open country.

Shot several animals with a Ruger 77 .338 Win mag, all appx 200 yards..Leupold fixed 4X. Sold that rifle and swapped the Leupy 4X to a 9.3 x 62.. Shot a couple caribou at about 200 yards and a moose at 300 yards with it, plus two whitetails and a coyote at less than 50 yards in the woods. Worked fine for everything.

My current favorite whitetail rifle is a Rem 700 Mountain rifle in

7mm08. When I bought it they had a special on Burris scopes. They did not have a Burris fixed 4X in the shop, so I got a 2x7x 32mm.

it has been a good scope and I forgive it for being a variable. most of the time I keep it set on 2x. When on stand I sometimes advance it to 4x.

I like quality low power scopes.. Good clear optics, generous eye relief, wide field of view, and damned seldom does anything go wrong with them.

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By the way, Born, I got a smokin' deal on a Leupy 1x4x24 a couple of years back.

I bought used but like new for $100. A friend of mine had it on his Ruger #1 .375 H&H, but the rifle kicked the snot out of him, so he peddled it and sold me the scope.

It is currently on my 11-87 cantilever turkey barrel, since a fine scope NEEDS to be kept working, but where it would really LIKE to be is on a short, handy rifle with a big HOLE in the end of the barrel...<<smile>>...

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By the way, Born, I got a smokin' deal on a Leupy 1x4x24 a couple of years back.

I bought used but like new for $100. A friend of mine had it on his Ruger #1 .375 H&H, but the rifle kicked the snot out of him, so he peddled it and sold me the scope.

It is currently on my 11-87 cantilever turkey barrel, since a fine scope NEEDS to be kept working, but where it would really LIKE to be is on a short, handy rifle with a big HOLE in the end of the barrel...<<smile>>...

That was a great deal. I need to find one like that.
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A fixed 4X on your .270 ?

I love you, man...

Wanta go out and get drunk and pick up some chicks ?

 

You are funny pygmy.  Where I hunt (thick nasty), the .270 is overkill.  The 4x makes sense.  This just happened to be a field kill (my first ever).  I am not a big fan of long shots.  Just way too impersonal and I am no sniper.  lol

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I'm thinking about a 1-4x24 for my 20 inch barreled .338 "brush" gun. Any pros or cons to this type of scope for shots under 400 yards?

 

The main advantage to low power optics is a wider field of view in close.  That helps a lot when shots are at running game.  It also helps you observe surroundings when it's possible there is more than one animal in close.  The more you can see in that scope, the better.  

 

As far as a scope for a .338 brush rifle, I'd lean towards a 2-7x33mm over a 1-4x24mm.  I find the larger objective lens gives me better low light shooting ability.  It also helps to have 7X power when shooting over 300 yards and they tend to be less expensive than a comparable 1-4 variable.

 

Yes, it offers a little less field of view in close, but it's only noticeable if game is within 15 yards or so.  If you are figuring more than 50% of your shots will be that close, or running, a 1-4 variable may be a better choice.

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The main advantage to low power optics is a wider field of view in close. That helps a lot when shots are at running game. It also helps you observe surroundings when it's possible there is more than one animal in close. The more you can see in that scope, the better.

As far as a scope for a .338 brush rifle, I'd lean towards a 2-7x33mm over a 1-4x24mm. I find the larger objective lens gives me better low light shooting ability. It also helps to have 7X power when shooting over 300 yards and they tend to be less expensive than a comparable 1-4 variable.

Yes, it offers a little less field of view in close, but it's only noticeable if game is within 15 yards or so. If you are figuring more than 50% of your shots will be that close, or running, a 1-4 variable may be a better choice.

It's funny because I just ordered a 2-7 before I read this.
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A 2x7 x 32 or 33 is a good choice for a hunting rifle..I mean one that you actually carry around the woods and take shots as they develop, rather than shooting off a benchrest from a tower blind.

At least you did not saddle your short, handy hunting rifle with some 3x9x40 monstrosity, or worse..

You are welcome to come out with Moog5050 and me to get drunk and pick up chicks.

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A 2x7 x 32 or 33 is a good choice for a hunting rifle..I mean one that you actually carry around the woods and take shots as they develop, rather than shooting off a benchrest from a tower blind.

At least you did not saddle your short, handy hunting rifle with some 3x9x40 monstrosity, or worse..

You are welcome to come out with Moog5050 and me to get drunk and pick up chicks.

Lol, if I drank it might have been a good offer lol
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I just swapped a 2-7x33 redfield revolution on to my remington model 7 in .308. It use to wear a leupold vari x 2 3-9x40. Have yet to shoot it but field of view seems much better. Cant wait to get out on the range then woods with it.

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I have the same 1/5x5 Leupold on 3 rifles: my 45-70 Browning single shot, my .308, and 8x57 mauser. I spend most of my time in woods country, and they give me all the magnification I could need, while giving a quick pick up wide view, as well as great light transmission for the darker hrs and shadowy woods. Cranked up to 5, I can still take any deer I can see in open finger lakes country.

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I just swapped a 2-7x33 redfield revolution on to my remington model 7 in .308. It use to wear a leupold vari x 2 3-9x40. Have yet to shoot it but field of view seems much better. Cant wait to get out on the range then woods with it.

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