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Colonel Ingus
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I've got a Tasco Propoint 3 on my Smith 41 that has been there working flawlessly for over 12 years now. I shoot a lot of Bullseye, so it's a frequently used item that just flat works. I have had three of that same make and model sight go bad while on my .45 though, and that pistol now has an Ultradot which has been working fine for a few years. I think the Ultradot is a better option here and would suggest that a new purchaser go with that over a BSA/Tasco/Simmons/etc dot sight. The Aimpoint is good stuff but costs more, and the Gilmour is in that same boat. Other dot sights like the C-more are a different animal and I don't have enough experience to comment on them.
I use a Kowa 821 as my spotting scope for Highpower shooting. It's pretty much the standard in that field and I bought mine because it's what every body else had, or was trading up to. You do need a strong stand for it though.
I've got a mix of low and mid price range riflescopes on some of my rifles, and I like the Sightron S-II fixed 24x best so far. I use it for Silhouette and it's clicks are very consistant. Another scope, a Bushnell ScopeChief, has good optics but the clicks differ sometimes so it's better for something that will be sighted in at a single distance and used without constant adjustments. I also have a mix of Tasco, Bushnell, and Simmons scopes that I switch around on .22s and shotguns (the low powered ones with good eye relief). They are inexpensive scopes that will work when there is good light on a nice day, which is when most people use them, so they're not too bad for the money. I do have a Leupold Vari-X III in 4-12x, and an older Vari-XII in 2-7x that are very, very nice scopes, probably my best pieces of glass. And a Weaver KT-15 that has been on just about every rifle I have at one time or another. For the money, that Weaver is tough to beat, it can do just about anything.
I use a Kowa 821 as my spotting scope for Highpower shooting. It's pretty much the standard in that field and I bought mine because it's what every body else had, or was trading up to. You do need a strong stand for it though.
I've got a mix of low and mid price range riflescopes on some of my rifles, and I like the Sightron S-II fixed 24x best so far. I use it for Silhouette and it's clicks are very consistant. Another scope, a Bushnell ScopeChief, has good optics but the clicks differ sometimes so it's better for something that will be sighted in at a single distance and used without constant adjustments. I also have a mix of Tasco, Bushnell, and Simmons scopes that I switch around on .22s and shotguns (the low powered ones with good eye relief). They are inexpensive scopes that will work when there is good light on a nice day, which is when most people use them, so they're not too bad for the money. I do have a Leupold Vari-X III in 4-12x, and an older Vari-XII in 2-7x that are very, very nice scopes, probably my best pieces of glass. And a Weaver KT-15 that has been on just about every rifle I have at one time or another. For the money, that Weaver is tough to beat, it can do just about anything.
Only optics I will use anymore are Zeiss. They may be a little bit on the high side as far as price but well worth it IMO. You definately get what you pay for and yes, I am definately a fan of an illuminated reticle. By the way Manny, my Lazzeroni sold within 4 days of being advertised and I got what I was asking for it. I will be buying the rifle you suggested within the next week. I'll give you a report of how I like it after I fire a couple boxes of ammo through it. Again, many thanks for the tip.
manny78 said:What caliber are you going for ? .308 ? .300 ? I knew someone/somewhere was looking for a Lazzeroni
I'm going to go with the .308 since it is probably the most useable round. Even though it has more than enough knock down power, the .300 just would not leave enough of a white tail left. Know what I mean?
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I have a short WIN 94 30-30 lever action that I use here in FL because most
of your shots are fast and in the sticks or thru the bushes and not long range.
I mounted a Nikon 3-9 x50 long eye relief zoom scope on a see thru mount like this one..
That way you can use the iron sights or the scope depending on how much time you have when the deer pops up out of the palmettos..
of your shots are fast and in the sticks or thru the bushes and not long range.
I mounted a Nikon 3-9 x50 long eye relief zoom scope on a see thru mount like this one..
That way you can use the iron sights or the scope depending on how much time you have when the deer pops up out of the palmettos..
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