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Posted: 10/12/2025 11:30:22 AM EDT
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Looking for opinions on scout scopes. I am trying to decide between a Burris 2x7 Scout Scope or Leupold VX Freedom 1.5x4 EER. I’d me putting it on marlin 1894 .357 with the picatinny rail. Also can anyone confirm if a low mounts will work. Looking at Leupold QRW2 rings. Any opinions are much appreciated |
I have two rifles with scout scopes, one out of want (Leupold), and one out of necessity (Burris).  The leupold is considerably nicer, but it's hard to find. Model 119621. It's an adjustable 1.24-4x28 VX2. That being said, thinking of selling a different rifle to buy a Steyr Scout .223; it'll be wearing a Trijicon Accupoint 1-4, because it's a better optic setup. Unless your rifle is top feed/top eject (Garand), or fixed irons that prohibit traditional optic mount locations (Ruger Gunsite), a quality LVPO will cost about the same and be a better optic these days. |
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Also don't rule out prismatic options. My Primary Arms Cyclops (old discontinued model, pushed well beyond manufacturer specs) is fantastic for the 1894. With the ACSS donut and chevron, I have my aimpoint (chevron), but rounds are generally going to hit within the donut, within the distances I can see with that optic (which happen to roughly correspond to the ballistic arc of .357). |
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I’ve had a Leupold fixed 2.5 on a Marlin lever action and liked that. I have never had good luck with Burris with the sole exception of a fixed power 1x no longer made. There are scout scopes out there other than these. The Aimpoint 9000L mounts with two 30 mm rings and can be forward mounted as a Scout scope, since the cartridge is not really ideal past 100 yds I suggest a red dot is a better choice. You can occasionally find Leupold Scout scopes on EBay. Leupold warranty is pretty good. The Holosun 407C seems to be about right Not sure if your rail covers the drilled and tapped reciever. If it doesn’t this works EGW mount plate H 407C to Marlin 1894 The Picatinny attachment for a 407 C is also an option |
| For a 357 lever, I would go with a red dot or 1x prism if the eye relief works. |
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I have a Burris 2x7 scout on a Ruger GSR. I liked it enough at the time that I bought another Burris 2x7 scout and put it on a Winchester 94. I used to really believe that I liked the concept of the scout scope. But after carrying them and using them for hunting several years now, I have grown to realize that I really do not like them at all. When lighting is poor they are nearly worthless. You know how when you have a good quality traditional scope you can see better in very dim light then you can with the naked eye? Not with the Scout Scope. I can see better with the naked eye in dim light than I can looking through the scout scope. I can't tell you how many times as the sun sets and it begins to get dusk that I will see a deer through the scout scope and can't make out whether it has antlers, only to lower the gun and be able to tell with my naked eye. My traditional scopes with bigger objective lenses will actually see much much better at dusk than the naked eye alone can. It's a huge disadvantage if you ever plan on using it anytime other than mid day under bright conditions. |
To mirror the above, I wound up taking the Burris scout off of my Mini-G, and putting on a RDS instead: Just as useful, but much lighter and faster. If I'm somewhere where I'll need a bit more magnification, the scout scopes can come in handy, but you also have to know its limitations--both on the optic, and the firearm on which it's mounted. |
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Attached File I run the old Leupold FX-II 2.5 fixed power scout scopes. I’m a big fan of them. You can find them on the used market for sub $300. |
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