Advice on Scope Welcomed

[Earnhardt]

Kind of an odd request?

Is it really?…
You guys aren't on SH much are you?
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[xsn10s]

Those are some pricey range finder binoculars.

I was looking at a monocular Leica range finder, $805.

I have a ancient Leica. If you go that route I'd get a 2800.com. It's able to link to a kestrel or smart phone to get elevation/ windage adjusts.

 

[pavementends]

There are 2 sides to weight. Carry and ballennce, The Christensen is a relatively light rifle and a heavy scope can make it feel awkward. Weight mounted high is never a plus. Good luck on finding a scope you like. We are in the golden age of optics, choice, price, features, and reliability.

 

[Lee7588]

Is it really?…
You guys aren't on SH much are you?
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What is SH?

 

[Earnhardt]

What is SH?

Sniper's Hide

 

[Gamesniper19]

Another vote for Kahles, why? Glass is Swaro, controls are like nightforce, build quality is second to none. Low light efficiency and overall scope functionality you get the best of all worlds. I have owned them all, from Vortex to Leupold, to Swaro and nightforce. Once I went to Kahles, I sold all the others and bought 9 of them

KAHLES: Riflescopes

www.kahles.at

 

[lyotehunter]

Hello, I'm new to the forum, and fairly new to shooting.
Having moved from a large city, and never shooting a gun before, to living on a huge acreage, and now a gun owner.

I first bought a 22 long rifle, then a lever 30-30, but a couple weeks ago bought a Christensen Ridgeline 7mm PRC.
My new Christensen is what I want to get the scope for.
My budget is up to $5000, I've heard there are scopes that cost triple that, but they're not for me.
I know that I want at least a 50mm if not 56mm so it is bright. Magnification from say 3, 4, or 5, up to 24 or more.

Do any good scopes have built in range finders?

I'm not very good at guessing distances.

Will any scope fit on my rifle?

I have shot a few peoples rifles this past year with scopes on them, and noticed a huge amount of quality difference when looking through them, between cheap, and more expensive.

The revic has everything in it

 

[gpo1956]

Is it really?…
You guys aren't on SH much are you?
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Oh ok. Snipers Hide. All I need to know. Nuff said.

 

[DJ Morrison]

Maybe look at the Swaro DS 5-25...It does everything for you...

 

[blvette75]

Hello, I'm new to the forum, and fairly new to shooting.
Having moved from a large city, and never shooting a gun before, to living on a huge acreage, and now a gun owner.

I first bought a 22 long rifle, then a lever 30-30, but a couple weeks ago bought a Christensen Ridgeline 7mm PRC.
My new Christensen is what I want to get the scope for.
My budget is up to $5000, I've heard there are scopes that cost triple that, but they're not for me.
I know that I want at least a 50mm if not 56mm so it is bright. Magnification from say 3, 4, or 5, up to 24 or more.

Do any good scopes have built in range finders?

I'm not very good at guessing distances.

Will any scope fit on my rifle?

I have shot a few peoples rifles this past year with scopes on them, and noticed a huge amount of quality difference when looking through them, between cheap, and more expensive.

Welcome to the forum, The CA rifle and Caliber 7mm PRC are a good choice if you are looking at a light weight scope. I know the reticles are complex(You can always just use the cross hairs initially) You can go with a Leupold MKV 3.6 x 18 I got an MOA reticle FFP, you may want to look at the illuminated version. Or another choice that is a light weight option is the Vortex Razor HD LHT 4.5-22x50mm Rifle Scope, 30mm Tube, First Focal Plane Red XLR-2 MOA Reticle, MOA Adjustment. You don't say how far you want to shoot, but either of these scopes are light weight very good glass and can easily allow you to shoot 1000 yards. I would also invest in a good range finder that detects the wind, and a kestrel so you can load your data and determine your drops at distance. The reason I recommend a FFP is regardless of the magnification the drops remain consistent regardless of what magnification you are using. The reason I recommend the MOA reticle as the lines in the reticle are about 1/4-1 inch (1MOA =1.047 inches I round to an inch) increments at 100 yards as are the clicks on the elevations and windage adjustments are 1/4 of an 1 inch at 100 yards. Less math for me to do in my head than a milrad. You can use these reticles to determine the distance but again some math involved, as I have gotten older, to rely on a good range finder is faster and more accurate. Good luck, have fun and be safe.

 

[rlshrumva]

Hello, I'm new to the forum, and fairly new to shooting.
Having moved from a large city, and never shooting a gun before, to living on a huge acreage, and now a gun owner.

I first bought a 22 long rifle, then a lever 30-30, but a couple weeks ago bought a Christensen Ridgeline 7mm PRC.
My new Christensen is what I want to get the scope for.
My budget is up to $5000, I've heard there are scopes that cost triple that, but they're not for me.
I know that I want at least a 50mm if not 56mm so it is bright. Magnification from say 3, 4, or 5, up to 24 or more.

Do any good scopes have built in range finders?

I'm not very good at guessing distances.

Will any scope fit on my rifle?

I have shot a few peoples rifles this past year with scopes on them, and noticed a huge amount of quality difference when looking through them, between cheap, and more expensive.

 

[rlshrumva]

I have two (2) Sig Sauer 4.5-14x50's with the BDX system that are fantastic when paired with Sig's bdx/kilo rangefinder's. See the links below #1 = scope, #2 = my rangefinder, and #3 = the concept of the really simple system.

SIERRA3BDX 4.5-14x50 MM

Disguised within the form factor of a traditional riflescope lies the power of the SIG SAUER BDX™

www.sigsauer.com

KILO5K

The first in the revolutionary new KILO(K) series.

www.sigsauer.com

Basically understand your ballistics, enter that data (only a few data points), pair the rangefinder with the scope, take a reading with the rangefinder and then the red dot automatically adjusts perpendicularly, and you put the dot on your target and fire. Really cool and very simple, which matters at the "moment of truth." They make a higher end version of my scope which might be of interest to you. Just a thought - have fun out there!!!

 

[Small Lady]

The Revic PMR will spoil you (revicoptics.com). It makes long range shooting so easy and is a top quality optic. This scope has a built in weather station, thermometer, compass, tilt meter, etc. All very important for long range shooting. For a new shooter, this scope calculates everything, except distance.

Burris makes a rangefinding scope. The Eliminator 4.

https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/burris-eliminator-iv-laserscope?ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=BPS%7CSearch%7CDSA%7CHunting%7CHunting%7CNAud%7CNVol%7CNMT&gclid=CjwKCAjw9-6oBhBaEiwAHv1QvOr2j8KyfcbDX_OvTIdGFVg1r9BMhlpYegDBVcIdti3_wRjJH1z1BhoCuJ4QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

That is amazing, didn't know that sort of thing was available.
Thank you.

 

[Small Lady]

Also mentioned she might be around 93lbs. I'm guessing that is smaller than most here.

I'm compact, but actually pretty strong and fit for my size.

Most scopes I have looked at weigh between 20 & 26 ounces, so not a massive weight spread.
Strongly considering one that weighs 22 ounces.
A bunch of ammunition weighs far more than a scope does.
Walking long distances, it seems that boots are the biggest factor, assume its because I lift one up every step.
Heavy boots tire me out far more than what I am carrying.