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Posted: 4/14/2008 9:28:51 AM EDT
| hello everyone, have a few questions and figured i would come here to ask the pros. looking at getting an lr-260 with teflon coated, chrome lined BBL, quad-rail gas block, and a jp adj. trigger. i wanted to hear some opinions about what i listed and about what type of scope and mounts i should put on this bad boy. my use for this gun will be deer and varmints from 100yds to 800yds. any input would be great! thanks in advance... |
| Scope requirements for deer and varmints are very different. Many varmint hunters (prairie dog) like variable power scopes with a 20x top end. But 20x is way too much scope for deer hunting at 30-75 yds. You might want to save up for 2 different scopes a 6.5-20x50 for varmints and a 1-4x for deer. Put them both in QD rings and the swap is easy. |
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For varmints I have a Leupold 6.5-20x50 VX-III and a Nightforce 6.5-22x50 NSX that puts the Leupold to shame. They are pricey, but if cost is an issue look at Burris 6.5-20x50 or Nikon 6-24x50. For hunting I have Leupold 1.5-4 and Burris 1-4. I like the clarity of the Burris better. With the high rise receiver rail on the LR260, I'd get Leupold QRW rings or Burris Quick Release Weaver rings. All the stuff I've mentioned can be found at midwayusa.com and other intraweb retailers. |
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if you hunt deer from a stand a 6-20 will work fine if you take deer at least 25 yards away. You can also mount a burrisfastfire doctor optic micro red dot on the scope for 0-50 yard shots. I would get a 4-14, 6-18 6-20 mil dot scope for deer and varmits. You could get two scopes but it would cost almost twice as much as getting one good 4-12 4-14 5-15 6-18 6-20 ect. scope. My main deer and hogs rifle is a 308 with a 6.5-20 scope. If an animal is under 20 yards away I can shoot it with my 10mm glock. I dont lose sleep at night about a missed close range shot because of too much scope. but then again I plan to watch the animals I kill closely before taking them. |
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for your money you cant beat the 4.5 -14 nikon buckmaster with side focus and mil-dot reticle, I think they around 300ish from swfa.com. I for a long time was a leupold only man and thought they made the best quality scopes. I have found that nikon makes great scopes that I can't see the difference between a nikon and leupold and the nikons are almost half the price of a comparable leupold. My main scope is a 6.5 to 20 nikon monarch with illuminated mil dot. if you are going to hunt hogs I think illuminated reticle is a big deal, it will also help on deer hunts for deer taken right near dawn or dusk. Leupold makes great scopes but they are priceeee, I think nikon is the best combo of price and quality. If you want a fixed long range scope most people are super happy with supersniper 10x 16x and 20x scopes. For long range shooting the mildot reticle is the only way to go. You might think about the scope made by nikon burris and bushnell that is a 4-12 scope with built in range finder. I am tempted to get that scope so that long range distance calculations can be done faster than using a rang finder that is seperate from the scope. I think that scope is like 800ish though. If you are on a real tight budget a nikon 3-9 prostaff scope can be had for like 125 or so on ebay and that is alot of scope for the money. I would not get a scope from a lesser quality brand than that. I would much rather have a $500 rifle and a $1000 scope than a $1000 rifle and a $500 scope. I see too many deer hunters that spend 500-1000 on a good remington bolt action and then put a $50 simmons, BSA, trash scope. What a waste why save $50 over a nikon prostaff, it is totally not worth it, crappy scopes break very fast. |
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