Scope choices..

[LET EM GROW]

I recently won a couple of guns at a banquet dinner, and I have been debating on scope objective sizes to put on this rifle, a Browning A-bolt in .270. I put Nikon optics on almost everything i have, and have great luck with them so id like to stay with that brand but I don't necessarily have to.. But my question is for the the objective size.. I think the 40mm and 44mm will look to dinky on there,  and was thinking more along the lines of a 50mm for looks mainly, but im sure it will also be a little brighter.  I only have 40 and 44mm scopes  on top of my guns now, nothing bigger. Just looking for opinions really, I will pick up a scope in the off season and have ready for next deer season.   Again mainly for looks so it looks like a well topped rifle..  If this makes an sense lol

Thanks in advance!

[ApexerER]

Wow, nice score...congrats...my buddy has a 50mm scope on his Ruger American. We call it Hubble. To me it looks silly.

[ny hunter]

I put 3x9 by 40 mil on a my guns I like Nikon or Leopold. Both good

[LET EM GROW]

I could be way off thinking 50 would look better than the others, I've just never seen a 50mm topped on a rifle. All mine are either 3-9×40 or 4-12×40 nikons. The wood stock Is a tad bulky compared to the typical synthetic stocks. My thinking of the 50mm objective matching the wider stock?

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[Buckmaster7600]

1.5-6x33mm leupold vx 3 would be perfect.


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[ny hunter]

I think a 50 is way more then we need in NY. That's just me go for it bro.

[LET EM GROW]

yea I don't need 50mm, for sure, but just looking into suggestions lol I'm probably way over thinking this. I've been told with a wider stock that the 50mm look a tad better than the smaller objectives, looking for someone to agree but im not getting that lol  might just stick with the regulars.

i will check out that leupold buckmaster..

i do like leupold as well.

 

[wildcat junkie]

57 minutes ago, ny hunter said:

I think a 50 is way more then we need in NY. That's just me go for it bro.

Unless you have 10 x or more magnification, a 50 mm objective lens is a waste. Any objective lens diameter that is more than 5 x the magnification (in mm) will transmit more light than the human eye can admit.

[LET EM GROW]

Thanks guys, my mind is made now lol. wcj thanks. Not a huge scope guy as you can tell. i will stick with the 40mm 

[chas0218]

I know not many people like shopping on that black friday but wait until then to buy a scope. I bought one over at Bass Pro Nikon pro staff BDC 3-9x40 for $125, I think you can order it too on black friday. Not sure what other brands are out there I just had one of those already and really liked it so bought another.

 

I know it isn't a Nikon but I also have a Redfield and I think the glass is just as nice or better than the nikon. I would go to a brick and motar and compare the 2 side by side. They also have a nice little circle with crosshairs, see below.

Edited November 7, 2016 by chas0218

[LET EM GROW]

I know not many people like shopping on that black friday but wait until then to buy a scope. I bought one over at Bass Pro Nikon pro staff BDC 3-9x40 for $125, I think you can order it too on black friday. Not sure what other brands are out there I just had one of those already and really liked it so bought another.
 
I know it isn't a Nikon but I also have a Redfield and I think the glass is just as nice or better than the nikon. I would go to a brick and motar and compare the 2 side by side. They also have a nice little circle with crosshairs, see below.

You can that same nikon right at Walmart for the same price. Just got the 4-12×40 bdc nikon for my dad's rifle for 149$ .. yea I like following cabelas bargain cave for deals. Have made out well there

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[ny hunter]

Black Friday is during hunting season there well be no shopping during deer season...,,,,

[chas0218]

8 minutes ago, ny hunter said:

Black Friday is during hunting season there well be no shopping during deer season...,,,,

From the tree stand, get with the times you can order stuff online.

 

15 minutes ago, LET EM GROW said:

You can that same nikon right at Walmart for the same price. Just got the 4-12×40 bdc nikon for my dad's rifle for 149$ .. yea I like following cabelas bargain cave for deals. Have made out well there

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Yeah I bought it a 3 years ago I think maybe 4, you can't beat Walmart's return policy.

[ny hunter]

Yeah I guess you can shop and hunt what was I thinking....I am not an on line shopping guy my bad 

[LET EM GROW]

Sure can't lol that's one good thing walmart is good about

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[Buckmaster7600]

yea I don't need 50mm, for sure, but just looking into suggestions lol I'm probably way over thinking this. I've been told with a wider stock that the 50mm look a tad better than the smaller objectives, looking for someone to agree but im not getting that lol  might just stick with the regulars.
i will check out that leupold buckmaster..
i do like leupold as well.
 

I don't think I have ever thought about how a scope looks on a gun. Is that honestly a concern for you?

Not trying to be smart just something I have never considered.


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[Dinsdale]

2 hours ago, Buckmaster7600 said:

 

I don't think I have ever thought about how a scope looks on a gun. Is that honestly a concern for you?

Not trying to be smart just something I have never considered.


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I know quite a few people who consider looks.

I don't, but I also like all kinds of glass too and I'm not brand loyal or care if someone else doesn't like my choice.

My 2 favorites happen to be 50mm objective if shooting in poor light may be about, but own just a little bit of everything. One is just stunning at night.

Heck; I even bought a fixed power recent and won't Pygmy be surprised! ; just need a rifle to put under it.

 

[Pygmy]

..............GASP !!!.......

 

And here I was about to recommend a Leupy 4X to Let  Em Grow...

We'll split the difference.... LEG.....I recommend a Leupy 2x 7 x 36 MM....

You'd never take my advice on the 4X anyway...NOBODY ever has, but I keep trying....<<GRIN>>....

[Dinsdale]

31 minutes ago, Pygmy said:

..............GASP !!!.......

 

And here I was about to recommend a Leupy 4X to Let  Em Grow...

We'll split the difference.... LEG.....I recommend a Leupy 2x 7 x 36 MM....

You'd never take my advice on the 4X anyway...NOBODY ever has, but I keep trying....<<GRIN>>....

Schmidt+Bender make a 8x56.....

If 50 is good, 56 must be more better.

Just sayin'

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[Pygmy]

It is INDEED, Dinsdale, if you are hunting after dark.....<<grin>>....

[wildcat junkie]

1 hour ago, Dinsdale said:

Schmidt+Bender make a 8x56.....

If 50 is good, 56 must be more better.

Just sayin'

8 X 56 will have a 7mm exit pupil. The average human eye has about a maximum of 5mm pupil. A waste of glass, metal & weight unless you have a larger than average pupil..

 

It's called marketing. Give the uninformed public what it wants and thinks it needs

[Dinsdale]

29 minutes ago, wildcat junkie said:

 & weight

 Well it is a S+B.....they all weight too much. 

[wildcat junkie]

1 hour ago, Dinsdale said:

Schmidt+Bender make a 8x56.....

If 50 is good, 56 must be more better.

Just sayin'

 

1 hour ago, Pygmy said:

It is INDEED, Dinsdale, if you are hunting after dark.....<<grin>>....

In get a kick out of all these nimrods that show up at the range with "lighted reticles".

 

My 3-9 X 42 Kalhles will allow antler ID @ 250 yds in the shadows of the long shooting lane in front of my tri-pod waaay past legal shooting hours. I can still see my duplex reticle against a deer's shoulder for quite some time after it gets too dark to even see antlers. Are the optics in those scopes really THAT bad?

 

"BDC" reticles are another source of amusement. Unless the specific rifle has had the specific load/bullet shot over a chronograph and the BDC calibrated to that specific Mv/BC, how in the world can it "compensate" for bullet drop on shots of 300 yds or more?

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[Buckmaster7600]

 Well it is a S+B.....they all weight too much. 

I have carried a s+b for more miles than I wish to remember, reading the name makes me cringe.


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[LET EM GROW]

In get a kick out of all these nimrods that show up at the range with "lighted reticles".
 
My 3-9 X 42 Kalhles will allow antler ID @ 250 yds in the shadows of the long shooting lane in front of my tri-pod waaay past legal shooting hours. I can still see my duplex reticle against a deer's shoulder for quite some time after it gets too dark to even see antlers. Are the optics in those scopes really THAT bad?
 
"BDC" reticles are another source of amusement. Unless the specific rifle has had the specific load/bullet shot over a chronograph and the BDC calibrated to that specific Mv/BC, how in the world can it "compensate" for bullet drop on shots of 300 yds or more?

The bdc has to be dialed in per gun scope combo. It gives you an aiming point at whichever distance that indivdual "cross hair" on your reticle shoots. It's not a purchase, then install and shoot 400 yards. You'd obv. Have to figure out what your gun shoots for yardage at each of those aiming points. And I agree with you totally about those lighted reticles, what a joke they are.

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